***Update- The website says their flight landed almost an hour ago. Which means they most likely missed the connecting flight. There was only one other flight I saw listed last night that would get them there in time for the train. And I still haven't heard from them. Will let you know what happens. Thanks for the prayers!!!***
Jake's flight from DC was delayed significantly tonight. He and Zack sat ON the plane for 5 1/2 hours waiting to leave for Munich but were grounded due to bad weather. And here's the catch- their first layover in Munich was 5 hours, so as it stands right now, their plane lands the same time their next flight is scheduled to leave. So IF they can make up some time in the air (and thats what we need to be praying for), then they can catch the next flight, make it to Kiev, and get on the overnight train to Odesa by the next morning as planned. If they don't make the next flight, they won't make the train and will have to take the one the following night and won't get to Odesa until Saturday morning. :( And every day matters so that they can do what needs to be done and get home when they planned to.
So please pray if you are reading this in the next 8 hours. :) I will update in the morning when I hear from Jake if they made it or not. And if I don't hear anything... we'll just keep praying anyway!
An ultrasound... and a name!!!
First the name! :)
We've decided to name this little girl Mabry Ruth Spencer! This name goes back at least 4 generations on both sides of the family...
My grandmother's maiden name is Mabry. My great grandparents had two daughters. Then those two daughters each had three girls. Then of those grandkids, most of them were girls. Then here I am, three generations later, pregnant with our fourth daughter. :) My great grandfather's sister had no children and his brother had five girls. So the Mabry name will pass away with that generation. The "all girl" family factor, keeping the name alive some how, and the fact that it makes a stinkin' cute little girls name... we chose Mabry. :)
On the Spencer side (technically the Petsche side... no the Heintschel side :)) Ruth was Jake's great grandmother's first name. And then she gave it to her daughter as a middle name, who named one of her daughters Ruth (Jake's aunt) who then also gave it to her daughter as a middle name. Then Jake's mom almost used it for one of his sisters but took one look at her and said, "No this is Joanna". :) And so now it will be included for one of her grand daughters instead. :)
So today we got one more peek at Mabry Ruth and what a little personality this girl already has! She was squirming and waving and puckering her lips! The ultrasound was done by Kathy at Franklin Women's Center who I've gotten to know better and better over the years. She did every one of my ultrasounds for Emily and Abby and now baby Mabry. She was cracking up and even commented how much this little girl likes to pose! Mabry's heart looked great, that was the real reason for the ultrasound today. They couldn't get a good view last time. Kathy is continuing to look for Ds markers but still has not found any which is great! (But also keeping in mind that we never found any for Abby either :)) She measured lots of bones and fluid and said everything looked just great. And she weighs exactly 1 lb. :)
So here she is again, my beautiful baby...
We've decided to name this little girl Mabry Ruth Spencer! This name goes back at least 4 generations on both sides of the family...
My grandmother's maiden name is Mabry. My great grandparents had two daughters. Then those two daughters each had three girls. Then of those grandkids, most of them were girls. Then here I am, three generations later, pregnant with our fourth daughter. :) My great grandfather's sister had no children and his brother had five girls. So the Mabry name will pass away with that generation. The "all girl" family factor, keeping the name alive some how, and the fact that it makes a stinkin' cute little girls name... we chose Mabry. :)
On the Spencer side (technically the Petsche side... no the Heintschel side :)) Ruth was Jake's great grandmother's first name. And then she gave it to her daughter as a middle name, who named one of her daughters Ruth (Jake's aunt) who then also gave it to her daughter as a middle name. Then Jake's mom almost used it for one of his sisters but took one look at her and said, "No this is Joanna". :) And so now it will be included for one of her grand daughters instead. :)
So today we got one more peek at Mabry Ruth and what a little personality this girl already has! She was squirming and waving and puckering her lips! The ultrasound was done by Kathy at Franklin Women's Center who I've gotten to know better and better over the years. She did every one of my ultrasounds for Emily and Abby and now baby Mabry. She was cracking up and even commented how much this little girl likes to pose! Mabry's heart looked great, that was the real reason for the ultrasound today. They couldn't get a good view last time. Kathy is continuing to look for Ds markers but still has not found any which is great! (But also keeping in mind that we never found any for Abby either :)) She measured lots of bones and fluid and said everything looked just great. And she weighs exactly 1 lb. :)
So here she is again, my beautiful baby...
Eat Mor Chikin
Most of you know our very good friends the Bailey's... they are adopting as well and still need to raise $1900. THIS Thursday night they are having a fundraiser at the Chick-fil-A in Cool Springs!! Chick-fil-A is giving 10% of their proceeds between 5-8pm but they need to have at least 100 people "sign-in" and buy food to get the proceeds. Please come out, have some dinner (don't forget they have a rockin' play place for the kids), and help bring an orphaned baby into the arms of this amazing couple.
They are doing a domestic adoption for the very first baby Bailey and are already on "the list" to be seen by birth parents. This baby could be coming home REALLY soon and they are just thrilled. :) You can go check out their blog at www.astepalongthepath.blogspot.com
They are doing a domestic adoption for the very first baby Bailey and are already on "the list" to be seen by birth parents. This baby could be coming home REALLY soon and they are just thrilled. :) You can go check out their blog at www.astepalongthepath.blogspot.com
Blogging
Because Pavel Micah is officially a Spencer, (WHOO HOO!! :) I love saying that!) I will continue to post adoption updates back on our adoption blog again. I think I'm going to repost everything we wrote during our trip on that blog to share our journey with others... we just had to be super careful not to jeopardize the process while it was all happening.
