The beautiful young woman in the picture with us is our birthmom, Tasha. She is an incredible person, and I hope Leah inherits even half of her strength.
12 years ago
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Meet Tasha
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"Oh little angel, shining light You've set my soul to dreaming, You've given back my joy in life, You've filled me with new meaning." -John Denver
Our Story
Having been diagnosed with infertility in May 2008 and facing tons of medical treatments that might not ever pay off to anyone except the medical community, we decided to pursue an adoption plan to start our family! We began researching our options back in June and our homestudy was complete on November 11, 2008.
On January 20, 2009, we were matched with a birth mother in Michigan (who now lives in Maryland). Our daughter Leah was born April 8, 2009 in Baltimore, MD. We took her home from the hospital on April 10, 2009 and back to Virginia on April 17th. We became her legal guardians April 27th and are now going through the post-placement legal process. Hopefully she'll be fully ours by the end of 2009!
On January 20, 2009, we were matched with a birth mother in Michigan (who now lives in Maryland). Our daughter Leah was born April 8, 2009 in Baltimore, MD. We took her home from the hospital on April 10, 2009 and back to Virginia on April 17th. We became her legal guardians April 27th and are now going through the post-placement legal process. Hopefully she'll be fully ours by the end of 2009!
Adoption Time Line
- 12/4/09 - We get word that Leah is legally ours forever!!
- 11/30/09 - Final adoption decree signed in court by Judge Charles Sharp! ADOPTION FINALIZED!
- 11/6/09 - Final post-placement meeting with Beth Johnston in Richmond
- 8/28/09 - Second post-placement meeting with Beth Johnston at home
- 5/29/08 - First post-placement meeting with Beth Johnston
- 4/28/09 - Tasha signs away her rights and we are made Leah's legal guardians
- 4/17/09 - Returned home to Virginia
- 4/10/09 - Left the hospital with Leah for initial stay in Maryland
- 4/8/09 - Leah Katherine Kosior born in Baltimore
- 3/30/09 - Found out "It's a Girl!"
- 2/28/09 - Met Tasha in person for first time
- 1/20/09 - Spoke with Tasha (birthmom) by telephone and she selected us
- 12/18/08 - Applied with Abby's One True Gift for African-American baby due in April
- 11/11/08 - Homestudy Officially Approved
- 10/24/08 - Draft of Homestudy Complete
- 9/08 - Meeting with Colleen Quinn, Adoption Attorney
- 9/08 - Third visit with Beth Johnston
- 8/22/08 - Home Visit (Visit #2) with Beth Johnston
- 8/7/08 - Fingerprints taken for background check
- 7/31/08 - First meeting with Beth Johnston, Social Worker
- June 2008 - Attend RESOLVE Adoption Seminar, Richmond VA
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- Court and Surprises!
- Meet Tasha
- It Is Done
- Today is A Big Day
- Book of Gratitude for B.
- Two And a Half Weeks!?
- Doing Something For B.
- Finding Out
- The Story of Leah's Birth
- Happiness Is...
- ICPC Approval
- Pictures from Leah's Photo Shoot
- We have a court date!
- She Smiles!
- Long Night, Good Day
- Happy Easter!
- Leah Came Home!
- Baby Leah, 1 Day Old
- Now We Are Three
- Tuesday Dawns
- Day 2
- On our way!
- Awww!
- Final Carpentry Projects Complete! (& Birthday Gue...
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- The Stanley Family, Fredericksburg VA ($10)
- The Hanlon Family, Portsmouth RI ($30)
- The Backmans, Portsmouth RI ($25)
- The Vaughans, Reston VA ($75)
- L. Moyer, Fredericksburg VA ($25)
- J. Zimmerman, Springfield VA ($10)
2 comments:
I'm going to stop looking at this now, so that I can stop crying.
She is beautiful! (inside and out of course) Leah has her nose.
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