Our Little Vincy: May 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

OFFICIALLY OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone, court date was yesterday and Asha is finally, after a long wait and many court issues and changes, a Parisien! PRAISE GOD! Thank you for all of the prayers and thoughts, it was all very much appreciated!

(THERE ARE 2 MORE POSTS TODAY BELOW THIS ONE, SOME VIDEOS AND SOME PICTURES!)

This is how our very important day went:

Today we consider to be called “Gotchya Day” which is the day that most adoptive families celebrate as the day when their child is legally named as theirs. We have been waiting for this day to come since we first heard about Asha. After this day, no one from the birth family can request to have Asha back because the judge in the high court stamps his approval that we can in fact adopt her. We always trusted that God would take us to this moment and that He wouldn’t send us half way around the world to be with our daughter only for us to get bad news. We know God orchestrated this adoption right from the beginning and we also know that this is His plan for our lives. But even so, this day is still a huge obstacle that we have been waiting to overcome.

We ended up going outside this morning and spent some time taking pictures of me with Asha and Scott with Asha, and Asha even kept in her hair bow. We wanted to have pictures to document this most important day of our lives as a family of three.

Scott went for his usual walk with Asha after pictures and me and Lynda sat visiting on the front porch which is customary for us to do during walk time. We were discussing what time we thought court might be scheduled for and Lynda said, “Let me see if I can find out”, so she called our lawyers office because she knew the secretary. Lynda was surprised to find out from the secretary that court had already finished and that Ms. Cato was back in her office, so she handed me the phone and transferred me through to Ms. Cato. Ms. Cato said, “I went to court already and am happy to say that it was approved and final.” This happened at 10:40 am and I did everything I could to not scream! I cannot explain how I felt at that exact second; it was as if a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders because I now knew that Asha was officially ours. Of course I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t cry, so I sat quietly on the porch crying tears of joy. I had to wait for Scott to get back from the walk to tell him the wonderful news which felt like an eternity. I remember watching him at the top of the hill and I thought, I can’t believe we are finally a family after everything we’ve had to get through to get to this point. Once Scott got nearer to the bottom of the hill and saw my tears, he immediately thought something bad had happened. When he found out the verdict he hugged me and Asha and said, “Asha, you are now Asha Parisien and you are stuck with us for good.” It was an amazing moment; a moment in our family that we will not soon forget.

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS AS WELL...

Asha dancing to Soca with her Dada...

Asha telling stories...

Asha at her window making faces...

NEW PICTURES FOR YOU ALL TO SEE...

Little Asha reading her favorite toy - her book from Aunti Mel and Uncle Josh...

Oh bother... this is how Asha pretends she's talking on the phone...

Maybe she will be a tomboy after all...

Look, on the potty like a big girl...

Asha loves to go for walks with Mama, in her "walking wings", thanks Jan!

Look, she's already a superstar, waving at the papparazzi to get outta her face!

I sure do love my Mama...

Out on the porch in the heat, getting a bath from Mama...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

TWO MORE DAYS!!!

Two more days until the final court hearing. We are so excited.

I have posted a few videos and some new pictures below. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Asha hanging at her favorite window...

Asha with her caregiver for eight months, Josette...

Asha with her new puppy "Sal", from her friend Antoni...

Asha finally grows a fro!

Shut up Dada!!!

It's a pirates life for me!

Asha getting her way around us!

Asha is a dancing fool!

Asha playing peek a boo.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

MAY 21ST, UPDATE - HALF WAY HOME...

Hey everyone. 8 days left until court is finalized. After that it can still be a bit of a wait for all of the communcations and such to be dnoe. So were are asking for HUGE prayer for us and Asha, to get home fast, to have all paperwork go through on every side as fast as physically possible. We may be here for another month, so we want it to go fast and get us home quick!

Thanks for everyone for the thought and comments, and again, feel free to give us a call at 784-433-5950, we miss everyone and would love to hear from you. We will even pay you back for any long distance charges, we are quite homesick and still in for a long haul. So anything is noce.

Here is a little video clip for you, as well as another round of pictures, and then for those who want some reading, there is a break down of days and our events from May 1st to the 20th.

Love you all, and enjoy... make sure to turn the music off on the left below before you play the video, for the best effect.

A beautiful black sand beach

Pretty girl! She hates bow's on her head. Right after this she pulled at it and it snapped back on her head, and she did it a second time and then started to cry... so sad.

Check out the view

Look at my shoes. Auntie Mel bought them for me!!!

On top of the world at Fort Charlotte

We swear she looks like a muppet

Scott with his favorite little goat he names Reese's... he's a little sick right now...

Just another lazy day in the Caribbean

Clinging for dear life as she sleeps on Mama

Asha making her funny face to tell you that you are stinky

The little stinker telling us it's time to go for a drive

Two lazy-bones' having a nap in the hammock

Asha about to eat this flower from a Cannonball Tree

Our little family in the Botanical Gardens

And here is a breakdown of our days From May 2nd to yesterday...

Friday, May 15, 2009

SOME NEW PICS AND AN UPDATE...

Hello everyone. Just wanted to check in with some new pictures and info for everyone. We wanted to again say how blessed we are to everyone who has prayed for us and thought of us on our journey.

Things are going well, and we are more comfortable, happy, well fed and so unbelievably blessed than we could have ever imagined. Our little girl makes us laugh from the moment we wake up to the last twenty minutes of her day when she rolls around the bed like a mad woman as she tries to get comfortable and fight the urge to sleep so she doesn't miss anything.

We have fully bonded now, she calls me Dada, but she calls her Mam Desiree. Yes, Desiree. For some reason she doesn't say mama, but we are still working on it.

As of today it is two weeks until the final court proceedings take place that we have to partake in. After that it's just a little bit until the new passports and documents are complete for us to come home. We ask for everyone's prayers that things continue to run smoothly and we can get home fast. Please alos pray for the ottley family, as they are the most amazing and caring and giving people we have ever met. Truly angels. Enjoy the pictures and we miss you all, and look forward to talking with you soon.

By the way... we are getting homesick now and would love anyone who wants to call us for a quick chat. You can call us at 784-433-5950, and remember we are two hours ahead of you in Saskatchewan. It should be .25 a minute charge for you, and you dial it like you would any other Long Distance call to canada or the states.

Love you all.

Scott and Desiree and Asha...