tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87811178177294552782024-02-06T18:34:16.998-08:00Piecing Our Puzzle TogetherRachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-42957146873012488822016-04-29T06:46:00.001-07:002016-04-29T06:46:29.771-07:00Good News is Flowing!Our home study came in this week!<br />
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We are just in a period of waiting now :)Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-19991549888485941412016-03-14T21:49:00.000-07:002016-03-14T21:49:00.547-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-82954768639413613012016-02-04T19:00:00.001-08:002016-02-04T19:00:46.254-08:00World Down Syndrome Day T Shirts Fundraisers<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">I have designed 3 different shirts to choose from to show your spirit on WDSD as fundraisers! Shirts will be shipped in time for WDSD 2016! Below are the pictures and links to buy the shirts :) </span></div>
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-2130385093128300402016-01-30T17:13:00.001-08:002016-01-30T17:13:31.464-08:00The Official Announcement<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">This <strike>week</strike> month has been so, so difficult. We have faced many trials. On Thursday alone, you would not even believe the day we had! Stephen had to have some tests run in the hospital, Ruslan ended up in the ER the I got a call from Felix's school that he was sick vomiting also. I was relieved when we got that call, I thought Ruslan just had a virus. But the CT scan showed he actually had pneumonia and an internal hernia. Everything turned out to be ok for the day. Felix is scheduled to have Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on February 9th in St. Louis. I (Rachelle) am having back surgery on February 19th.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are heading back to the orphanage that we adopted Ruslan from and adopting one of his friends. We are so excited to reunite them as brothers! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This has actually been a few months in the works, as we have had a group of friends helping us get through the initial stages as the game has changed with some new laws (adding a lot of extra bucks) but we are chugging along! Even in the face of everything that seems to be going wrong at the moment :) No one ever said following God's will was easy but we are sure determined to do our best!</span></div>
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Ruslan's 8th Grade Graduation & First Concert with Dad!<br />
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-34967562715530020832015-05-24T14:14:00.000-07:002015-05-24T14:14:24.700-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Long Overdue Updates....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been so long. I have had several requests to update. Life has been very busy, leaving little time for blogging. Lots has happened: Thanksgiving, Christmas, many many medical appointments, birthdays, end of school, etc. I will just update with a photo dump in a couple different posts to spare you from reading endless paragraphs :) Enjoy! (They re very out of order...sorry! Will try to add captions at a later date)</span></div>
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-81086446351638492042014-11-11T08:26:00.000-08:002014-11-11T09:04:25.315-08:00It has been a BUSY 2 months...and that is an understatement :)<div style="text-align: left;">
Hello everyone! I apologize, as I have always been a terrible blogger and now that I have 7 children I am a HORRENDOUS blogger lol. I will try to catch up on everything, trying not to leave anything out :) I actually tried to add pictures to this a few nights ago, they would not load but the post published anyway & I did not realize. </div>
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July 20, 2014: D.J. and I left for Ukraine, had my appointments for referrals, met both boys, spent a bit of time in "Brett's" region then came home on August 5th to wait for court.</div>
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August 18, 2014: Court for "Brett" (as he was listed on RR) in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. His birth name was Valentine (pronounced Val-en-teen) We kept that as his middle name and still mostly call him Valentine. His first name is now Felix and he is just becoming used to being called by his new name. Then the 10 day wait began.</div>
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August 21, 2014: Court for "Randall" (as he was listed on RR) in Zaporozhe, Ukraine. His birth name is Ruslan (pronounced Roo-slan) and we kept his name as we felt at 15, he should keep it. Although I do wish we would have changed the spelling so that fellow Americans would pronounce it the correct way lol We started the paper chase on this day, because the 10 day wait was waived. We completed most of it & were able to finish the next day on our way out. The following are pictures of the courthouse:<br />
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August 22, 2014: GOTCHA day for Ruslan. We spent the day at a mall in Dnepropetrovsk while my facilitator did some paperwork with another family. He had his first McDonald's and played in an arcade. At the end of the day, we headed to Kyiv where we spent a few hours in a hostel before boarding a train back to our apartment in Khmelnitsky to finish up the 10 day wait.<br />
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August 29, 2014: Paper chase began for Felix, ended later in the day than it should have because there were some paperwork glitches. There was an American family that had previously adopted him but returned him to the orphanage after having him for 2 days. There was paperwork that was not fully reversed so it made the process take a bit longer. By the end of the day, it was too late to drive 6 hours back to Kyiv so we left the following morning.</div>
