Introducing Jambo and Kume!!!
Yes, these are their Ethiopian names, no nicknames yet.
God has already knit them into our hearts.
What more can we say?
Thank you, Jesus!
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About Me
- Farmboy and Buttercup
- We have been married for 18 years, blessed with 3 home grown kids and 3 children hand-chosen by God from Ethiopia. On April 14, 2008, we adopted our 4.5 yr old twins at the time. August 14, 2008, we were asked by our agency if we would consider the twins 2 yr old sister, as their mother had recently died. Finally, on Nov. 1, 2009, we got our little girl and we are now this family.
Our Email
aka - CJ (Chad Johnson)
aka - Z
aka - ACTION
T - Jammer
TK - Munchkin
L'il B - The Tater
What you should know about HIV
- HIV can NOT be spread through casual/household contact. HIV is not spread through hugging, kissing, shaking hands, sharing toys, sneezing, coughing, sharing food, sharing drinks, bathing, swimming or any other casual way. It has been proven that HIV and AIDS can only be spread through sexual contact, birth, breastfeeding and blood to blood contact (such as sharing needles).
- HIV is now considered a chronic but manageable disease. With treatment, people who are HIV+ can live indefinitely without developing AIDS and can live long and full lives.
- People who are HIV+ deserve to be treated with love, respect, support and acceptance as all people do. If anyone wants more info on transmission, there is great info on the Center for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm
- HIV is now considered a chronic but manageable disease. With treatment, people who are HIV+ can live indefinitely without developing AIDS and can live long and full lives.
- People who are HIV+ deserve to be treated with love, respect, support and acceptance as all people do. If anyone wants more info on transmission, there is great info on the Center for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm
ADOPTION TWO TIMELINE
- July 30, 2009 - Court Date # 2 - SHE'S OURS!!!
- July 14, 2009 - Court Date
- March 16, 2009 - Dossier in Ethiopia
- February 25, 2009 - CIS approval
- February 10, 2009 - CIS fingerprint appt.
- January 29, 2009 - Gladney approved
- January 9, 2009 - Send off to CIS
- January 9, 2009 - Homestudy FINALLY approved
- November 26, 2008 - Send completed homestudy to Gladney for approval
- November 25, 2008 - Talk with Natalie and Scott Brown and decide to use Gladney again
- Oct/Nov 2008 - agency decisions, stay with Gladney or go with an agency familiar with this adoption situation
- October 15, 2008 - Home study update visit
- October 1, 2008 - Yes, we are excited to add another child to our family
- August 14, 2008 - Get a call from Natalie at Gladney. Would we consider adopting their little sister?
Our Adoption Timeline
- Dec 8, 2006 Farmboy and Buttercup go to Carrabba's for dinner and Farmboy asks, "So, are we going to adopt or what?" This is the beginning...
- Jan. 2007 - just think about adoption
- Feb. 2007 - look into foster to adopt programs
- March 2007 - Go to foster/adopt program, leave thinking we may want to pursue international adoption instead
- March 2007 - research international adoption
- April 10, 2007 - First home study visit
- April, 2007 - research countries and decide to pursue adopting from Ethiopia
- April, 2007 - work with first adoption agency and their waiting children list
- May 2007 - leave 1st agency as coordinator has left the Ethiopia program
- May 17, 2007 - 2nd home study visit
- May 2007 - research agencies and decide on Gladney
- June 2007 - switch to our new doctor, an adoptive parent himself (5 times)
- June 1, 2007 - Get FBI prints for our agency and home study
- June 18, 2007 - Get FBI "no arrest" stamp (a good thing)
- July 9, 2007 - finally get finalized home study, send off to USCIS
- July 16, 2007 - get Gladney approval (a very good thing since our dossier is about done)
- Aug. 1, 2007 - USCIS fingerprint appt.
- Sept. 21, 2007 - CIS approval, yea!!! This is the last thing we are waiting for, now we send the dossier off for authentication and then to Ethiopia
- Oct. 5, 2007 - our case worker emailed us to inform us we are officially on the waiting list.
- Feb. 27, 2008 - We received and accepted our referral for our 4 yr old twins
- March 6, 2008 - Surprise!!! A quicker than expected court date set - March 26
- March 26, 2008 - court 1 day delayed since judge decided to play hookie
- March 27, 2008 - Successful Court Date!
- April 14, 2008 - Gotcha Day!
51 comments:
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Praise be to GOD for working out all the paperwork woes! Rejoicing with you. You can stop protecting your heart now. :) It's all gonna be real ..... REAL fast!!! Tried emailing you and it gets sent back. Zip me a quick line. ~Shelly
Praise God!!!! I am so excited for you and your family. These next few weeks will be a tough wait to get those precious ones in your arms, but well worth the wait! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Praise the Lord! Oh, they're absolutely gorgeous. I am delighted for your family! Christy
Rejoicing over here! They are so beautiful, I can't wait to meet them! God is so good! Praise the LORD!
