This site will chronicle our journey to Kazakhstan to bring home our son, Timothy James "TJ".
Thursday, June 29, 2006
As of 11 a.m. this morning (2 a.m. ET), we became the official parents of Timothy James Miller. Here are pictures of the happy parents and celebratory toasts with our travel partners (Russian beer seemed to be appropriate).
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CONGRATULATIONS Mom and Dad! and TJ too! So happy and excited for you. Cindy and Syd send their love and can't wait for you to get home and meet their new playmate. Enjoy every minute, it goes by so fast. Love R.A. Helen
Congratulations Mama, Papa and TJ Miller! Couldn't wait to read your news this morning and we're so happy for all of you. Your parenting adventure begins and R.A. Helen is so right - it does go by SO fast. Enjoy every day. Life will be full of very happy moments. Love, Aunt Susan & Uncle Don
awesome news! congrats! joe and i are parents too.... taylor decided to arrive 18 days early! can't wait for the kids to meet once you get settled. happy to hear everything went so well. - heather
Congratulations!! I was happy to hear the great news. I'm glad everything went well. I know you both will make great parents. Looking forward to seeing you and TJ soon! Love, Jenn
Congratulations to you all! We were so glad to hear your wonderful news! Welcome TJ! - looking forward to meeting you. Take care of yourselves, Jon and Lisa, and enjoy this very special time as a new family. Love, Aunt Irene & Uncle Fred
Congratulations!! Thanks for posting the great news right away! I'm so excited for you. This has been a long haul for you, and the happy beginning for your new family is finally here. Enjoy every minute--TJ is one lucky guy! Safe travels--good luck in Almaty!
Congratulations! We are all so happy for you! Hope you have a safe trip home. We are looking forward to meeting TJ. Enjoy your first family 'vacation' in Almaty.
We're so excited! Congratulations! Welcome to the family, TJ. In the middle of the night I awoke out of a deep sleep and thought, "You must be with the judge now." I looked at the clock and it was 2 a.m. How eerie it was to see your post that you became officially parents at 2 a.m. Mothers have that instinct. Love ya, Mom
Congratulations! You are a beautiful family. TJ is a lucky boy to be a part of such a wonderful family. Not only does he have two loving parents, but he has such a huge support system via his extended family. Congratulations to all of the Millers & Wiggins!
Congratulations to all of you...enjoy each moment not only because it goes by so fast but because each moment is better than the last. Have a safe trip home and we look forward to meeting TJ and seeing you all very soon! All our love, Sheri, Mike, Ryan & Alexandra
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful family!
TJ, we can't wait to meet you, and Lisa and John, let the parental pride and joy and general delirium in your beautiful son begin! (not that it hadn't already, months ago when you first heard of TJ).
We are so happy for you and grateful to witness the "birth" online. Barb, your posting about the 2 a.m. wakeup gave me chills and a lump in my throat.
We have a lot of work to do. Call us as soon as you are stateside.
We begin by teaching you the art of the arm fart. You're never too young to get started.
Then it's "the pretend to go to sleep and then play in your room so quietly no one notices until 10:00 PM" trick.
We follow that with a three day workshop focusing on making your mother nuts. (It's too easy to get dads crazy, so we skip that. Ususally, all you have to do is "throw like a girl" everytime the old man busts out the wiffle ball.)
Oh. And watch out for Aunts with too much lipstick and playdates with kids who watch too much PBS.
You will do great. We will send our digits as soon as we learn numbers higher than 3.
Congratulations on your beautiful new addition. We so enjoyed your play by play of TJ's adoption. Thank you for allowing us a peek into this amazing adventure. I'm sure he and Brody could get into some trouble together! We can't wait to meet him.... The Marzanos, Dave, Amy, Zach and Brody
Felicitaciones. I am so excited and happy for all of you. I can't wait to meet TJ. It's wonderful to have another beautiful child to add to the ever expanding family of faculty children. Safe trip home. Carol B.
Mr. & Mrs. Miller & TJ, I learned of this blogsite about 3 days after it was started. Of course, I knew from Kate about the adoption and we started following everyday. Kate also passed the site along to Nidhi. They both say hi and congratulations. I have been amazed at the journey and am grateful that you have allowed others to watch this great event in your lives. The love that is evident between you both and TJ is only matched by the love you have from his grandparents, relatives and close friends. Your support group is wonderful. I am so happy for you and all of them. Of course it is also been evident from day 1 almost that Mrs. Miller now has two children (yes, that means you Mr. Miller, but Kate tells me that is the way you are). I only hope that you will post at least one picture of your homecoming so we can share in the joyful tears and cheers that will certainly accompany your arrival. Good luck, best wishes for a happy and healthy future and a safe trip home. - Gloria Dempsey
CONGRATULATIONS!!! i'm so happy for you all! I can't wait until you are all home so I can finally meet TJ at good old What's the Scoop! Have a safe trip home.