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August 30, 2014: GOTCHA day for Felix. We drove back to Kyiv with "Uncle Niko." Our apartment was in Independence Square, which was so nice! And all of the mess from the revolution had ben cleaned up and, for the most part, the square was exactly as I had remembered in from 2012. On our first trip, just a month before, the sidewalks & monuments were still burnt, there were still tire barricades, drunk people loitering, bricks missing from the street, etc. Another adoptive mom said it was cleaned up pretty much over night. <br />
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The week to follow was a very tough week. Felix had a lot of behavior issues and looking back, it was likely due to anxiety. He is seven & had never been outside of his orphanage other than the two days he spent with another family that returned him to the orphanage. Institutionalization does enough damage to a child. Then to be rejected by people who claim that they will be your mother and father does a lot more damage. Now, another person takes him from the only home he knows & says that she is his momma. He hit, he screamed, he tantrumed. I had bruises. And as stressed as I thought I was, I can never even remotely understand what was going through his mind or how scared he was. My facilitator would come over in the evenings to try to help with he behavior issues (yea, my team is that good!) <br />
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My amazing fellow adoptive momma Becki got me in touch with an amazing woman, Kim. She was my angel sent from heaven! Kim had recently moved to Ukraine with her husband and four children and started a non-profit that serves orphans in Ukraine. You can read more about her organization Wide Awake International <a href="http://wideawakeinternational.org/">HERE</a>. Kim was such a big help! She helped with language, Embassy visits, babysat while I went to the market and filled out online forms to finish up immigration paper work. As long as Felix had her with undivided attention and she did what he asked, he was good as gold. His world had been turned upside down, and he just needed to be in control. It all makes sense now.</div>
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September 4, 2014: VISAS & APPROVAL TO GO HOME!!! I wasted no time in booking our tickets home. </div>
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September 5, 2014: We boarded a plane at 5:45am. First stop was Frankfurt, Germany. That first flight was not terrible. The next flight, which was 8 hours to Washington, D.C., was a tough one. Felix broke the tray table before take off, cried, hit me & tried to hit other passengers, screamed, knocked a tray of drinks over offered by a flight attendant (I know he was trying to help but WHAT was he thinking???) We got through customs at Dulles then were headed on our last flight to New Orleans. We arrived home at about 8:30. Steve & Tage picked us up at the airport. Just as our first adoption, I did not want anyone meeting us at the airport.<br />
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September 9, 2014: Just 4 days after we arrived home, Silas had his Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery. The surgery lasted about 8.5 hours. He stayed in the hospital 2 days and came home and recovered beautifully. The stimulator has yet to have the effects we desire, but he has only been adjusted twice. <br />
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The next month and a half was a rough transition. Felix still had yet to settle, which was to be expected. Although his behaviors were terrible for me, he was always well behaved and even a different child for Stephen. He seemed to have an immediate bond and respect for his Papa when he met him. About the middle of October, he finally settled down. The tantrums have stopped, the cussing at me in Ukrainian stopped (I now find it a bit comical.) He is cooperative, sweet and an amazing little boy. Frankly, I am surprised it happened this quickly but I am so happy that he is comfortable in his new life. Other families have had months of erratic behavior, his was so short compared to many. I struggled whether or not to share the things that I did but I want to be honest and also let others know that even when a child may seem difficult, it can always get better. <br />
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The week in Kyiv and even after home were some very trying times. I really need to give much appreciation to many people who helped us through those times:<br />
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1. Our awesome adoption community. Many of whom are adoptive mamas through <a href="http://reecesrainbow.org/">REECE's RAINBOW</a> There are so many who held my hand throughit all: the week in Kyiv, the flight home, and weeks after. There are not enough words to describe the awesomeness that I was surrounded by. I had help with anything I needed. I was down in the trenches & I had countless people helping me. it was incredible.<br />
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2. Our dear friend Chelsea who has helped us through the transition at home.<br />
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3. OF course our facilitation team which includes my favorite person, NANCY, who I miss talking to daily.<br />
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4. Everyone, our friends and family, that has supported and kept faith in us through this journey .<br />
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-32834156899089666552014-08-10T19:15:00.003-07:002014-08-10T19:15:36.945-07:00So much AWESOMENESS has been happening! I have met bot of our boys! I came home to wait for court. I will be leaving again late this week.<br />
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"Brett" is such a spunky little fellow! He has a ton of personality & I enjoyed spending time with him! He is a daredevil & full of energy!<br />
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"Randall" was a bit sick while I was there, but was still a sweetheart and showed me his crafts, around the place he lives and we watched TV some. He has a very bad infection in his face. Our kids' PCP will be ordering a CT scan as soon as he gets home, as she fears the infection could be in his bone. <br />
