We received news yesterday that we have been matched with a birth mom in Michigan. The great joy we feel is beyond description. We are excited to have spoken with this young woman and felt thrilled that she was of the opinion that the agency did not need to look anywhere else, she wanted us to have her son when he is born.
She is due on or around April 15th. We will name our son George Henry Kosior, but we have chosen "Jack" as a nickname for him. He's going to need some time to grow into George Henry--but it sure sounds good when you yell it ("George Henry, get upstairs and clean up your room!")!
There is so much to do in the few short months until we bring little Jack home. Among them is some major league fundraising. We have been fortunate to get a major loan from a family member, but still need to come up with another pile of cash to pay attorney's fees, travel costs, and other fees related to the adoption. We understand that many people cannot, but if you can donate a dollar or ten dollars or any amount, we would humbly appreciate it. We need to come up with roughly $5,000-$10,000 by the time we bring him home. (We are awaiting a final figure.) There is a PayPal link to the right if you are able to make a donation to the cause.
We are also actively seeking fundraising ideas! We have suggestions for a spaghetti dinner and silent auction, which a friend is working diligently on. I will be hosting a Pampered Chef fundraiser--date and time to come. Other ideas would be appreciated! It's going to be too cold for a car wash, but maybe there are other things we can do.
Thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers, and good wishes. We are excited to show this little guy off for the world to see.
12 years ago
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I just know George Henry is going to love his mommy and daddy! We'll do this for you guys!! It will happen!
What about the idea of the baby bottle. Pass out some baby bottles for people to throw their spare change into. Maybe you could even get some sponsers that will do this like at a gas station or a local store. :)
Hmmm, what about a game night? Kind of like poker where you gotta pay that charge to sit at the table? Just another idea! And yours truly has games galore to demo! Or maybe you could do bunco? A lot of people throw money into bunco games? (I also have bunco!)
I am SSOOO happy for you guys. I know this day has been a long time coming, so it's kind of scary that it is so close!
I really don't have any suggestions for fundraising, but I would say get onto freecycle and start collecting baby things. I just picked up a snugglie (a sling for the baby) today from freecycle. This is almost a $100 item - that I got for free. The more items you can get from other people, the more you can put toward the costs you have.
Let me know what you still need or want, or if you have questions as to what you need, and I can keep an eye out for you.
Also, you might check out Target in the next week. They are clearing out everything, so their baby stuff is way cheap. Since you know you are getting a boy, you can stock up on clothes and other things.
Cindy's right - I was going to suggest FreeCycle because I see baby stuff being FC'd all the time.
Susan,
I am so happy for you and the General. It is going to be wonderful. I am praying the days ahead are fun, exciting and not so stressfull and that the details are all worked out. They usually are, no matter how much they stress us out and make us worry.
Also, coming from a girl who was named "Sadie Elizabeth" and her parents called her "Beth", I would advise you to ditch the "nick name" and call the boy George. It is a wonderful name and not having a nick name will save a lot of trouble in the future, for you and him. Take it from me - Sadie E. who now goes by Beth L. Just a word from someone who has been down the road. Of course, you do what you want.
Beth
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