Another busy week!

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This week we went to the Social Security Office to get Daniel a social security card. We filled out all of the paperwork and now just wait. We should receive his card within a week to 10 days. His card will say Fitsum Thomas Laughner and will have alien status associated with it. After we re-adopt, we will need to go back and get the alien status removed and get his name changed on it. After the re-adoption it will say Daniel Fitsum Laughner.

Daniel also had his first haircut since he has been home. I took him and he did great until they got the small clippers out to trim around his ears. e did not like that. His hair is a little shorter than I would have it cut again, but it will grow.

Here are some pictures of how busy our boy is.






Daniel just received this puzzle stool with his name in the mail from our friends the Kent's. It was a welcome home gift. Daniel loves sitting on it, carrying it around, pushing it, and doing the puzzle. He loves his stool.





Daniel thinks that he should be able to do anything that the other kids do. He should be able to take their back pack and go to school too!



Comments

Susan said…
I could just eat him up! He is so cute!

We requested an ATIN instead of messing with SS twice. It is a lot easier to get. Guess that doesn't do you any good to know now...

Chat with you soon! Susan
January 17, 2009 at 8:54 AM
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