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Court will be next week then we will bringing our boys home :) :) <br />
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We are still a bit short on funds. We still need a little over $2600 to book our final plane tickets home. If you feel led, you can make a tax deductible donation <a href="http://reecesrainbow.org/70811/sponsorfeinland-2">HERE</a> & you will also see a really cute pic of when I met "Brett" when clicking on this link :)Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-2779251169585216632014-07-08T09:26:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:26:33.839-07:00WE HAVE A TRAVEL DATE!!!!!<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yesterday morning I received a phone call from one of my favorite people in the world, Nancy. She received our travel date of July 23.It is so odd, that this time around we received the phone call at the SAME EXACT time as the last time we adopted, 6:21am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">After receiving the call I panicked all day long. I finally booked tickets and will be leaving July 20th at 2pm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We have also added a sweet boy to our adoption, I will get around to telling the whole story eventually. Right now an amazing army of people are rallying and have a matching grant for him. His grant must read $11,713 then an additional $1000 will be donated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">His link can be found <a href="http://reecesrainbow.org/1581/brett2601">HERE</a></span></div>
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We also have a weight loss fundraiser that will be wrapping up in 2 weeks. But we hope to repeat it. In this fundraiser, YOU can actually win cash prizes! If you are interested, you can join he FB group :<br />
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-22122039132305588362014-04-30T09:51:00.002-07:002014-04-30T09:51:37.494-07:00The Second Time Around is NOT as Easy .....This adoption has been very draining. I thought the second time would be easier, boy was I wrong! We have had several delays and wrenches thrown in.<br />
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For one, the FBI seems to be unable to read my fingerprints on a card. They have been sent back twice and now I am being told I will need to pay again to have my check done even though I have never received the background check. It delayed our home study to the point that I paid to just have an electronic check to finish the home study. That is fine for the home study but IF the country we are adopting from implements a mandatory FBI check I am unsure what I will do. Because I will need a hard copy that is apostilled, not an electronic copy.<br />
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Fundraising has been difficult and we have had several failed fundraisers. We will have an "Upcycle" fundraiser that just started today that we hope will be successful. It is recycling your old cell phones. I will blog more in detail later but if you want to check it out the link is here <a href="https://www.causesinternational.com/upcycle/feinland">https://www.causesinternational.com/upcycle/feinland</a><br />
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We have also had some bigger issues regarding the children that we have chosen to adopt. WE will not be bringing either girl home, each for a different reason.<br />
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"Della" previously had a family committed to her. A beautiful family; a mother a father and two young boys. I am actually good friends with Jenny, the mother, and they helped us financially start the adoption process for her because they wanted so badly for her to have a family even though they were unable to be that family. The circumstances that forced them to back out of the adoption process are no longer there and they decided they wanted to resume international adoption. <br />
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The first time this family was in the process to adopt "Della," they were asked by members of their church to take in a family from Haiti that had been living in a bus. The couple had two young girls. The couple asked them to adopt these girls and left them with the family. The social worker that was completing their home study told them that they did, in fact, have to choose between the two girls in their home and "Della," that they simply could not adopt the girls and "Della." They chose the girls that were in their home, as how could they do anything otherwise? The parents returned two months later and took the girls back for a day then brought them back only to return to take them back. There were other things that happened that prompted this mother to call Child Protection Services. The birth father did not take to this lightly. He threatened to kill this woman, her children and proceeded to go the girls school and threatened to kill the teachers and students because of the on-going investigation. This man is now in jail and the birth mother has custody of the children. This would have been enough to break many of us. But this family is determined to adopt and after grieving for some time, decided to resume adopting internationally.<br />
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When I initially found out they intended to resume the process, deep down I knew what the right thing to do would be. But I ignored it. I continued to talk to my friend Jenny and we would even discuss what child she may commit to adopting. I finally started discussing with my husband about if we should offer this family the chance to resume adopting "Della." We discussed. We prayed. We discussed more. I consulted with a few other adoptive mommas who I trust and of course my wonderful facilitator, Nancy. We did decide to offer them the chance for us to step aside to resume the process and of course they accepted. We are happy for them and very at peace with this decision. After all, we know that we will meet this sweet girl and follow her journey coming home and beyond. We will still be able to follow her as she blossoms in a loving family. This was decided some time ago and we were just waiting on them to obtain the proper paperwork that would allow them to commit to her through Reece's Rainbow. <br />
