Sweetheart said:CONGRATULATIONS, CODAchild!!!
Thank you so much Sweetheart, I really appreciate your kindness 
Sweetheart said:CONGRATULATIONS, CODAchild!!!
Thank you so much Sweetheart, I really appreciate your kindness 
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CODAchild said:Thank you for the beautiful picture and the nice words Mama2AFTIV I really appreciate your good wishes!!!! Thanks again!!!!
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Cheri said:Congratulations Donna!
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Tiger is sure blessed to have you as his mother, and your husband as his father. You don't need to go through so many tears, so many emotions, so many pains and disappointments, because Tiger is now yours forever! The wait is over and done! Congratulations again, You deserved it.![]()
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Thank you so much my dear friend Cheri!!! You are so right, and thank you so much for being there to support and encourage me. It meant so much to me!!!! You'll always be my dear friend!!!! I am so happy now that Thomas if finally mine, and to see how much of a change he has made, he has calmed down so much knowing that he is with us forever.

josey said:congrads
I am very happy for you all .
Thank you so much Josey!!!! You happiness means a lot to me!!! 
Kalista said:congrats Donna and Manny !!!
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God Bless rest of your family !!! Tiger must be so thrilled !!
Regards
Kalista and America Chopper
Thank you so much Kalista and American Chopper. Thomas is so happy now, and much more calmer. It seems weird now to say we have 3 children now. But, it sounds so good!!!! Many thanks Kalista for being so nice!!!! It means a lot to me!!!! 
Liebling:-))) said:
Liebling, thank you so much for being so wonderful!!!! It has been a long and hard fight right to the end, and the results are outstanding!!!! It was my dream to have a little boy, and now my dreams have come true!!!! Thank you again for being such a dear friend!!!! 
DeafMonkey said:hmm am I insvible to read my msgs? lol is CODAchild getting adoption the kids??![]()
You are no way invisible with your posting, DeafMonkey, you were right the first time. I did adopt my son this past Monday. I have 3 children now. Ages 26, 21 and 9. I am what is called "starting over again" CrazyMomma said:WHAT'S GOING ON???
Can anyone tell me what's going on? What happens? What adopt? Did she adopt a baby or what?
Hi CrazyMomma!!!! I have been fostering a little deaf boy named Tiger for almost 4 years now. This is the second adoption for him, and third name change for him. He was terminated by his birth parent's back in '99 and adopted in 2000 by his Maternal Grandmother. I met Tiger when he was 3 years old at the deaf school I was working at. He had no sign language skills or any speech at all. So, my husband and I offered to help her out with teach Tiger ASL. We took him on weekends for about 2 years, and then, found his grandmother who adopted him was not fit to take care of him, so DCYF knowing that we had been taking Tiger on weekends, asked my husband and I to be his foster family, and we agreed. Then his grandmother's rights were terminated last summer, and we filed for adoption to keep Tiger forever. Which happened finally this past Monday. So we changed his named from Tiger to Thomas Jackson Roderiques. It was a long battle and a hard one, because my husband and I became very close to her, and when she couldn't take care of Tiger anymore, and we stepped in as foster parent's it was a very sticky situation, but, Tiger needed help and a structured family life. His life was so crazy with his grandmother. That is the story on how we now have a son!!!!CODAchild said:You are no way invisible with your posting, DeafMonkey, you were right the first time. I did adopt my son this past Monday. I have 3 children now. Ages 26, 21 and 9. I am what is called "starting over again"
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your welcome. glad you got a son Thomas (Tiger) and I am sure you spend with your new son CODAchild said:lol that was cute DeafMonkey. Yes, I did adopt a little boy, who is deaf, he's 9 years old. He had been my foster son for almost 4 years now, and we finally got to adopt him on Monday!!! Thank God as we waited so long, and had been postponed twice, and finally happened on Monday. Thank you so much DeafMonkey!!!!
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and yayayaya you got a son . you know what I said that I am sure you spend with him 
ButterflyGirl said:Congratulations!! I am so happy to know about the wonderful news
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Thank you so much ButterflyGirl!!!!DeafMonkey said:ohhhhhh I must be behind the news from the long story lol but that is good for CODAchild![]()
Congrats CODAchild have a sonI am sure you will be spend with your adopting son
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thank you so much DeafMonkey, I am sorry that it had become confusing for you, but, so glad that you got the story from BabyAngel. Thank you again for your good wishes DeafMonkey!!!! RebelGirl said:also, Tiger is deaf, they've been waiting a long time to get the adoption done~~~~
Finally, CodaChild and husband!!!!!!!!! Now you can cherish every moment of Tiger's life for the rest of your life! I'm soo happy for you! HUGS!!!!!! HUGS!!!!!!
RebelGirl what you said is so beautiful, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!! We will cherish every moment with Thomas, as well
DeafMonkey said:ohhh Tiger is deaf wow .. CODAchild is so lucky found him being deaf.. I know there so hard to find deaf children for adopt
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You're right DeafMonkey, we have 2 hearing daughters who both know how to sign, and now having our first deaf child, it's really awesome!!! He's a blessing to us!!! Thank you!!!! 
Catmandu said:Oh wow congratulations to the new parents! Think he'll be the next "Tiger Wood"?![]()
Wouldn't that be something!!!! Thank you so much Catmandu, it is such a thrill for us!!!! Even though our 2 daughters are grown, we wanted to do it over again so Thomas now, can live in a safe house with people who really love him. 
Tousi said:Now that it's officially from the horse's mouth, may I extend to you and yours, CC, the very best wishes and from what I've seen, the child's gonna grow into a very fine person!
Tousi you just touched my heart!!!!! Thank you so much for your beautiful words!!!! They mean so much to me!!! You're a gem, Tousi!!!! 
Mama2AFTIV said:Thanks for hugs! You're totally welcome! I am sure your son, Thomas will be very very happy for rest of his life! (that's my dad's name, Thomas)
So enjoy having him as a son rest of your life!
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Mama!!!! You're father's name is Thomas too? Well, then I certainly picked the perfect name didn't I? Thank you so much again for your kind words, they really mean a lot to me!!!! 