A Trip to Ethiopia

The DeAndrea family of five...soon to be six!

This is one big-time, “Wow!” email I got from a great voice-over talent with whom I work from time to time. He sent a little note earlier this month to say that if there were any recordings I needed, I’d better send over the script soon because he and his wife were headed to Ethiopia! They were planning for an early May trip to meet and then bring home their adopted daughter!! Their last hurdle before taking off to Ethiopia was a court date, where 50% of adoptive parents pass/don’t pass the first time. I just got an email saying they’d “passed” their court interview and were now officially Fasika’s new parents!! Congratulations!! I’ll make some updates once they bring 10 month old Fasika home!

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Fooled! Baby’s First Steps

Happy Baby! 9 month old Anna is standing...sort of!

A friend of mine sent this photo of her daughter, Anna…and I thought Anna was walking already! Ooopsie…do you spy a hand off to the side? 😉 Still, it’s amazing to see the progression of development. Anna has mastered rolling over, just started crawling and can stand with a little help. Better get ready mom…you know she’s going to get into everything soon because walking and running aren’t too far behind, right?!?

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