I got my court date!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAY 20th!!!!!!!!!!!
Start praying everybody, I'd like a first time pass!!!!!!!!!!!
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A 38 year old single heterosexual female, sans husband, sets off on an adoption journey, hoping to become mother to an Ethiopian infant. All relevant topics may be discussed, such as international adoption, attachment parenting, transracial adoption, etc.
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Facts from Ethiopia
CHILDREN'S STATUS
Newborns dying before age 1 - 1 in 10
Children dying before age 5, often from preventable diseases -1 in 6
Main causes of early childhood deaths -Diarrhea and pneumonia
Orphans, 2003 estimate -4 million
Children under age 5 stunted from lack of nutrition - Over 50%
High school attendance, females - 8.5%
Population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 15% Rural population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 4% Population with use of improved drinking water sources - 24% Population with access to public health facilities - 61.3% Population more than 10 km (6 miles) from nearest health facility - Over 50%
Physicians per 100,000 people - 3
Population moderately to severely underweight - 38% Population stunted due to lack of nutrition - 47%
HIV/AIDS
Adults infected weekly - 5,000
Age group with highest rate of infection 15-24 years; female prevalence 3 times greater than among males
Women living with HIV, 15-49 -770,000
Mother-to-child HIV transmission - 2nd highest number of new infections per year
Children dying from AIDS - 1 in 16
Children orphaned by AIDS from 2003 to 2007 - 720,000
Female Genital Mutilation
Women aged 15-49 with FGM - 80% Girls undergoing FGM - Up to 90%
Women experiencing rape, in total population - 25%
Source http://www.ethiopia.ppgg.org/site/c.krKPIYPDImE/b.2192351/k.90C2/Facts_and_Figures.htm
Newborns dying before age 1 - 1 in 10
Children dying before age 5, often from preventable diseases -1 in 6
Main causes of early childhood deaths -Diarrhea and pneumonia
Orphans, 2003 estimate -4 million
Children under age 5 stunted from lack of nutrition - Over 50%
High school attendance, females - 8.5%
Population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 15% Rural population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 4% Population with use of improved drinking water sources - 24% Population with access to public health facilities - 61.3% Population more than 10 km (6 miles) from nearest health facility - Over 50%
Physicians per 100,000 people - 3
Population moderately to severely underweight - 38% Population stunted due to lack of nutrition - 47%
HIV/AIDS
Adults infected weekly - 5,000
Age group with highest rate of infection 15-24 years; female prevalence 3 times greater than among males
Women living with HIV, 15-49 -770,000
Mother-to-child HIV transmission - 2nd highest number of new infections per year
Children dying from AIDS - 1 in 16
Children orphaned by AIDS from 2003 to 2007 - 720,000
Female Genital Mutilation
Women aged 15-49 with FGM - 80% Girls undergoing FGM - Up to 90%
Women experiencing rape, in total population - 25%
Source http://www.ethiopia.ppgg.org/site/c.krKPIYPDImE/b.2192351/k.90C2/Facts_and_Figures.htm
How long has it been so far?
The total wait from signing of contract to babe in arms took 6 months and 1 week.
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Does this mean you will go in May and could bring her home in May!?!?!?!
Congratulations!! What exciting news!!
Yipee!!! Congratulations!! So glad to hear it's 2 months instead of the 4 months that some were waiting (although I'm sure it will still be hard to wait). Hope you're feeling better. Harmony
Congratulations!! How exciting. I hope you pass on the first go as well.
OMG!!! that is AMAZING!!! i WISH i would have gotten my act together sooner and gotten that one as well!! congrats and yes, prayers for passing the first time!!!!!
Thanks for all the congrats! What a great day (even though I had to go to work ;-)
Michelle, one usually travels 4 weeks after the court date, so IF I pass the first time, it means travelling in June. Late June.
A1S
Congratulations. How exciting!
Hey!
I'm leaving June 20th for Addis! I don't have all the details yet, but we're flying out of Dulles. We're working with America World Adoption agency. I don't know where we're staying but I'll email you when I find out! Wow, how neat!
YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay! I am so happy for you!
Yeah Mika! Such good news! I'm sure you'll pass on the first try!
Congratulations!
That's exciting. You will be traveling before the Court closes for the rainy season.
Whoo hoo!
Andrea
Oohhhh!! I want you to bring her home by late June so we can all, hopefully, get together in July!!
SO exciting!!! As for bottles it came highly recommended that we use bottles with drop in liners (Playtex) at least for travel since sterilizing or properly cleaning bottles could be challenging in Ethiopia. I know not the best overall but probably good for travel. Nipples are a tough one so I would bring slow and fast flow.
congratulations. I hope you pass on the first go and get to go and get your little one very very very soon.
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