SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i had ANY dancing ability (and i have nada.zip) i would happy dance-- but as i don't want to scare the children, i will refrain and instead sacream "YEAS!!! YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is that not THE best phone call ever??????? ok-- so what are the possible travel dates???
dude-- you better be halfway packed already-- did you heed my warning?? cuz if you're lucky and leave next week- hoo doggie (that's southern, ain't it?) you gotta lotta bags to pack-- so- pack, pack some more and do not wait until the day before-- just lookin' out for ya kid!
WoooHoooo!! I am crazy excited for you!! My My we have waited and waited and NOW the time has arrived!! Yahooooooo!! Thank you Jesus!!
Yes- breath first!! Do you have your visas?? If not get em now!! pack for who is going! Plan for those at home- write that list for whoever is at home! Have skype set up on the computer. Get the cash! Get the documents all together and have them with you and organized! Get you CA and then get the plane reservations!! Use a vtunnel for blogging!! Don't forget about us!! We need to follow you!!
Write a post asking others what else you should be doing or bringing!
Oh Sonia!! I soooooo remember that same feeling when we got Kaylin's TA!! And I kept telling myself....B.R.E.A.T.H.E!!!! It almost felt like labor to me. Our daughter, Jennifer was, 13 at the time and she laughed and laughed at me walking through Wally world trying to get the last few things as we were leaving in 12 days!
SOOOO excited for you guys! I can't wait to see you in China with your boys!! Doin' some happy dancin' here for ya!
so cool...you must be stoke {or about to have a stroke...haha}!! i can still remember the excitement from receiving our PA for little Sami. We brought her home just this past Feb/March. Soon you'll be there.
First thing to do is BREATHE!!! Next is to thank our wonderful God and then last but not least, run around the house shouting YIPPEE at the top of your lungs!!!! Beyond that, ya got me!!!! LOL!!! Book your flight lady!!!!! You are going to China!!!! YAY! Congrats!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Hang on girl, this is where the ride gets FUN! :) Hugs to you. Just catching up today and W.O.W what a fun first blog post to read!!!!!
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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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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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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!
Breathe one breath at a time!! How dang exciting!!!
ReplyDeleteDaddyo
YEA!!!!!! BREATHE FIRST.
ReplyDeleteSHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i had ANY dancing ability (and i have nada.zip) i would happy dance-- but as i don't want to scare the children, i will refrain and instead sacream "YEAS!!! YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteis that not THE best phone call ever??????? ok-- so what are the possible travel dates???
yippeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo! Yippee Jesus! I am so excited for you guys. What do you do next? Buy your plane tickets and go get your boys!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Robin
HaLleLuIah!!!!!!!! Awesome news!! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean Christmas in Ch*na this year!?! Wow! Hugs and prayers!!! and CONGRATS again!!
dude-- you better be halfway packed already-- did you heed my warning?? cuz if you're lucky and leave next week- hoo doggie (that's southern, ain't it?) you gotta lotta bags to pack-- so- pack, pack some more and do not wait until the day before--
ReplyDeletejust lookin' out for ya kid!
YESSSSSSSSSS! The two sweetest letters ever! Thank you Lord for TA!!!
ReplyDeleteJacob and Joey are comin' H-O-M-E!
Breathe and pack, breathe and pack . . .
Rejoicing with you in Texas!! Oh yes we are!!!
Love you!
Tina
Wonderful news, Sonia! Emily can be assured that you have been packing for weeks. Keep us posted...we're praying!
ReplyDeletewahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can you please breathe though... you're scaring me a little. and go PACK!
ReplyDeleteIt's about time! When are you hoping for a CA!??? I cannot wait for you to take this trip.
ReplyDeleteWoooHoooo!! I am crazy excited for you!! My My we have waited and waited and NOW the time has arrived!! Yahooooooo!! Thank you Jesus!!
ReplyDeleteYes- breath first!! Do you have your visas?? If not get em now!! pack for who is going! Plan for those at home- write that list for whoever is at home! Have skype set up on the computer. Get the cash! Get the documents all together and have them with you and organized! Get you CA and then get the plane reservations!! Use a vtunnel for blogging!! Don't forget about us!! We need to follow you!!
Write a post asking others what else you should be doing or bringing!
Keep breathing!!
WooooHooooooo!!!
Oh Sonia!! I soooooo remember that same feeling when we got Kaylin's TA!! And I kept telling myself....B.R.E.A.T.H.E!!!! It almost felt like labor to me. Our daughter, Jennifer was, 13 at the time and she laughed and laughed at me walking through Wally world trying to get the last few things as we were leaving in 12 days!
ReplyDeleteSOOOO excited for you guys! I can't wait to see you in China with your boys!! Doin' some happy dancin' here for ya!
Wonderful news!! Praying as you prepare for
ReplyDeletetravel!
Congratulations! Hurray!!! That's amazing! I am beyond thrilled! Merry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, can I ask - what is the A in TA? Approval? Announcement? I'm more familiar with TC so just checking my terminology! :)
Awesome!!!!! Pack your bags, sista, pack your bags!!!!
ReplyDeleteso cool...you must be stoke {or about to have a stroke...haha}!! i can still remember the excitement from receiving our PA for little Sami. We brought her home just this past Feb/March. Soon you'll be there.
ReplyDeletePACK!!! Whoo Hooo!! You're going to China!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats...congrats. Couldn't get a better Christmas gift than this. Safe travels. We were just there so I've got a good packing list if you want it.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhen?? This is great news, indeed! I am so happy for your family!
ReplyDeleteYippee!! I am over the top excited for you!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't let Jean fool ya, she got all that great advice from me!!!!
So when do you find out your CA dates.
I can't believe that we will only be a few short weeks behind ya!!
First thing to do is BREATHE!!! Next is to thank our wonderful God and then last but not least, run around the house shouting YIPPEE at the top of your lungs!!!! Beyond that, ya got me!!!! LOL!!! Book your flight lady!!!!! You are going to China!!!! YAY! Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteWAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHang on girl, this is where the ride gets FUN! :) Hugs to you. Just catching up today and W.O.W what a fun first blog post to read!!!!!