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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Brother Nick heading up in the attic!


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Please enjoy a snapshot of life as we know it...We are parents to the sweetest little boy in the world from China, and we are currently awaiting travel approval for Matthew's sister Hope in China. God has blessed us immeasureably with our first miracle child and life is surely a lot of fun!





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  • September 5, 2008 - Received Preliminary Approval from China(PA)
  • August 26th, 2008 - submitted preliminary application to China
  • August 25th, 2008 - Received referral called for special waiting child, had child locked in, and worked on preliminary application
  • July 18th, 2008 - Sent match form for special waiting child program to La Vida
  • July 17, 2008 - had a conference call with La Vida and inquired about Special Waiting Program
  • June 8th, 2008 - Received paperwork to start renewal process for immigration and home study update
  • July 27th, 2007 - LOG IN DATE
  • July 23, 2007 - Dossier to China!
  • May 5th, 2007 - Attended Adoption Workshop in King of Prussia and ate at an amazing Chinese restaurant!
  • May 3, 2007 - Finally received passports!!!
  • March 6th - Adoption home study with Shirley, our social worker!
  • February 2, 2007 - Chris and I finished our autobiographies!
  • January 15th, 2007 - Began the paperchasing to put a dossier together!
  • January 12th - Received word from La Vida that application was accepted!
  • January 5th - Mailed application to La Vida International
  • December 25th, 2007 - Chris game me signed adoption application with a book on international adoption letting me know "it's time to do this."
  • November 10, 2007 - Started Adoption Paperwork


Journey into our next adoption...

  • Travel approval (TA)
  • Article 5 issued 5/24/11
  • NVC Cable 5/2/11
  • I-800 approval April 19, 2011
  • Letter of acceptance(LOA or RA) issued April 1, 2011
  • Preliminary approval granted 2/25/11
  • Letter of intent sent for Hope (LOI) 2/24/11
  • Log in date (LID) 2/18/11
  • Dossier to China 1/27/11
  • Documents sent to agency for Dossier 1/3/11
  • I-800A approval notice received 1/3/2011
  • I-800A approval (via email) 12/23/10
  • Fingerprint appointments 12/6/10
  • USCIS I-800A application filed 11/3/10
  • Home Study Part 2 - 9/15/10
  • Home Study Part 1 completed 9-8-10




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