So, i was adding my "perfect stocking stuffer" line for the car decal when you left your comment. You are NOT a dork, but did miss at the top right where it says "car decal $5" with the paypal button!! Thanks for the asking!
Love that proud little grin at the end after making his airplane. You lucky thing...getting videos! Did you understand any of it after taking your mandarin class? I only caught "my name is..." Blessings
Holy cuteness!! It is so wonderful that these incredible boys will be able to came home together, brothers forever. It looks like you have an aeronautical engineering on your hands! lol Krista D
I agree.....CUTE and NEED SUBTITLES!! LOL!! How blessed to have this video of him, too....just an added thanksgiving blessing for his momma!! :) And how did he know to make an airplane? Hmmmm....must be in the genes and who's gonna tell me your not related? ;)
sonia-- can't find your email-- responding to your comment on my blog-- ISN"T IT THE BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!????????????????? seriosuly-- this has been my prayer for the past 5 months-- God, I want to adopt again- But i do NOT want to do the paperwork-- (after 3- it just gets blurry). and i have a BIG internal struggle. part of me is happy with 5-- OVERWHELMED with 5. but God gave me a heart for his orphans in china. i didn't ask for it. but there it is. and how can i stand before him one day and say- how did i do? and have Him say-- there was more for you to do, but you said no. sooooooooo i have my eye on a girl with noah's EXACT needs- she has been on the shared list for almost 2 months now-- if she goes over to SF (special focus-- hard to place WC kids) we might have to bite the bullet.
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Jacob & Joey ~ Home January 27th 2011
Joshua 1:9
Joshua ~ Home September 24th, 2011 where he went directly from the airport to the PICU; blue and dying of an unrepaired heart defect. 20 days later he RAN out pink and full of life. I stand amazed.
Jason, Jordan, Justin & Jack ~ Home since they emerged from my loins on their respective days of birth.
I am a forgiven sinner madly in love with my Savior and mother to many somewhat smelly boys who recently returned from China with our two latest additions Jacob & Joseph. Orphanage mates from infancy, 7 months apart and teaching me daily what real love is. 3 months home with Jacob and Joey I found Joshua. Blue, sick, dying and needing a family. 4 months later he was home, healed and leaving me in awe of the healing hand of God. Glory. To. HIM.
May 25th-June 14th 2011 - New Home study June 14th, 2011PA June 16th, 2011 - I-800A sent July 1st, 2011 - I-800A APPROVAL! July 8th, 2011 - DTC! July 11th, 2011 - LID August 1, 2011 - LSC! August 12th, 2011 - I-800 Approval August 19th, 2011 - NVC Cable August 26th, 2011 - Article 5 September 6th, 2011 - TA September 19, 2011 - Gotcha Day!
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Jordan
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Justin
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Jack
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Jacob
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Joshua
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Joseph
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Contact Info
Questions? Comments? Encouragement? Want to know more about one of these kiddo's? mommyof4jays@msn.com
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Made the final decision to adopt after months of prayer
Friday, February 12, 2010 Signed contract with adoption agency and contract to begin home study
Saturday, February 13, 2010 Announced to friends and family that we were adopting through a really fun guessing game on Facebook. :)
Wednesday, February 28, 2010 Precious boy #1 File Locked! LOI sent in!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 First Home Study visit(though 99% of forms needed for HS completion are already done including requesting all state clearances....all 8 states....thank you Air Force!)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Second & Third Home Study visit
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 PA! (17 days from LOI)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Fourth and final Home Study visit and lunch at the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate!
Thursday, April 16, 2010 All dossier docs county certified and Secretary of State authenticated! Just waiting on the home study!
Monday, April 19, 2010 Home study done! It's at our agency getting reviewed!
Friday, April 30, 2010 Fingerprints released from fingerprint purgatory(8 1/2 weeks for FP processing)
Monday, May 3, 2010 Final draft with prints sent to agency
Monday, May 10, 2010 Home study officially approved
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Drove to home study agency to pick up completed home study and overnight-ed I-800A to USCIS!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Found out Joey and another precious boy that we fell in love with months ago are in the same foster home and are best friends. Sent 8.2 million emails.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 All dossier docs except Home Study and Immigration clearance sent to Chinese Consulate for Authentication.
Thursday, May 20, 2010 Agency #2 says yes, they will release kiddo #2's file!
Monday, May 31, 2010 Found out all of our dossier documents were rejected at the C.Consulate. They don't take Fed-Ex right now.
