IAC Results 562-569

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 562 held on October 7, 2022:

1) Spanish dossier from November 2014 referred a male child aged 7 years and 1 month

2) US dossier from December 2019 referred a make child aged 2 years and 4 months with features in health status

3) Canadian dossier from February 2020 referred a male child aged 3 years and 4 months with features in health status and a family history

4) Maltese dossier from July 2021 referred a male child aged 1 year and 11 months with features in health status

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 563 held on October 14, 2022:

1) US dossier from November 2021 referred a female child aged 1 year and 10 months with features in health status

2) Italian dossier from February 2022 referred a male child aged 1 year and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

3) Italian dossier from September 2022 referred a female child aged 10 years and 10 months with a family history

4) Italian dossier from October 2022 referred a brother and sister aged 6 years and 8 months & 9 years with a family history

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 564 held on October 28, 2022:

1) Spanish dossier from April 2015 referred a female child aged 9 years and 7 months with features in health status

2) Italian dossier from September 2016 referred brothers aged 2 years and 10 months & 4 years and 10 months

3) Canadian dossier from April 2017 referred a brother and sister aged 3 years and 1 month & 4 years and 1 month

4) Italian dossier from December 2020 referred a male child aged 11 years and 6 months, clinically healthy

5) US dossier from March 2021 referred a female child aged 1 year and 5 months with features in health status and a family history

6) US dossier from October 2022 referred an identified waiting child

7) US dossier from October 2022 referred an identified waiting child

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 565 held on November 11, 2022:

1) Italian dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 10 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

2) US dossier from November 2022 referred an identified waiting child

3) US dossier from November 2022 referred an identified waiting child

4) Italian dossier from November 2022 referred an identified waiting child

5) US dossier from November 2022 referred an identified waiting child

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 566 held on November 18, 2022:

1) Spanish dossier from November 2013 referred a male child aged 7 years and 6 months with features in health status

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 567 held on November 25, 2022:

1) Italian dossier from August 2015 referred a male child aged 3 years and 6 months with features in health status and a family history

2) Canadian dossier from September 2019 referred a female child aged 5 years and 1 month with features in health status

3) Italian dossier from April 2021 referred a female child aged 12 years and 6 months with features in health status and a family history

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 568 held on December 2, 2022:

1) French dossier from December 2014 referred a female child aged 9 years and 8 months with features in health status

2) Luxembourg dossier from June 2022 referred a brother and sister aged 4 years and 9 months & 3 years and 8 months, part of a larger sibling group that must remain in contact

3) Canadian dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 1 year and 6 months with features in health status

4) Luxembourg dossier from October 2022 referred twin sisters aged 7 years and 6 months, part of a larger sibling group that must remain in contact

5) US dossier from November 2022 referred an identified waiting child

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 569 held on December 9, 2022:

1) Italian dossier from November 2015 referred brothers aged 6 years and 3 months & 7 years and 5 months

2) Italian dossier from August 2020 referred a brother and sister aged 4 years and 3 months & 6 years and 8 months, part of a larger sibling group that must remain in contact

3) Italian dossier from August 2022 referred brothers aged 9 years and 1 month & 5 years and 7 months, part of a larger sibling group that must remain in contact

4) Canadian dossier from September 2022 referred a female child aged 6 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

5) US dossier from December 2022 referred an identified waiting child

6) US dossier from December 2022 referred an identified waiting child

7) US dossier from December 2022 referred an identified waiting child

Happy New Year

 Wishing those who stop here to read a healthy, joyous 2023!  

- The Martinis

P.S. I had an informal goal of blogging more this year than I did last year and I succeeded.

Hip Hip Pooray

I was cleaning out some stacks of old papers over the weekend and came across this laminated visual aid that had been created for Middle Kiddo at some long-ago point.  Looking at it made me realize how far he has come.  He is independent with toileting skills now.

Once upon a time when I was a brand-new mom, a geneticist told me that I should prepare myself to diaper my adult son.  While I would do whatever is needed for my child, he, his dad, his therapists and I worked hard to defy the odds.  It took time and many quirky steps along the way, so much practice and encouragement, as well as figuring out some medical stuff along with his own intrinsic motivation to see him succeed.  This week, with the visual aid still fresh on my mind, I caught myself watching him as he exited the bathroom, toilet flushing behind him and hands smelling of soap with his shirt just slightly askew across his back... and I smiled.

My son's human worth has never been and will never be determined by his skills or by how he navigates the world. I would love him the same wearing a diaper as I do when he sports boxer briefs.  But I still want to acknowledge and celebrate his hard-won victories toward increased independence and a wonderful quality of life unique to him.

November 2022 Home School

Our main book was Leaf Man and we also read Seeds Move.  It was a science and art focused month.

Middle Kiddo: types of trees, grocery sort

Little One: wind/wind power, photosynthesis, 50 states

Despite the lovely weather throughout the month, our trees lost their leaves early this year, so instead of all the nature crafts I had planned, we had to divert to Thanksgiving related projects for art.  We took multiple field trips, including forest hikes and a performance of Black Violin.

I also wanted to mention, in case you're wondering, that the teachers and therapists that work with our 6th graders in-home address the majority of the material in the core subjects of math and language arts, so what I primarily do with them is "everything else."

IAC Results 559 - 561

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 9, 2022 - session 559:

1) Italian dossier from January 2014 referred a brother and sister ages 2 years and 11 months & 4 years

2) Italian dossier from October 2021 referred a male child aged 8 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

3) Italian dossier from April 2022 referred a brother and sister ages 9 years and 4 months & 7 years and 11 months

4) US dossier from August 2022 referred a male child aged 1 year and 7 months with features in health status

5) US dossier from August 2022 referred an identified waiting child

6) US dossier from August 2022 referred an identified waiting child

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 16, 2022 - session 560:

1) Luxembourg dossier from August 2017 referred a female child aged 1 year and 10 months with features in health status

2) French dossier from October 2020 referred a male child aged 3 years and 7 months with features in health status and a family history

3) US dossier from April 2021 referred a male child aged 5 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

4) US dossier from March 2022 referred a female child aged 3 years and 3 months with features in health status

5) US dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 2 years and 9 months with features in health status

6) US dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

7) US dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 30, 2022 - session 561:

1) Spanish dossier from April 2015 referred brothers ages 2 years and 9 months & 4 years and 9 months

2) US dossier from June 2021 referred a male child aged 11 years and 6 months with features in health status

3) Canadian dossier from October 2021 referred a male child aged 4 years and 8 months with features in health status and a family history

4) Italian dossier from March 2022 referred a male child aged 6 years and 11 months with features in health status

5) Italian dossier from June 2022 referred brothers ages 9 years and 7 months & 11 years and 4 months

6) Canadian dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 9 years and 8 months with features in health status

7) Maltese dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and the hostess was tired,

But glad that her prep had turned out as desired.

The potatoes were peeled and the veggies were cleaned,

And the baking was done for she'd worked like a fiend.

She had stirred, she had whipped, she had measured and tasted -

May none of her efforts for the feasting be wasted.

Caramel and nutmeg and cranberry, too,

Orange and clove in the air through and through.

The counters were cleared and the plates counted right,

The flowers arranged and the tablecloths bright,

The bathroom so fresh and the floors spic and span,

She had toiled and pushed through like no one else can.

Then she hung up her apron and hid out of sight

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night.

~ by Viviane Martini, November 23, 2022

Snow Salad

During the season's first snow today, I was making a lunch salad from the garden's last tomatoes, harvested on Thursday.  The irony was not lost on me.