Thank you sweet friends and family for following our journey this far. I haven't decided yet rather or not to make this blog public again or to leave it private, but I look forward to the day (which is coming SOON) when the adoption blog will be a memory and little Pavel Micah will just be a part of the everyday life of the Spencer family. :) I would be honored for you all to continue to keep up with our family through this, my silly little blog. Now being a mother of four (very soon to be five), I can't guarantee how much I'll update it, but would love to try to keep you informed on whats going on in the lives of these precious treasures the Lord has given me.
Now go check out www.bringinghomeboys.blogspot.com, just posted a "doubly" special announcement!!
Thank you sweet friends and family for following our journey this far. I haven't decided yet rather or not to make this blog public again or to leave it private, but I look forward to the day (which is coming SOON) when the adoption blog will be a memory and little Pavel Micah will just be a part of the everyday life of the Spencer family. :) I would be honored for you all to continue to keep up with our family through this, my silly little blog. Now being a mother of four (very soon to be five), I can't guarantee how much I'll update it, but would love to try to keep you informed on whats going on in the lives of these precious treasures the Lord has given me.
Now go check out www.bringinghomeboys.blogspot.com, just posted a "doubly" special announcement!!
Home sweet home
Hi all, just wanted to let you know that we made it home safe and sound last night. We can't thank you all enough for your prayers.
The flights were all fine... there were a couple little hang ups because we switched our return flight from the 6th to the 2nd (and very last minute) but it all worked out fine. And our flight from Charlotte to Nashville was supposed to be way delayed because of some maintanance issues, but it ended up leaving and arriving on time as well.
It was SOOO good to see our babies last night. :) Its wonderful to be home. I just can't express... :) We slept like rocks last night (Jake still is) but I woke up this morning around 6 and couldn't go back to sleep. Don't think its a jetlag issue, I just couldn't stop thinking about all I want to do around here to get ready for my little boy to come home. :) The girls are still sleeping as well so I thought I'd steal away a few minutes to update the blog. Abby is in there making her precious noises now actually...
I have so much in my heart and in my head that I want to share. But for now, we are here, we are safe, and we are blessed. Love to you all...
The flights were all fine... there were a couple little hang ups because we switched our return flight from the 6th to the 2nd (and very last minute) but it all worked out fine. And our flight from Charlotte to Nashville was supposed to be way delayed because of some maintanance issues, but it ended up leaving and arriving on time as well.
It was SOOO good to see our babies last night. :) Its wonderful to be home. I just can't express... :) We slept like rocks last night (Jake still is) but I woke up this morning around 6 and couldn't go back to sleep. Don't think its a jetlag issue, I just couldn't stop thinking about all I want to do around here to get ready for my little boy to come home. :) The girls are still sleeping as well so I thought I'd steal away a few minutes to update the blog. Abby is in there making her precious noises now actually...
I have so much in my heart and in my head that I want to share. But for now, we are here, we are safe, and we are blessed. Love to you all...
Court
We just got back from our court appointment and it went great!!! Pavel Micah Spencer was just declared our son! It went so fast- 10 or 15 minutes maybe. And we were asked just a few questions, the answer to most of which he had right in front of him but was verifying information.
Our interpreter is just awesome, she made the whole thing so much less stressful. We really love her. When it was over, we all hugged and there were lots of translated congratulations. :) We said our goodbye's to Svetlana our facilitator/orphanage lawyer (who has also been GREAT) and she gave Jake some quick information about his return.
I wish I could write more but we only have a couple of hours to pack up, clean up our apartment and run to the market before our driver gets here to take us to the airport. Please pray for our travels, that all of our flights would be safe! We leave Odesa at 7:00 and arrive in Kiev one hour later. Then we're basically staying at the airport until our flight leaves at 6:30 in the morning. Then on to Munich Germany, Charlotte NC, and Nashville!! :)
(Oh and the performance was adorable this morning!! Pavel Micah sat with us and was every bit what you would expect from a 3 year old little boy who's TRYING to be good through an hour and a half performance. :) But I got tons of pictures and video that I'll share when we get home!)
Our interpreter is just awesome, she made the whole thing so much less stressful. We really love her. When it was over, we all hugged and there were lots of translated congratulations. :) We said our goodbye's to Svetlana our facilitator/orphanage lawyer (who has also been GREAT) and she gave Jake some quick information about his return.
I wish I could write more but we only have a couple of hours to pack up, clean up our apartment and run to the market before our driver gets here to take us to the airport. Please pray for our travels, that all of our flights would be safe! We leave Odesa at 7:00 and arrive in Kiev one hour later. Then we're basically staying at the airport until our flight leaves at 6:30 in the morning. Then on to Munich Germany, Charlotte NC, and Nashville!! :)
(Oh and the performance was adorable this morning!! Pavel Micah sat with us and was every bit what you would expect from a 3 year old little boy who's TRYING to be good through an hour and a half performance. :) But I got tons of pictures and video that I'll share when we get home!)
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