Wednesday, June 7, 2010 Our dossier documents finally return to us. We decide to use a courier for the Consulate this time. It worked, over $300 and a week later we had all of our dossier documents sans the home study and I797-C forms authenticated!
Monday, June 14, 2010 am Sent our dossier sans the home study and I-797C forms to our agency for review.
Monday, June 14, 2010 pm Found out that we received a request for evidence. Our dossier isn't going to China this week. This was a hard day.
Monday, June 21, 2010 Request for evidence resolved! Our I-797C is on it's way to us and we are trying to get our dossier to China this Friday!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Everything that could go wrong. Did go wrong. Our dossier is not going to China this week.
Monday, June 28, 2010 Home Study and immigration approval are with the courier! Our agency should receive it all on Thursday, dare I say we may be DTC Friday?!
Friday, July 2, 2010 DTC!
Thursday, July 8, 2010 LID!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 6:01pm Received a phone call that we have verbal permission from the CC*AA for the dual adoption. Cried like a baby.
Friday, July 30, 2010 After 9 days of both agencies working out the deets, we submitted the required paperwork to have his file officially transferred to our agency.
Monday, August 23, 2010 8:11am Received a phone call that the CCAA is skipping PA for Jacob and moving right into LSC "asap"!
Thursday, September 23, 2010 LSC X 2! (ASAP in Mandarin apparently means 4 weeks)
September 27th, 2010 I-800 mailed
October 27th, 2010 I-800 approved(adjudicator called to let me know, we haven't yet received it in the mail however)
Saturday, October 30th, 2010 I-800 approval arrived in the mail
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 Cabled!
Friday, November 5, 2010 NVC letter/DS-230 & LSC's back to China!
Oh, he is sweet! What a blessing to receive a video and not just photographs. i bet you are beside yourself to get there and hold them!!
ReplyDeleteSo, i was adding my "perfect stocking stuffer" line for the car decal when you left your comment. You are NOT a dork, but did miss at the top right where it says "car decal $5" with the paypal button!! Thanks for the asking!
ReplyDeleteBeyond cuteness!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie! I'm sure that husband of yours was very proud of the airplane he made! He may follow in his Daddy's footsteps!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Robin
oooooooooooooh - beyond cuteness- as the youngest he surely will be getting away with lots of trouble!
ReplyDeleteLove that proud little grin at the end after making his airplane. You lucky thing...getting videos! Did you understand any of it after taking your mandarin class? I only caught "my name is..."
ReplyDeleteBlessings
How cute! I love that he made an airplane!!! Do you have any idea what he was saying?
ReplyDeleteHoly cuteness!! It is so wonderful that these incredible boys will be able to came home together, brothers forever.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have an aeronautical engineering on your hands! lol
Krista D
I agree.....CUTE and NEED SUBTITLES!! LOL!! How blessed to have this video of him, too....just an added thanksgiving blessing for his momma!! :) And how did he know to make an airplane? Hmmmm....must be in the genes and who's gonna tell me your not related? ;)
ReplyDeleteHe is cute, cute, cute!! His smile, his face exudes JOY!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful addition he will be!!
Can't wait to follow your blog with 6 boys in your home! Lots of material and lots of fun!!
Adorable! I know you can't wait to get him home!
ReplyDeleteHe's not cute.
ReplyDeleteHe's ADORABLE!
That voice!? Oh, my.
I am dead serious when I say I can't wait for you to get to China.
How in the world did you get the video? Did the orphanage do that for you? Longgang? Really?
I wanted to surprise you with my package from Shenzhen- but you ruined it. Now you have to go pick them up. : ) haha!
sonia-- can't find your email-- responding to your comment on my blog--
ReplyDeleteISN"T IT THE BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!????????????????? seriosuly-- this has been my prayer for the past 5 months-- God, I want to adopt again- But i do NOT want to do the paperwork-- (after 3- it just gets blurry). and i have a BIG internal struggle. part of me is happy with 5-- OVERWHELMED with 5. but God gave me a heart for his orphans in china. i didn't ask for it. but there it is. and how can i stand before him one day and say- how did i do? and have Him say-- there was more for you to do, but you said no. sooooooooo i have my eye on a girl with noah's EXACT needs- she has been on the shared list for almost 2 months now-- if she goes over to SF (special focus-- hard to place WC kids) we might have to bite the bullet.