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-39033433066858717272014-03-29T11:10:00.000-07:002014-03-29T11:10:32.509-07:00Silas and DystoniaSilas has a condition called Tardive Dyskenesia/Dystonia in addition to his Cerebral Palsy. It is a result of the immense amount of drugs that he was given in the orphanage in Ukraine. His case is so severe, the doctors that have seen him have NEVER seen anything like it. It is a subject that I have not talked a lot about, because it is heartbreaking and affects our lives and his every minute of every day. I will share videos and pictures in this post, that I warn you, are not easy to see.<br />
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I have decided to share more about his condition, because I do not feel that my words are enough for others to realize how serious this is. And I feel that awareness needs to be brought to this condition. Dystonia is the involuntary movement of muscles. In Silas, it comes in a few different ways.<br />
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Our first experiences with Silas' dystonia were in the form of drug withdrawals the night we took him out of the orphanage. As the days went on, these got worse. During our last layover in Chicago on the trip home, Silas actually turned blue because he was in such pain. With dystonia, anytime Silas' body is under ANY kind of stress, the result is dystonic episodes that cause painful opistotonic posturing. These can best be described as strong muscle spasms that cause his body to arch backwards. Here are some videos from his hospitalization in December 2012. Doctors had no sense of urgency to relieve his pain, so I started video recording the episodes.<br />
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He has hypertonic extensor muscles because his body is constantly extending (think a plank position.) He has strong pelvic thrusts that are constant. This really creates a problem in his wheel chair because His heals will rub the footrests causing his heels to have bruises and skin breakdown. We have duct taped pool noodles around his chair, but his tone is so strong he just kicks it off. We have been fighting with the wheel chair rep to get a dynamic chair and he was finally fitted for one about a month ago. This chair will move with him instead of him rubbing against it.<br />
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Silas can not endure long car rides. We have yet to figure out why but more that 45 minutes in a car causes dystonic episodes, as seen in this video.<br />
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As I said ANY time his body is under ANY stress, it triggers his dystonic episodes. If he is getting a cold, is over tired, is constipated,upset because he wants to be held etc. Last week he had a cold. He woke up at 4am screaming and thrashing around like a fish out of water. I tried extra muscle relaxers, holding him, nothing worked.It went on all day until he fell asleep that evening.<br />
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We have been to several specialists over the last year and 4 months. It has taken many to figure out what exactly is wrong. Several medications have been tried. He is currently on 8 different medications. The next step is Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, which he is scheduled for in June. We were under the impression that he would be having this surgery much sooner, but that is the soonest he can get in. We may look into going out of state in order to have it done sooner, if we can. We hold him A LOT because it helps him with the pain.<br />
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-44064352420339705422014-02-18T08:41:00.000-08:002014-02-18T08:41:00.223-08:00This is Andre's Story<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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day we met Andre, we sat in the director's office and he told us
Andre's history. He knew A LOT about his birth family, many personal
details. Andre was a planned baby. His birth parents were wonderful
people. Unfortunately, as many of us could never fathom, in the
society in which he was born, they could not take care of him. It is
not their fault. It is just the way it us in Ukraine as well as many
Eastern European countries. They did the best they knew they could
and gave him up for adoption. Then they prayed that a family would
find him. </span></span></div>
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have had their names since we had court, as their names are in our
documents. Shortly after we came home, I googled and found them. In
fact, it was one of the nights when I was in the hospital with Silas
when he was admitted upon coming home. I did not contact for a while.
I was scared. I had heard other stories from adoptive families that
when they attempted contact, it went sour. I had also heard beautiful
stories of families that keep in touch through emails and even Skype.
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">She
took a while to respond, but eventually did. And her response was the
most beautiful response that I could have ever hoped for. She
explained that it took her so long because it was very emotional for
her and she wanted to respond appropriately. She explained that she
loved Andre very much. She knew of the adoption and was so very
thankful that we adopted him. She was happy to see pictures of him
smiling, happy and healthy. Here is an excerpt from her first message:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px; white-space: pre-wrap;">He smiles, he is happy and that was our best hope, since,
unfortunatelly, the society in our country leaves mostly isolation for people, and, what is more painful , for children like Andre and his "brother".
