My, How My Baby Has Changed

It's hard to believe how much Dasha has changed since we met her last September. Here are a few pictures showing how much she's changed, she hardly looks like the girl we met on our first trip and her personality has changed so much too. She was a sad, angry little girl when we first got her and now she is a giggly, happy little girl. I am so proud of how well she has adapted to her new life, what she's been through would cripple most adults and she has thrived. I love you Dasha and I'm so proud of you!

Trip One- Sept. 2007
Trip Two- Jan.2008

Home 1 month- March 2008

Home 5 months- July 2008
By the way, our first postplacement report arrived and has been apostilled and Fed-Exed back and should be on its way to translation in Russia. We took Dasha with us to get the report apostilled. I think the ladies in the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office enjoyed meeting her!

Six Month Post Placement Visit

I can't believe we have already been home with Dasha almost 6 months. We had our 6 month postplacement visit on July 3rd (we have three more to go--12 months, 24 months, and 36 months). It was surprisingly painless, just a lot of questions about Dasha's adjustment and how we felt she was doing. The social worker looked at Dasha's room, but did not inspect the whole house the way she did for the homestudy. It only took about 45 minutes for the whole visit. Finally, a Russian adoption related event that was actually easy! (Although, maybe I should not say that yet, since we still have to get the report and have it apostilled to send to AWAA!)

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day! I wish you a day enjoying the freedom allowed by our country and the freedom that only comes from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!