Congratulations! We have been reading every day and have enjoyed seeing all of the pictures..TJ is so lucky to have you both as parents...we wish you all the happiness in the world! have a safe trip home and we can't wait to see you both and to meet TJ! love, anne marie, al, alex and angelina romano
Congratulations Miller and Lisa--TJ is the luckiest kid on the planet to have you two as parents. Sam, Wayne, and I have been stalking the blog everyday. We can't wait until you come home so we can FINALLY meet TJ. Congrats again and have a safe trip home.
Congratulations! I admire you for your courage and caring. The two of you make the world a better place in which to live. And now, with you as parents, TJ is already making a difference in our lives. He pulls on my heart strings every night!
Have a safe return to New Jersey where we are forming the TJ fan club.
A big hug and kiss from Gram to my first grandson...xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox. I am anxiously awaiting your arrival in New Jersey...oh, the places we'll go and the things we'll see! Congratulations to the Millers of Metuchen! Love you!!
Congratulations!!!I can't think of two better people who deserve the honor of being called Mom and Dad (for TJ of course). Thank you so much for allowing us into your lives to share this special time in your lives...Can't wait to meet the new addition to your family. What a great looking family you make. Safe trip back to the United States wtih your precious little boy! Love Kylie and David
CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to parenthood (no more beer in the middle of the afternoon);)! We are so happy for you and for TJ. We can't wait to welcome him to our family in person!
Love, Aunt Deb, Uncle Jake, and TJ's cousins, Noah & Rachel
CONGRATULATIONS I'M SO HAPPY FOR THE 3 OF YOU!!!!! This is going to be one great adventure full of the happiest moments of your lives. Have a safe trip back. Jackie
Congratulations Jon, Lisa and TJ! We are thrilled for all of you! What a wonderful family you'll be and think of all the memories you already have! What a special day for all you! Give TJ a big kiss for us! Love, Loraine and Fred
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CONGRATULATIONS Mom and Dad! and TJ too! So happy and excited for you. Cindy and Syd send their love and can't wait for you to get home and meet their new playmate.
Enjoy every minute, it goes by so fast.
Love R.A. Helen
Congratulations Mama, Papa and TJ Miller! Couldn't wait to read your news this morning and we're so happy for all of you. Your parenting adventure begins and R.A. Helen is so right - it does go by SO fast. Enjoy every day. Life will be full of very happy moments.
Love, Aunt Susan & Uncle Don
Congratulations! You make a beautiful and happy family. Have a safe trip home.
Love, Karin, Angela and Gabe
Congrats Mom and Dad Miller!!! Amy and I (and Katy and Maddie) wish you all the best in your role as parents.
Glad everything went well, and happy to hear you will be back home soon.
Give TJ a big hug for all of us.
See you soon...Bill, Amy, Katy and Madelyn.
Congratulations Lisa & Jon! I am so happy & excited for you. TJ is so lucky to have such wonderful parents. I can't wait to meet him.
Love,
Meghan
awesome news! congrats! joe and i are parents too.... taylor decided to arrive 18 days early! can't wait for the kids to meet once you get settled. happy to hear everything went so well. - heather
Congratulations!! I was happy to hear the great news. I'm glad everything went well. I know you both will make great parents. Looking forward to seeing you and TJ soon! Love, Jenn
Congratulations!
Let the games begin! Have a safe trip home--we can't wait to see you.
Congratulations to you all! We were so glad to hear your wonderful news! Welcome TJ! - looking forward to meeting you. Take care of yourselves, Jon and Lisa, and enjoy this very special time as a new family.
Love, Aunt Irene & Uncle Fred
Congratulations!! Thanks for posting the great news right away! I'm so excited for you. This has been a long haul for you, and the happy beginning for your new family is finally here. Enjoy every minute--TJ is one lucky guy! Safe travels--good luck in Almaty!
Congratulations! We are all so happy for you! Hope you have a safe trip home. We are looking forward to meeting TJ. Enjoy your first family 'vacation' in Almaty.
Congratulations you guys - How exciting. Thank you so much for "blogging" and sharing your experience with us. Can't wait to meet TJ!
Kevin Hogan
We're so excited! Congratulations! Welcome to the family, TJ. In the middle of the night I awoke out of a deep sleep and thought, "You must be with the judge now." I looked at the clock and it was 2 a.m. How eerie it was to see your post that you became officially parents at 2 a.m. Mothers have that instinct.
Love ya,
Mom
Congratulations! You are a beautiful family. TJ is a lucky boy to be a part of such a wonderful family. Not only does he have two loving parents, but he has such a huge support system via his extended family. Congratulations to all of the Millers & Wiggins!
Olga
YEAH!!!!! Congratulations Mom and Dad! Can't wait until you come home!
Love,
Rogo and TJ
Congratulations to all of you...enjoy each moment not only because it goes by so fast but because each moment is better than the last. Have a safe trip home and we look forward to meeting TJ and seeing you all very soon!
