Finally a Family of SIX : November 2015

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Halloween

Pre- Halloween at the pumpkin patch with my parents.

Here we are carving pumpkins

Yep! Those are his dish washing gloves. and. that. is an entirely different conversation.

Adoption Timeline - Dong Jiao

Read about the disruption of Emma Grace - May 6, 2013

Hubby and I talked and cried about EG - May 6-15

Tried to find her on the Shared list with NO luck - May 14

Got the call she has been found but we can't lock her file because we are not DTC though someone else can - May 15 AM

We can lock her file, she becomes SF - May 15 PM

Happy Birthday to me We lock her file- May 15 - 10 PM

I freak out not sure I can parent an adopted 9 year old - May 16

Good friends at the right time calm me down along with a overly calm peaceful husband - May 16 PM

FEW all is well we move forward and send LOI - May 17

Start the crazy amount of paperwork

PA - June 26

Fingerprint - July 11

I800A - August 20

DTC - August 30

LID - September 12

LOA/LSC - October 15

I800 approval - November 5

Article 5 - drop off 11/14, pick up 12/2

TA - 12/16/13

Gotcha - 1/6/13

CA - 1/16/13

Adoption Timeline - Naomi

The adoption seed is planted in my heart - April 2002
My Honey wants to adopt too!!! - December 2006
The mountains of paperwork begins - January 2007
Paper work is done and sent to China - June 2007
Log In Date (China logs in our paperwork) - June 4, 2007
REFERAL of our baby girl - August 13, 2008
Letter of Intent (letter we sent to China saying we want to adopt Rao ChuYu) - August 13, 2008
Pre Approvel (China pre aproves us) - September 2, 2008
Letter of Confirmation (China's approval) - September 24, 2008
Travel approval - October 16, 2008
ChuYu placed in my arms November 23, 2008
Consulate Appointment - December 1, 2008