Ed doesn't know this yet... but it's her birthday TODAY!
We were contacted by the agency and told that they were in the process of putting together the paperwork for the girl's Ethiopian birth certificates. Since their dates of birth are unknown, the agency assigned them birthdays when they came into care over 3 years ago. The agency is trying something new, allowing adoptive parents to have some say in establishing birth dates for their legal paperwork.
In trying to decide their birthdays, we took into account the girl's estimated ages, school placement, and the birth dates of the kids already home. We considered meaningful dates, and decided upon these three:
Mo: June __ ~ the anniversary date of my Uncle Bob and late Aunt Judy's wedding. Uncle Bob and Aunt Judy (Sherri's 'other parents') celebrated their anniversary on the __th of every month... but were actually married on June _. Mo is E's 'twin' 13 year old, both with June birthdays.
Ed: February _ ~ Oma's birthday. Oma (Berny's Mom) is a wonderful lady - strong, gentle, patient, active, and lovely. Ed and A will be 'twins' for about 5 months, until A's 12th birthday in June.
L: September __ ~ Grandma's birthday. Grandma (Sherri's Mom) is no less wonderful! - joyful, loving, giving, musical, and gracious. L will turn 8 about 3 months before Ic's 8th birthday in December.
We were contacted by the agency and told that they were in the process of putting together the paperwork for the girl's Ethiopian birth certificates. Since their dates of birth are unknown, the agency assigned them birthdays when they came into care over 3 years ago. The agency is trying something new, allowing adoptive parents to have some say in establishing birth dates for their legal paperwork.
In trying to decide their birthdays, we took into account the girl's estimated ages, school placement, and the birth dates of the kids already home. We considered meaningful dates, and decided upon these three:
Mo: June __ ~ the anniversary date of my Uncle Bob and late Aunt Judy's wedding. Uncle Bob and Aunt Judy (Sherri's 'other parents') celebrated their anniversary on the __th of every month... but were actually married on June _. Mo is E's 'twin' 13 year old, both with June birthdays.
Ed: February _ ~ Oma's birthday. Oma (Berny's Mom) is a wonderful lady - strong, gentle, patient, active, and lovely. Ed and A will be 'twins' for about 5 months, until A's 12th birthday in June.
L: September __ ~ Grandma's birthday. Grandma (Sherri's Mom) is no less wonderful! - joyful, loving, giving, musical, and gracious. L will turn 8 about 3 months before Ic's 8th birthday in December.
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Happy Happy Birthday Edelam!
God bless you on your special day and this exciting year ahead and in all the years to come!
Lots of love from us!
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