05-Nov-07 11:56, by Scott

We received Noah's SSN the other day. This marks the end of all the post-adoption paperwork we had to get (besides on-going post placement reports.) The visit to the SSN office was fairly straight forward.   Read more...

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27-Oct-07 22:57, by Scott

Noah is a Lion for Halloween. You can see two of his pictures at Scott's Blog.   Read more...

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10-Sep-07 12:09, by Scott

I must admit that I was disillusioned with all the additional paperwork that must be completed once you've returned home with your child. We both thought that it was mostly over and that it would only require a few small steps to tie up loose ends. That was not the case, here is what we learned...   Read more...

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10-Sep-07 12:03, by Scott

We've gotten this question often... are boys in other parts of the world circumcissed and if not how do you handle it with an adopted child when you return to the US...   Read more...

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21-Jul-07 11:02, by Scott

Two weeks ago our good friend Megan King (I was a fraternity brother with her husband Tim) took some pictures for us. Megan does wedding photography and is very good at what she does. You can visit her web site here: Megelaine Images. We have posted these pictures on our site here: click for pics. Enjoy!   Read more...

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09-Jul-07 10:08, by Scott

Well, it's been a great first month with Noah at home. This past week we celebrated both Noah's 8 month birthday and one month of him being with us. It's been an amazing first five weeks. Here are some highlights and links to updated pictures:   Read more...

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11-Jun-07 00:21, by Scott & Courtney

The first week has gone well. It has been a week of firsts for Noah as he's adjusted to his new surroundings and life here in the US. We cannot complain as everything has gone very smooth. The only remaining challenge is sleeping and that is improving each night...   Read more...

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04-Jun-07 17:40, by Scott & Courtney

While we were traveling last week there were several times we said to ourselves "That would have been nice to know..." American World did an outstanding job of setting expectations and preparing us for our time in Ethiopia, but we did find some small things that we would recommend to future families that are going to travel to Ethiopia. Here is the list we have compiled for each phase of the trip:   Read more...

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02-Jun-07 21:34, by Scott

Well we made it! First, thank you to all those that greeted us at the airport when we arrived home! We have been so encouraged and appreciate the support we have received from our friends, family and others going through adoptions over this last week. All the comments and efforts you have made have had a tremendous impact on Courtney and I as we’ve gone through this experience…   Read more...

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02-Jun-07 21:11, by Scott

Well since we are almost to Washington DC I can now write about our ride home. It’s been a blast traveling with Noah as he gets everyone’s attention. At the airport while we were waiting on our delayed flight I would walk around with him and all the other kids would want to come up to him. They would want to touch his hands and some even gave him kisses on the hands. Mom thought this was giving him germs but I found it funny. Noah loved it and I think we have a very sociable little guy...   Read more...

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