Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Drumroll please......

The Judge said yes!!!!!!!!!  Mike and I are very happy to announce the Kazakhstan court has officially approved our adoption yesterday (6/24) afternoon.  We are now proud parents of Nathaniel Rhodes Blum:  Nathaniel, Nate for short (the only name Mike and I could agree on; it means gift from God in Hebrew) and Rhodes (for Rhodesia, the former name of the country in Africa, now Zimbabwe, we were married in). 

We are over-the-moon excited and have just a few more hurdles to go through before bringing him home.  But this court decision, by far, has been the biggest one to accomplish and we are confident the rest will all fall into place.

So now we hope the next  2 weeks to go by quickly.  He will officially be ours at that time and we can FINALLY bring him home (to our Karaganda apartment) to wait the last few weeks out.  
Sorry there are no pictures, we will post them later tonight.  We just wanted to get the good news out!
Thank you everyone who has supported us in this process.  The day has come where all of our hard work and patience has paid off!

Lots of love, 
The Blum's (Linda, Mike, and Nate!)

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7 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 24, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    Congratulations! I can't wait until you all come home! Kisses to the little guy!

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  2. UnknownJune 24, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    congratulations!!!

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  3. BrentJune 25, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    Congratulations to you both! Going to court and awaiting a decision was definitely the most nerve-wracking part of the process. The next part is more tiring but a lot more fun...Enjoy the rest of the time and don't let impatience to be home get the best of you!

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  4. BrentJune 25, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    Congratulations to you both! Going to court and waiting for a decision was definitely the most nerve-wracking part of the process for us. The next part is the most exhausting and fun...be sure to enjoy the time and don't let impatience to be home get the best of you!

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  5. JstarJune 25, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    Hooray and congratulations! And I love the name - he could be a lawyer... *or* a rockstar... or maybe both, now that I think about it :)

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  6. kaithomasJune 25, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    Congratulations!! I'm so happy 4 u guys!! God has blessed you and us with a new baby to love and make memories with!! We will all be wA
    Waiting with open arms when you get home!! Congrats!!!

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  7. UnknownJune 25, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    Congratulations Linda & Mike and welcome to the family Little Nate! What a special, magical day this is. Your official adoption day, 6/24/09, is shared with our 20 year wedding anniversary, so it will be a memorable date we'll cherish forever. Love and kisses.... Dad & Julie

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