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The cat's out of the bag.
No more secrecy. I can COMPLETELY wear my heart on my sleeve again. Phew!In all seriousness, keeping in this secret has been hard on me. It's bittersweet, but I'm happy to say that the Nester family is...
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Drumroll please..........
We just got an email with Megersa's birth certificate attached!!Now I know his birthday - and I have to say, I'm so excited to finally know!Have you noticed the new 'ticker'?? - My baby is 5 months, 2...
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Last Stop: Embassy!
I still have a hard time believing I can write this...but:WE HAVE OUR EMBASSY DATE SCHEDULED!! - March 10th!I can't believe I will be holding my baby in less than 5 weeks!!And even thought I thought I...
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Square Dancing
I want to start off by saying that God's blessings REALLY are new every morning. These past few mornings, especially so....Now, to the story:*Square dancing is the one where everyone switches parnters,...
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Details, details.
We've decided to go with Ethiopian Air. It flies out of DC straight to Addis. Emirates sounded really good and was recommended by many people. But I'm confident that EA will be fine too, as long as it...
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Homesick
Can you be homesick for more than one thing at a time?Can you be homesick for a home you haven't left...or a home you've never been?Can you be homesick in the place of someone else? How about for...
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Remember when...
This is one of Cale's FAVORITE things to do these days...playing the "remember when" game. He has an EXCELLENT memory! Really, I'm so impressed!The first time I think he started with the "remember...
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Eastern time
Well, I'm in the Eastern time zone. For good. It was weird changing my phone this time (for those of you who don't know - you have to manually change your blackberry phone when entering a different...
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child departure report!
Last night we got Megersa's departure report! This is the last bit of info we think we'll get before we leave to get him. :) Basically if you get it - you're getting close! AND WE ARE - 12 days and...
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ONE WEEK!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE I LEAVE IN ONE WEEK!!I'm soooooo excited! I can hardly get myself together enough to wrap my head around it. In one week I'll be holding my son. It's MADNESS! This house looks like a...
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4 days?
Did I read that right? I'm leaving in 4 days? And since today has started, it's really only like 3 MORE days left here. I'm shocked. Honestly. I'd like to tell you all that it feels SO real right now,...
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Unexplanable.
I ate the elbow of the bread today...or the heel, whatever it's called.If you're my husband, or someone I grew up with then you'll know that this IS a weird statement for me to write. I NEVER eat it. I...
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THE TRIP - Day 1, part 1.
Okay...I have some free time! Both boys are asleep...for now! Better make this quick. :)Just to preface everything - I am in LOVE with my son. LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!! Even when he's projectile vomiting on...
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THE TRIP - Day 1, Parts 2-4
Okay, both boys are in their rooms. Megersa fell asleep in minutes, and Cale...well, he's still banging around up there - but sleep is coming. :)I'll try my best to type fast, because I'm EXHAUSTED as...
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THE TRIP - Day 2, Part 1
Because we lost 8 hours going to Addis, we're gonna skip right till Day 2. We left on Monday morning, but after a 15 hour flight, we arrived Tuesday morning.9:17am - Addis Ababa 3.9.10Where did the...
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THE TRIP - Day 2-3
Man, SO much has been happening the past few days now that we're home, I gotta haul hiney here to finish up about the trip:8pm Wed, ET time, 3/10/10It's been really long since I journaled! Here is...
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THE TRIP - Day 3
Okay, this might be a bit tricky. Not just physically as I try to juggle holding Megersa, feeding him a bottle while typing...but because it seems as though it was forever ago that Ethiopia...
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THE TRIP - Day 4, 5a
Okay...I want to start off by saying that Megersa has been home for 1 week! I can't believe it's been so long already! He's fit into our family like a jello mold made specifically for him. He's doing...
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THE TRIP - Day 5 and homecoming
Alrighty!! We're at the end of the Ethiopia trip log.Last stop: Plane ride.This one's gonna be a doosy!Where did I leave off?Oh yes...we we're both sick...Megersa and I. I had taken anti-diarrheal with...
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Where are we now?
I've concluded the posts about the trip.So where are we now? What are we up to? Well, we're adjusting to being a family of 4. I feel like I've heard the statement that 'going from 1 child to 2 children...
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The poop.
To say that Megersa's diarrhea is gone is quite the understatement. Check out these pics:And the video: (Observe the effort he puts behind the push...I thought his head was gonna explode!!)And to...
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me...alone?
GUESS WHAT? I'm going out tonight! Alone!!Can you believe it? Sure, it's only to a MOPS meeting....but I can hardly contain my excitement!Dont get me wrong, I love all the testosterone that fills the...
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boogie picker
Judging by the title, you'd probably think this post was about Cale, huh?You're WRONG! I'M the boogie picker. I pick my kids boogies. There. I said it. :)It's true.I had just been thinking that I might...
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2+1
Today we had extra time before church (I can't believe it either!!)...so I decided on an impromptu photo shoot of the boys in their Sunday best!Those two are so stinkin' cute - I just can't wait for...
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farewell old friend
Well, this will be the last post on Chasing Jace. Megersa is home and we're now a family of 4. He's been here 3 weeks and I feel as though I'm no longer on the "adoption train ride." We got off and now...
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