Just a quick place-holder of a posting to say that we arrived here in Boothbay just after midnight Christmas night. Our travels went reasonably well, though after a cancelled flight, a missed flight, and a missing bag, we are simply glad to have it behind us. All of our flights were mostly empty, and with the potential to be sitting too close to a crying baby, most folks gave us a wide perimeter.
I will try to do a full report tomorrow as we try and get a little sleep tonight. Take Care.
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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11 comments:
YEAH, your back home. I will give you a few days to recover and then give ya a call, or better yet bring that baby by the clinic....Congrats on successfull delivery.
Love Dessie
Welcome home!! I'm sorry your trip home was not uneventful, but you made it......yay!!!
Welcome home and congrats to the newest US citizen.
Hooray! You made it home safely! Thank goodness - and considering all of the crazy flight stuff! We miss you guys already and have been constantly checking in to find out how you are doing. We are soooo thinking of you - and cannot wait to be in contact from RHODE ISLAND!
With love!
Yeah! Rest up. Welcome home!
We are so happy you guys are home safe and sound!!! I'm just catching up on all my favorite blogs because because of the holiday craziness. I missed out on so much!
It must feel good to set foot in your own home with your sweet new daughter. I hope you all settle in nicely and fall into your new routine and life as parents without a hitch. We look forward to the continuing story of "the adventures of Aitugan!"
I'm so glad you and the Robinsons spent some quality time together-- I don't know why nobody (including me) mentioned you to each other sooner!
Happy New Year!
What a cool Christmas present to remember in the years to come. Welcome home and to your new life.
Ginny
Congratulations, and welcome home! We are so happy for you. What a beautiful close to an amazing year for you. We look forward to seeing "home sweet home" photos. :-)
Glad to read that you are home safe and sound . . . enjoy every moment with your little Aitugen!
Welcome home and to the rest of your life!!!
Glad you guys are home safe and sound! Congrats! We are excited for you.
Brad and Corrine
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