Wow! I am sure your head is just spinning! I can actually feel your smile over the internet!. hmm is that possible!? lol
Elise
Congratulations!!! Your twins are just cute as buttons.
Praying for you today (Thursday) as you wait for news. Jambo and Kume are beautiful. Must run in the family :)
--Carri
I knew it!! God is faithful, His timing is perfect.
I am so happy for you. They are just breathtaking.
WOW...they are incredible kids and I love that they have been knitted into your hearts. That is just BEAUTIFUL!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
AGGGHHHHHH!
Yipppeeee!
I am rejoicing with your family!
Congrats Mom & Dad to FIVE!
Now get over there, get your kiddos, and find some for me! :-)Blessings,
Kristy
I am very happy for you. Your little ones are just beautiful!
Okay, one more comment before I head off to work...
They are so absolutely gorgeous!
I just want to stay at home and stare at their beautiful smiling faces all day!!!!!!!!
Blessings,
Kristy :-)
That is so awesome!!! They are beautiful! Congratulations!
Hey, once they are legally yours, you can share their true identies, right? Their identites as Farmboy and Buttercup's newest babies! They are so cute- congrats!
Congratulations! They are so beautiful- can't wait until you get to go wrap your arms around them!
They are absolutely STUNNING. WOW!!!
Congratulations!!!!
love
becca
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! They are beautiful! I can't wait to learn more about them.
Rebecca
YAY for us all!! Congratulations. Only 2 short weeks to go!
Why's that guy dancing in his cubical???
Let everything I say and do
Be founded by my faith in You
I lift up holy hands and sing
Let the praises ring!
a farmboy is smiling!!!
They are adorable! Oh my goodness, you guys must be flying high today!
Congratulations!!! They are beautiful!!!!
So precious! Congratulations!!! (I am friends with the Albertsons). I am so thrilled to hear that you also had a successful court date!
Congratulations! They're beautiful
Congratulations...what adorable kids! We are so happy for your family of SEVEN! Can't wait to hear about your travel plans. :)
Congratulations!!! May God bless the rest of your journey to bring home your children. They certainly are cute!!
Cheryl
Yea!!!! They are so precious!
Congratulations!!!
Absolutely Beautiful Children!!!!
God is so good. Congrats!
Catrina
How Wonderful!
OK. They are SOOO unbelievably precious!! Wow!! Congrats on a wonderful day!!!!! You will be with them so soon!
Congratulations!!! What a beautiful family :)
Amy
WOW! We were hoping your court date wasn't help up any longer - CONGRATULATIONS! What an amazing journey!
Hi. I just came across your blog today. Congratulations on the newest additions to your family. They are adorable!!!
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!
They are just darling!! What abundant joy you must be feeling! A big congratulations and hopes for speedy travels!! The Lord is faithful!
Congratulations!! Wishing you safe travels and blessings.
-Heather
Or, you can hold our pillow while we sleep :).
Yep, I believe we're on the same flight, friends! partaaaaaaayyyyy!!!!!
They are BEAUTIFUL! Congrats and have a safe trip!
Your twins are adorable. They were at the Gladney Home with Kozette. I have a cutie pic of them by the Christmas Tree. Email me mquinn_kiheihs@yahoo.com and I will get it to you. Congratulations. They are so, so sweet.
Your children are beautiful!!!! WOW!!! Congratulations!!!
Debbie
How about Jay and Kay for nicknames? (Spelling out the first letter of each of their birth names.) I have a twin sister and our names rhyme. We like that. Only a suggestion :)
CONGRATULATIONS!
Colleen (a friend/cousin to Mark and Andrea)
YAY!! They are beautiful. Congrats to you guys. God is soooo good!
They are gorgeous!!!!! So very happy for you!!!
they are gorgeous...congrats
Blessings to your family. God is so very good. Your children are beautiful!!!
Congratulations!! They are so precious!!
They are precious! Congratulations- in fact, double congrats!
Congratulations! I can't believe what you guys have been through in the past two weeks--and to get into court right away, what relief! I'll admit reading about it gave me a nervous stomach...
Your children are beautiful! Breath a sigh of relief...they are YOURS! Astounding!
apryl
Praise the Lord! That is sooooooo awesome. What a treat to be able to view their precious faces. Congrats!
They are too cute for words! Congratulations to you all!
We want to see more pics of those precious kiddos!!!! ~Shelly
Adorable babes! Congrats!
Cindy
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