We will end today's tour with a toast to Elana, our premier guide and translator. Thank you, thank you. We had a wonderful few days in your company. Take Care.
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Join us on our journeys as we adopt our daughters from Kazakhstan.
Meet Aitugan
Aitugan Astana Elizabeth
Aitugan is pronounced "eye""two""gone" with mild emphasis on the first syllable. Aitugan is Kazakh for "born under a new moon" and was the name given to her by her birthmother. We have chosen to keep the name Aitugan as we love the name, the meaning and the connection that it will maintain to her country of birth. Our adoption of Aitugan was finalized the eleventh of December 2007 when we finally left the Hope Astana Baby House as a family of three.
Meet Nurai
Nurai Alia Anson
Nurai is pronounced Nur (sounds like were) and "eye". Nurai is Kazakh for "shining light of the moon". This is the name that was given to her by her birth mother. We love the sound of Nurai's name as well as the meaning so have decided to keep her birth name. Similarly to Aitugan, we like that her name will remain a tie and tribute to her birth country. Our adoption was finalized on the eighth of December 2009 and we plan to return to Maine as a family of FOUR on the sixteenth of January 2010.
About Us - Kjersten and Steve
We have been married now for eight years (as of July 2009) and in many ways the time seems to have flown by. As we discussed starting a family we had to decide whether to start with adoption or a biological child. We have both known for many years that we wanted to adopt and we finally decided that adoption made the most sense for the start of our human family. Our daughters join us and our two furry and very friendly rottweilers (Bokar and Daouda).
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4 comments:
Hi Steve and KJ,
Thanks for so much great information on the city and the culture. We are so eager to learn as much as we can about the country. We are so happy for you guys! We'll even cheer for the Patriots -- as Bengals fans, we are so envious of those of you who follow winning teams. LOL.
Steve and Kj,
I'll join you a toast to Elena! She is wonderful. She made my trip to Kazakhstan a complete joy. Obviously, my daughter was, without question, the delight of my journey, but Elena, premier hostess of Kazakhstan, helped me create wonderful memories and friendships that were completely unexpected. I told Elena I went to Karaganda to find a daughter and found a whole other family!
Hi there, Elena was a wonderful part of my adoption journey when I adopted my daoughter! On my second trip, she would call every other day to check in on me, which was a delight. Please tell her that Katy and Dilnaz, (now Nicole) send greetings.
I was in Astana in summer, and it is really interesting to see the fall weather and the additional construction.
Katy
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KJ,
You look great. Glad you are having a good time.
Dessie
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