First off, let me start off by telling you about Mimi. For those of you who don't know, Mimi was my grandmother (my dad's mother) and her parents were both full blooded Polish. Her maiden name was Kapinos and she passed away many years ago. I am dedicating this blog to Mimi as she was very proud of her Polish heritage and I know she would be thrilled about this. Below is a picture of my Mom, Grandpa, and Mimi on the day of my graduation from URI.
Justin also has family history in Poland as his great grandparents, Sophia and John Dobrzeniecki, were immigrants from Poland. Below is a picture of Justin's family. His grandmother is the girl on the left in the first communion dress; his great grandfather is holding the small child and his great-grandmother is the woman on the right of his great-grandfather.
I am starting this blog because BIG things are happening. Justin and I have decided to adopt a child from Poland and the process has been started. I was pregnant not to long ago, but turns out it was a Molar Pregnancy and long story short we cannot try again for another year. One year brings me closer to 40 years old and I do not wish to give birth at 40. We took the loss as a sign and believe it happened for a reason. We have been discussing adoption for a long time and finally decided to be proactive and make it a reality. The agency told us the process will take approximately a year which works for us perfectly as we would like to get this done while the Navy has Justin on land.
It is all very overwhelming and exciting at the same time. We feel this is a good way to keep you posted on the whole proces and so far, we have filled out the agency application (and got approved) and we just sent out the agreement between ourselves and the agency. Getting all of the required documents notarized is the hardest part, needless to say the notary's on base run when they see us coming. There are so many things to read and sign, and this is just the beginning. We recently ordered Rosetta Stone Polish Level 1 and 2 in an attempt to learn the language. Hopefully it is nothing like high school Spanish... ha ha. The next step is to find an agency to get our Home Study completed.
Stay tuned for more updates and as things progress, we will post what is happening. Thanks for reading!
yay!!!! :)
ReplyDeletecongratulations Karin and Justin!! Parenthood is an incredible experience. Love, Alison
ReplyDeleteYAY! So excited for you both to become parents!!! Look forward to hearing all about your little one as you move through the process. Lisa
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to both of you. I am so excited as I get this much closer to becoming an aunt.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!! Congratulations. One of my friends down here in FL has two adopted children from Russia. I can't wait to read all about your experience! God Bless you both! :)
ReplyDeleteWe are so excited for you!! you will be great parents i miss you!! congratulations.
ReplyDeletethat was renee by the way , congratulations also from her step daughter .
ReplyDeletethanks for clearing that up xosexybabeariox because i had NO idea who you were!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteKarin & Justin- how exciting! I am so happy for you guys. What an experience this will be for you and your family. Did I ever tell you I was adopted? Let me know if you ever want to talk over coffee :) love your blog already!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alecia, and yes I remember you telling me that! Thank you and I hope all is well with you guys and baby Alexander... would love to get together for coffee when things settle down for you.
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Karin and Justin, this is just awesome and we are very happy for the THREE of you. "Your child" will be blessed to have you as parents. The blog is a wonderful idea... thanks so much for making us all such a part of your 'expecting'.. tee hee. God Bless
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