Where does the time go? I've received a couple of new comments in the last few months, so someone is finding us. I can't believe anyone still reads the blog, since I haven't updated it in so long!
I'm always interested in hearing from anyone who adopted from baby house #2, Almaty, especially. So many things I didn't ask or get to see, and one day Josie may want to know more than I can give her. So, for anyone reading this who adopted from the same baby house ...
Did you get to see, or photograph, any of your child's living areas or caregivers? Everything was very secretive during my visits ... everyone seemed to tiptoe around the when and where we would visit. I'd love to hear more "behind the scenes" details.
On the last day, I took gifts, candy and food as special thank you and assumed I'd get a chance to see/meet her caregivers, but the director had someone "important" in her office and we were sent off very quickly. Maigul, who managed the visits and knew all the kids, was great. She let me photograph her with Josie and was very sad when we left. It's good to be able to show Josie someone who loved her before me : )
Please join Josie and me on our journey: from adopting in Kazakhstan to becoming a family.
My story:
- KellyJ
- Josina Margaret: Named after her maternal great- great-grandmother and great-grandmother, Josie is the treasure at the end of my long journey to become a mom. Her adoption was final in February 2009, when she left Almaty’s Baby House No. 2 and found her forever home with me.
Links
- Adoption Associates, Inc
- Adoption Blogs
- Adoption Tax Credit explained
- Art In The Garage
- cool adoption blog aitugan
- cool adoption blog zoe
- Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Insight into living and working in Kazakhstan
- JQ Photo
- Kazakhstan Adoptive Families/familiy sites
- Kazakhstan Adoptive Families/info
- Kazakhstan: CIA World Factbook
- Kazakhstan: US Dept of State
- Kazakhstan: Wikipedia
- Lonely Planet
- map of Kazakhstan
- Mbuck Studio
- National Anthem of Kaz: My Kazakhstan
- National Anthem of USA: The Star-Spangled Banner
- studioKJN
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4 comments:
Hi Kelly,
We also adopted from Baby House #2 and were in Kaz for our first trip at the end of January 2009. Our coordinator and translator spoke very highly of a Kelly and now reading your blog I am wondering if it is you.
We do have pictures of inside the baby house and pictures of Maigul. Our son in often in the picture though!
The one picture of your daughter caught our eye as our son wore the same blue striped sweater and we have pictures of him in it too.
Feel free to contact us at sue_and_craig@hotmail.com if you would like to get in touch.
All the best, your daughter is beautiful.
Sue and Craig from Canada
Hi Kelly,
We adopted from babyhouse #2 as well. Maigul was a favorite caretaker of our son as well! We adopted in 2003 and have a gotcha day coming up very shortly. How time flies! I too have some pictures but as the previous poster stated most are with our son or ourselves. You can contact me at jonloanranger@yahoo.com.
Amanda
Hi Kelly,
My name's Andrea from Italy and I'm Camilla Anar dad. I and my wife Maria adopted Camilla in Almaty babyhouse nr. 2. We adopted Camilla exactly one year after you; the first trip on December 2007 and the second and last trip on February 2008. Camilla was born on December 2006 so now she is 5 years old. I have seen the pictures of your daughter and she looks like a lot to my daughter, especially those baby.
Excuse for my bad english, my wife speak and write well, so if you want to feel we could continue by email; my address is andrea.canova@candrea.net
I wish you a merry Christmas and happy new years
Andrea and Maria from Italy
Hi Kelly,
I know it has been years since you've posted, but I am doing some research and came across your blog.
We adopted our daughter from BH#2, arrived home July 2009. She was born in August 2008. We had a very similar experience as yours - very secretive; we weren't allowed to see her during our visit for court; never saw anything but a visitation room; on two occasions during "bonding" we were quickly shuffled away to a different room because of an "inspection"; brought presents and cakes and toys for a special celebration that was then "rescheduled"; had to falsely state we visited BH during weekends; had to falsely state at court that our daughter was riddled with these strange medical diagnoses.
While on our "bonding" trip in April 2009, we met a woman from Spain who was adopting a boy and was near the end of the process. We never knew what happened to her but she described a very different experience than ours; possibly because she stayed the entire time from bonding to visa whereas we made three separate trips.
Gosh, I wonder if anyone has pictures of our children together considering the dates...
Hope you are well.
Contact me if you wish. macepress2@yahoo.com
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