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By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts
Tuesday, June 19, 2007; C03
Tracey Neale, Set for the Long Haul of Motherhood
Any day now, Tracey Neale is going to briefly disappear from the airwaves, and now we know why: WUSA's nightly anchor is adopting two children from Ethiopia.
"I'm waiting for the phone call," Neale told us. "I've been wanting to do this since I was 5 years old. It's a dream of mine."
After more than a year working with a private adoption agency, Neale went public with her plan Sunday night at the Rammys, the annual awards for local chefs and restaurants (check out the winners in tomorrow's Food section). Neale, glam in black feathers, was introduced by WTTG (Channel 5) meteorologist Sue Palka, who proudly told 1,600 guests that her close friend is about to bring home two kids.
Neale first tried to adopt an African child six years ago, after reporting about the AIDS crisis on the continent. The baby died, and Neale founded Veronica's Story -- a foundation to help orphans and children with the disease -- and quietly continued to research adoption. Now, as a 40-year-old single mom-to-be, she's requested young siblings (ideally a brother and sister, who might otherwise be separated) and says she's as nervous as "any expectant mother."
Plans for maternity leave are up in the air, and she's still trying to decide if she'll bring a WUSA crew to Ethiopia when she picks up her kids. One thing she knows for sure. As a first-time mom, she's going to need an experienced nanny. "I'm already looking," she said.
Neale's 24/7 Coverage ,
By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts
Monday, October 1, 2007; C03
New mom Tracey Neale thought she understood how adopting twins would change her life. She had no clue.
"It's turned upside down," the bleary-eyed Neale told us. "It's one thing to intellectualize it. It's another thing to live it."
After working with a private adoption agency for more than a year, the Channel 9 anchor headed to Ethiopia in August to pick up 13-month-old Eyasu Nigel Neale and Emebet Nigella Neale, who spent their early months in an orphanage. Neale and the babies spent 10 days in Addis Ababa adjusting to each other, and returned to Washington early last month.
The 40-year-old single mom got a crash course on baby life -- dirty diapers, barely sleeping -- while getting to know the two little personalities that now share her world. Neale had received pictures of the babies before she left for Africa, and thought she had them all figured out: Son Eyasu, the older twin, looked like the big, protective one; daughter Emebet looked small and shy.
But "they're the exact opposite of what I'd thought they'd be," she said. "He's the cuddle bunny, and she's the strong-willed, independent one. This girl is destined to be something."
There are still a few details to work out -- finding a nanny, catching up on sleep -- before Neale returns to work next week. No rush, though: "I am totally loving" being a mom, she said. "I'm surprised I didn't do it years ago."
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