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Eliana Elizabeth

also known as ladybug, baby-girl, and when she's older, Ellie.

Birth Date: September 18, 2006
Birth Place: Guatemala
Birth Name: Estefani Carolina
Birth Stats: 6 lbs, 17.1 inches long

Referral Date: September 28, 2006
Adoption Agency: For This Child

Overjoyed Parents

After 1.5 years of struggling to complete her adoption, we are thrilled to finally have our BabyGirl HOME!

Gary & Cheri: married in 1996
Bio Kids: Gary has three - Peter (30, married to Gretchen), Abbie (25), and Zach (18).
Adoption: After ten years of planning we are thrilled to finally be fixing bottles, changing diapers, and tripping over baby-toys in the night!

Most Recent Big Steps

On January 9, 2008 Eliana's case was approved by PGN (the Attorney General's Office in Guatemala).

On March 5, 2008 we received notification of our Embassy date.

On March 12, 2008 we brought Eliana home to the USA!!.

So What's Next?

For the next few weeks I'm just enjoying the utter joy of having BABYGIRL HOME.

I will keep blogging for some period of time - maybe months, maybe longer. I promise when I decide to stop, I'll announce it well in advance.

For now I'll blog about Eliana being home (YAY!!!) and my adjustments to being back in the States. I also have a several part series of The Rest of the Story I plan to post in a few weeks.

Favorite Pic... for the moment

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Why Sunflowers and Ladybugs?

They make me smile... and Eliana makes me smile... and they're girly. (Nothing deeper than that - no red thread, no secret handshake.)

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