My agency director just sent me a slew of new pictures of my (soon to be) daughter.... she has learned how to smile!!!!
OMG, I want to go over there RIGHT NOW and pick her up before we miss too many more developmental milestones. She looks perky and alert, chubby, and is sitting up in a stroller.
This waiting is starting to get to me. Up until now, I have have plenty of distractions (like surgery). But they are in the past now and I'm full steam ahead Project Bring Home Baby.
I will post the pictures once I pass court. IF I pass court. God willing.
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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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4 comments:
Updated pictures are great! but can also make you crazy! I cannot wait to see her pictures.
Thanks for the comment on my new Adopt and Shop blog. I am trying to figure out how to hide your comment like you asked, but I do not know how. Can you tell me how?
Thanks,
Leah
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you will pass court~you will pass court~ on the first try~~!! (sending some good vibes your way).. meanwhile, i have been thinking about your agency record and wondering how on earth you were able to accomplish that.. i am in the dossier doldrums. i am SO over this paperwork i want to SCREAM!!!!!
You'll pass court!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures!
That's great Michelle!
New pictures are ALWAYS a source of inspiration. I pray that your court day will be sucessful on the first try.
Andrea
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