Wednesday, July 1, 2009

We have a name...

because we have a daughter! We found out today that we passed court. SHE IS OURS. And what a lovely she she is. Still no pictures allowed to be posted of her, though. Instead I have a picture of our family celebrating this momentous day...

Suddenly our family looks so small. It's missing someone. And that someone is...

Luci May "R" Kollar

Luci meaning "light"
May for the month when we first saw her face and our family changed forever
R for her given name which means"blessings" (I don't know if we can post it yet)
And finally Kollar because she is one of us now.

The picture below is from about 2 weeks ago. I am at the park with my friends with her picture in my borrowed Ergo (thanks Beth!) dreaming of the day when she will be in it. I felt a little bit like the person walking their stuffed dog in a mental facility. But now that day is coming. Lulu, we are ON OUR WAY!

41 comments:

Tisha Alexander said...

Did Christy say you could have an Embassy appointment on the 13th? It would be fun to travel together!

Anonymous said...

So excited for your family! I love following this story!

Carrie said...

Congrats! How exciting for your family; love the name!

Christie said...

congratulations!!! so excited for you and your family!!!!

Holli said...

CONGRATS!!!

Erin said...

How exciting! Congratualtions and I can't wait to see your complete family!

thekroesches said...

We're so excited for you and praising God for your new blessing!

Rebecca said...

We are ecstatic that Luci is now a part of your family and maybe the next time we see you, you'll have her!!!!! Oh my goodness!!!! What a blessing!!! We cannot WAIT to meet her!!!!

Eastiopians said...

It's a girl!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! And that is too cute to have her pic in the baby carrier...love it. :)

The B Family said...

So happy for your family!
And Luci is a perfectly fitting name!

Unknown said...

Congratulations! Have loved reading about your process.

Erin Sager said...

YAHHHHHH Great news!!!! Can't wait to see you all together....

Unknown said...

YYYYEEEEAAAHHHH! Best news of the week. that is so so exciting. And i cant wait to meet little lulu. Tell me when she gets home so I can plan a trip.

Tracey said...

I have SOOOO enjoyed following your blog through this process.
How soon will you go to bring her home?
I am so happy for you and your family. Luci will be joining an incredibly loving family who will make her adjustment to her new life as smooth as possible. I bet the kids are so excited to have their new little sister finally come home. :)
Many congratulations and many blessings to you all.

asian~treasures said...

HOORAY!!!!!!!!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Luci's yours!! We are SOOO excited. When I got off the phone with you, I told Micah that your baby was Luci & it wouldn't be long until she was home. He grinned & jumped up & down! : )

Congratulations again!

Sheri, Daivd, Micah & Adria

Amy said...

Ah! What a nice report to hear! Congratulations! How soon will she be joining you? Love the name!

Brian and Autumn said...

Congratulations!!

Our Family said...

Congratulations!! I haven't checked your site in a few weeks and I am so happy that you have passed court and Luci is on her way to your family. I can't wait to hear more details as you get ready to travel. I know you feel so blessed that things went smoothly in court. Enjoy getting ready for her arrival!!

neely said...

so awesome!! how exciting...congrats to you and your WHOLE family!

Amber said...

Yess!!! Praise God. Love the name. So happy for all of you!!

Mandy said...

I love her name. Congratulations! I keep hearing great things about the Ergo - I can't wait to fill mine up, too! :)

Jason & Kala said...

cool beans, warning you will fall in LOVE with Ethiopia!! beware, it is a truly wonderful place. so excited to see her in your arms. so you could be goin soon yeah??
praying for safe travel,
kala

Jana said...

YaY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jill said...

WOHOO!! Love Lulu/Luci already. We are so happy for you all!

Blog Shmog said...

Yay!! Congratulations!

Jamie said...

Congrats!! been 'following/stalking' you thru Kristin Raikes blog. so happy about your news:)

Chris and Jana said...

CONGRATS guys! So excited for you guys. That was FAST! All the more awesome!

Chris and Jana

Katie said...

Congratulations!!! I am so happy for your family and will be praying for Luci. :)

Flamingo said...

congratulations!!! that is so exciting! just prepare yourself....4 is MORE than 3 :)

Aubrey said...

Great news! What an exciting day -and I love the name! :)

Eryn said...

Yes!! That is awesome, and I of course am partial to the name Luci! We have had Lucy picked for a long time for our girl to be...LOVE it!

Karin said...

Celebrating with you and your beautiful family! Wondering too about if you have word on when you might travel. Blessings for the journey!

Laura said...

Congratulations Squirt! I've had a lot of fun reading your blog. I'm so excited for you and your family. Can't wait to see pictures of your newest addition!

Lindsay Mader said...

Missy, we are so excited for you guys. She one lucky girl. We can't wait to meet her. I enjoy keeping up on your blog. It really makes my day!! Congrats!

theresa said...

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

Oh, Kollar gang, I am so excited for your adventure to continue. I love the name. It so fits with your sweet little fam.

Joanna Meyer said...

Hip Hip Hooray! Congratulations!

Mindee@ourfrontdoor said...

That is the best news. I'm delighted for all of you and cannot wait to meet Miss Lucy!

"Are These Kids All Yours?" said...

Yeah!!!!!

Angela said...

OH MY GOSH!!! I'm so excited for you I AM CRYING right now! Real tears!! How ever did I miss this>?!

in a nutshell said...

i found your blog on another agci family's blog. wow!! what a great series of surprises for you and your family! i hope your travels are blessed and safe. (we're also an agci fam. our son is "trapped" now for 3 mos)