Puzzle Fundraiser and Orthopedic Update

We're a little over halfway finished with our puzzle, but we still have 461 puzzle pieces available to be purchased.  We originally set April 30th as our goal date to complete this fundraiser.  With your help, we can still meet our goal!  Pieces cost $1 each, and your name is written on the back of each piece that you purchase.  Once all 1000 pieces have been purchased, we will use a random number generator to draw for a $50 Amazon Gift Card.  This puzzle will be framed and hung in the boys' playroom.  If you've thought about helping us out, now is a great time!!  Donations can be made by using the PayPal link to your right.  If you don't use PayPal, you may also send a check.  We are very grateful to everyone who has supported us on our journey to our son.  It's comforting to know that so many of you care about us and our handsome little boy.  

Nikolas had a great appointment at Riley with his orthopedist this week.  She is very happy with the way his feet have responded to the treatment, and he no longer needs to wear his braces at night.  We are so excited to have this part of process behind us.  We are scheduled to meet with her again in six months to make sure his feet are still doing okay.  We will continue with weekly PT sessions to work on his muscle tone, range of motion and gross motor skills. 

It's hard to believe that Nikolas will be turning four in a little over a week.  He's growing up quickly and is doing great.  We're so lucky that we were chosen to be the parents of such an amazing little boy!!       

A Finished Dossier

Our dossier is complete and should be delivered to our agency sometime today.  We received our 797C form (Immigration Approval) last Saturday and Nikolas and I made a trip downtown this week to have our remaining dossier documents apostilled.

This is a huge step in our adoption process.  Once our dossier is reviewed by our caseworker, she will send it to Bulgaria to be translated.  Once translated, it will be submitted to the MOJ and we will receive our official referral for the handsome little guy we requested late last year.  We will then be given travel dates to go to Bulgaria to meet him for the first time.  We're so excited to go back to Bulgaria.  It's a beautiful country and we love it there.  We'll be in a different city this time, and we can't wait to do some sightseeing in between visits.  There are some very cool monuments in this city that we can't wait to see.  The photographer in me can't wait to take some amazing photos.  Of course the most important part will be meeting our little boy for the first time and spending time getting to know each other.

Our trip will be expensive, especially since we're going to be travelling later than we had originally hoped for.  We had thought it might be May, but because of several delays, we'll be going over the summer when airfare increases by several hundred dollars per ticket.  We still have 626 puzzle pieces available for purchase in our Puzzle Fundraiser.  You can purchase pieces for $1 each by using the Paypal link to the right.  For each piece you purchase, you name will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card.  We're trusting God to help us raise enough money through fundraising to cover the travel expenses for our first trip.  Any help is greatly appreciated!!