We know that both of them are with you and they are safe and not deprived. We will always love Andrew and keep praying for you, people who give him life in full sense. </span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">She
has over and over again expressed her gratitude for us adopting
Andre. She also gave us information that we did not know. It was her
husband and his mother who took Andre, the day after he was born, to
the heart hospital for his first consultation. We knew that she did
support the orphanage financially from the director and she told us
this as well, as she still does so as a sign of gratitude. She
explained that she intentionally did not visit Andre to avoid him
being hurt if and when he was adopted, but did do her best to support
him however she could while keeping her distance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I
touch base with her every now and then. I know that she is very
emotional about the situation, so I try not to push too much. I would
love for her to be involved in Andre's life as much as possible. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">For
his birthday, she wrote a very beautiful message and also included an
amazing gift, the first picture ever taken of Andre, the day after he
was born. I felt so full of joy and cried as I looked upon this
beautiful doll looking baby. He was simply GORGEOUS!!! I could not
believe that she shared something so special with me. I felt honored.
Then as I soaked it all in, I became sad. I felt immense sadness for
her and her husband. This beautiful, sweet baby was in their arms,
they planned for him, they loved him. Yet they had to walk away. I
can not ever imagine the pain they have gone through. They are truly
amazing people and love this little boy with all of their hearts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">From her message:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"First of all we would like to express our heartfelt greetings on occasion of Andre's birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We know that he is happy now with your family, we know that he is loved, we know that his fornute is with you. We wish him be happy, we wish him be healthy. I had a very heartfelt dream to send our words to him with the only special thing I have - his first picture, it was made on 1st february 2009. Happy birthday and very best wishes."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I
wanted to tell this story because so many people jump to conclusions
that all children are abandoned by "dead beat" parents.
This is not the case for Andre. It is the society in which they live
that does not allow them to be able to raise a child with special
needs, even something as simple as Down Syndrome. Therefore parents
must place their children in orphanages and hope that they will be
adopted. This is Andre's story.</span></span></div>
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parents planned him, loved him and did the only thing they knew they
could. It is sad to think that we live in a world where two loving
parents can not raise their own child. My heart aches terribly for
them. Because Andre is such a delight. I promised her that I will
never let them down and Andre will experience the life that he
deserves.And we will keep our promise as well as let Andre know that he is so loved</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T shirts can be purchased at<br />https://www.booster.com/feinlandfundraiser<br /><br /><br />The second one is for all of my fellow adoptive parents and adoption advocates:<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-51060510511255939552014-01-26T12:33:00.001-08:002014-01-26T12:47:01.204-08:00We Have An Announcement!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rachelle and Stephen Feinlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361102614414188281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781117817729455278.post-84575679978294456982014-01-02T12:16:00.001-08:002014-01-02T12:16:52.748-08:00One Year Home, Merry Christmas Happy New Year!I can not believe a year has passed and gone. With 5 little ones, I hardly have the time to keep up with our blog, and I apologize. I hope this video will make up for my lack of blogging :)<br />
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has been so long since I have posted, but it still seems like only
yesterday that we brought Silas & Andre home! Just one month from
today makes a year that we boarded the plane to Ukraine! </span><br />
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is so busy. The boys have started school. Silas is in Kindergarten &
Andre is in Pre-K. Their class is combined. Tage is in first grade
and D.J. is in sixth grade. </span></span></span></div>
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the exception of last week, the boys have been healthy. Strep throat
plagued our house last week. Silas had some sort of infection at his
g tube site and was hospitalized for a few days. Some strong
antibiotics cleared it up. Andre, Maben & Rachelle all had some
minor surgeries over the summer.</span></span></span></div>
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will be doing a trial for the Baclofen pump in just a couple of
weeks. If it proves that the pump will benefit him, he will have the
surgery after Christmas. </span></span></span></div>
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growth has been unbelievable! He now weighs 41 pounds and is 40
inches long! That is 24 pounds gained & 6 inches grown. I did not
take any "before" pictures of him in a diaper until we were
home & actually he was in the hospital. Many parents do, but I
did not want to remember it, so I did not take a picture. I also did
not start keeping track of his weight until he was in the hospital.
For 3 days he ate very well & I suspect he was actually a pound
or 2 lighter than 17 pounds before coming home. Now, I do wish that I
had for comparison. But even comparing 1 month home to now is a
drastic difference!</span></span></span></div>
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think that is all there is to catch up on, I will let pics over the
last few months do the rest of the talking :)</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maben & Andre love to cause trouble together :)<br />What else are brothers for? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 28, 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After school fun in the sprinkler!<br />September 2013</td></tr>
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