All our love,
Sheri, Mike, Ryan & Alexandra
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful family!
TJ, we can't wait to meet you, and Lisa and John, let the parental pride and joy and general delirium in your beautiful son begin! (not that it hadn't already, months ago when you first heard of TJ).
We are so happy for you and grateful to witness the "birth" online. Barb, your posting about the 2 a.m. wakeup gave me chills and a lump in my throat.
Love,
Patrick, Ray and kids
TJ:
We have a lot of work to do. Call us as soon as you are stateside.
We begin by teaching you the art of the arm fart. You're never too young to get started.
Then it's "the pretend to go to sleep and then play in your room so quietly no one notices until 10:00 PM" trick.
We follow that with a three day workshop focusing on making your mother nuts. (It's too easy to get dads crazy, so we skip that. Ususally, all you have to do is "throw like a girl" everytime the old man busts out the wiffle ball.)
Oh. And watch out for Aunts with too much lipstick and playdates with kids who watch too much PBS.
You will do great. We will send our digits as soon as we learn numbers higher than 3.
Jon and Lisa:
Can you adopt me, too. Please.
Jon and Lisa:
Can you adopt me, too. Please.
Congratulations on your beautiful new addition. We so enjoyed your play by play of TJ's adoption. Thank you for allowing us a peek into this amazing adventure. I'm sure he and Brody could get into some trouble together! We can't wait to meet him....
The Marzanos, Dave, Amy, Zach and Brody
Felicitaciones. I am so excited and happy for all of you. I can't wait to meet TJ. It's wonderful to have another beautiful child to add to the ever expanding family of faculty children. Safe trip home. Carol B.
Mr. & Mrs. Miller & TJ,
I learned of this blogsite about 3 days after it was started. Of course, I knew from Kate about the adoption and we started following everyday. Kate also passed the site along to Nidhi. They both say hi and congratulations. I have been amazed at the journey and am grateful that you have allowed others to watch this great event in your lives. The love that is evident between you both and TJ is only matched by the love you have from his grandparents, relatives and close friends. Your support group is wonderful. I am so happy for you and all of them. Of course it is also been evident from day 1 almost that Mrs. Miller now has two children (yes, that means you Mr. Miller, but Kate tells me that is the way you are). I only hope that you will post at least one picture of your homecoming so we can share in the joyful tears and cheers that will certainly accompany your arrival. Good luck, best wishes for a happy and healthy future and a safe trip home. - Gloria Dempsey
CONGRATULATIONS!!! i'm so happy for you all! I can't wait until you are all home so I can finally meet TJ at good old What's the Scoop! Have a safe trip home.
Love,
Lauren Seidman
Congratulations!
We have been reading every day and have enjoyed seeing all of the pictures..TJ is so lucky to have you both as parents...we wish you all the happiness in the world!
have a safe trip home and we can't wait to see you both and to meet TJ!
love, anne marie, al, alex and angelina romano
Congratulations Miller and Lisa--TJ is the luckiest kid on the planet to have you two as parents. Sam, Wayne, and I have been stalking the blog everyday. We can't wait until you come home so we can FINALLY meet TJ. Congrats again and have a safe trip home.
Love The Alessio girls (and Wayne too)
Dear Lisa, Jon and TJ:
Congratulations! I admire you for your courage and caring. The two of you make the world a better place in which to live. And now, with you as parents, TJ is already making a difference in our lives. He pulls on my heart strings every night!
Have a safe return to New Jersey where we are forming the TJ fan club.
Tricia
A big hug and kiss from Gram to my first grandson...xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox.
I am anxiously awaiting your arrival in New Jersey...oh, the places we'll go and the things we'll see! Congratulations to the Millers of Metuchen! Love you!!
Congratulations to the three of you! Now the true fun begins. Enjoy every moment! We can't wait to meet T.J.
Love,
Gene and Pat
Congratulations!!!I can't think of two better people who deserve the honor of being called Mom and Dad (for TJ of course). Thank you so much for allowing us into your lives to share this special time in your lives...Can't wait to meet the new addition to your family. What a great looking family you make. Safe trip back to the United States wtih your precious little boy!
Love
Kylie and David
CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to parenthood (no more beer in the middle of the afternoon);)! We are so happy for you and for TJ. We can't wait to welcome him to our family in person!
Love,
Aunt Deb, Uncle Jake, and TJ's cousins, Noah & Rachel
CONGRATULATIONS I'M SO HAPPY FOR THE 3 OF YOU!!!!! This is going to be one great adventure full of the happiest moments of your lives. Have a safe trip back. Jackie
Congratulations Jon, Lisa and TJ!
We are thrilled for all of you! What a wonderful family you'll be and think of all the memories you already have!
What a special day for all you!
Give TJ a big kiss for us!
Love, Loraine and Fred
AHHHH Congrats Millers!!
Congratulations!!! Can't wait until you get home!
-Jen Sandler
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