{our little Oliver turns 11 months!! it's hard to believe that it's been a little over three months since we first saw his precious pictures. it's also hard to believe that as of now, we are not any closer to bringing him home. we believe with all our hearts that God has a plan for Oliver's trip home and as much as we'd like to be in control, we are not. so we (more me then b) are trying to be patient. you could say...taking it one day at a time. something that has been on my mind is a month from today, our son will turn one. we know that he will not be here for us to celebrate his first birthday and we are okay with that. Oliver will get to celebrate in his birth country along with his foster family who has taken him into their home and into their hearts. our son deserves to have the traditional Tol celebration, one that we know we could not properly give him. we only hope that many pictures are taken on his special day and shared with us some day in the future. the one thing that i am trying to figure out is how we should celebrate his birthday here in the states. i have some ideas but need to narrow them down. until then...
Happy 11th month Oliver Yu-hyeon!!}
{we love you so much sweet boy!!!}
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Our little guy turned 11 months too! He was born 11 August 2010. Are you with Eastern? Vicky.
happy 11 months son, can't wait for you to come home to us!!!! b.
Happy 11th Month Birthday Oliver!
Our little one turned 11mos 8/8! We're putting together his 1st birthday package right now. Kind of bittersweet. Hang in there mommy! Your little guy will be home soon!
Waiting is horrible and tough and I know it will be sad to miss his 1st birthday but definitely plan some way to celebrate here and know that all other birthdays he will be with you!
I know these milestones can be so difficult when you're waiting for your little one to come home. I'm glad you can take some comfort in the fact that he is with his foster family. Oliver doesn't know it, but he has people all over the world who love him.
happy 11 months to your sweet boy!!!! thinking of you guys!!!!
Wow. Sooo hard to believe you 1st saw him 3 months ago already! I do hope photos are taken at his special 1st birthday! Praying for you, Dana! I know this last part has got to be agonizing. :( But you are so sweet to think of his foster family & trust that he's happy! :) Happy 11 months, sweet Oliver!!!!!!!! xo
Happy 11 months Oliver! There are so many people thinking about you today. Dana, I know it's so hard waiting for him to come home and not knowing when that's going to be. It's true - having his Tol in Korea with his foster family is a very special thing, as much as it is sad for you and B. I'm sure they will take photos and Oliver will always have that memory. I strongly encourage you to celebrate O's big day here, too. We went out with friends for Korean food and brought Max's photo along and he sat on the table watching us all through dinner. I'm so glad we did! It was nice to be surrounded by friends who "get" it. Hugs.
happy 11 months to your sweet ollie! it's definitely bittersweet to celebrate oliver's milestones while you are thousands of miles apart...but you are right, he is loved and cared for and his foster family knows that you love him fiercely and that you are sending him hugs and kisses from home.
can't wait to see how you will celebrate oliver's birthday...we did something similar to kelly's celebration and are so glad we did :)
love to you!
happy eleven months oliver!!
you guys have been so patient...and you are so right, god does have a plan for uniting oliver with you; and it will be so right and so perfect. hang in there!
leo celebrated his first birthday in seoul too. and, like you, i felt like that was where he should be - with his foster family giving him a proper tol. how'd we celebrate here? we busted our butts to get leo's room 99% finished, had a ribbon cutting "ceremony" and had a sleep-over in his room. for us, it was perfect! can't wait to see how you decide to celebrate oliver's big first birthday!!
Happy 11 months little Oliver - you have an amazing set of parents waiting for you here.
How did I get this behind?!?! Holy Cow.
Happy {belated} 11 Months Ollie!!!
Dana, I think of you and Ben constantly... and how you are handling this wait with grace. I can't even imagine how hard it is... but he's going to look back on these posts and know he was loved SO MUCH. xoxoxo.
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