TODAY IS THE DAY.....
We are leaving Harrisburg International Airport at 3:30 this afternoon to begin our looooong journey to meet Derek and FINALLY bring him HOME!!!!!! What an exciting day.
I woke at 6am and got the girls up for school. Just finished making breakfast for them and soon they will head out the door. What a sad moment it will be!!!! I can't wait to come home to them already!
We will be leaving here at noon to head to the airport and do our check in thing and wait it out for the plane!!! My mom, Norm's mom & his sister Cheryl will be taking us to see us off. I don't know that my mom has ever been to the airport before in her life. This will be quite an experience for her.
Follow us today as we try to post as frequently as we can about our journey. I know we should be able to catch up with yo all when we get in to Hong Kong. Talk to you soon!!!!!
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Our Adoption Timeline
- 9/18/2008 WE ARE HOME!!!!!
- 9/16/2008 Rec'd Visa!!!!
- 9/8/2008 G&R Day
- 9/4/08 Approved by PC Committee
- 9/1/08 First Orphanage Visit with Derek
- 8/30/08 Arrived in Danang Vietnam
- 8/8/2008 Norm & I decided to travel to VN the end of August to await G
- 8/8/2008 Beijing Olympics Began
- 8/8/2008 797C sent to Hanoi
- 8/8/2008 Notified of Conference Call with Holt International (new agency) set for 8/11/2008
- 8/4/2008 Notified by CAII that they were filing bankruptcy
- 8/4/2008 Had to have 797C Legalized
- 7/23/2008 Day 58--Rec'd I600 APPROVAL!!!!!
- 7/16/2008 Rec'd Visa's
- 7/8/2008 Applied for Travel Visa
- 7/9/2008 USCIS gave surprise visit to orphanage
- 5/27/2008 Receipt of I600 rec'd today!!!!!
- 5/19/2008 I600 Filed in HCMC
- 5/16/2008 Referral Photo rec'd
- 5/16/2008 Official Match Letter from DIA rec'd
- 5/8/2008 Official Match Letter sent from DIA
- 4/29/2008 Commitment Letter and I-600 sent to VN associate
- 5/5/2008 Happy 17 Month Birthday Derek!!!!
- 4/21/2008 DIA received Age Ammeneded Letter
- 4/17/2008 Age Letter sent to DIA
- 4/14/2008 Faxed ammended age letter to CAII
- 4/14/2008 Had fingerprints done for PA DPW
- 4/5/2008 Happy 16th Month Birthday Derek!!!
- 4/4/2008 Dossier is in the DIA's hands
- 3/19/2008 Fed Ex'd I600 to CM
- 3/14/2008 Filled out "trial" I600
- 3/13/2008 Dossier made it to DN DOJ
- 3/5/2008 ONE Year since Referral
- 3/3/2008 SIGNATURE FINALLY RECEIVED!!!
- 2/7/2007 Re-fingerprinting Complete
- 2/5/2008 Happy 14 Month Birthday Derek!!!
- 2/1/2008 Happy Birthday Jessica!!
- 1/25/2008 Happy Birthday Norm!!
- 1/21/2008 Rec'd appt. for refingerprinting
- 1/5/2008 Happy 13th month Birthday Derek
- 1/1/2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR
- 12/27/2007 Applied for extension of fingerprints
- 12/5/2007 Happy FIRST Birthday Baby!!! Wish you were here! We'll be there soon!
- 11/5/2007 Happy 11 Month Birthday Derek! Your Family Loves You!!!
- 10/5/2007 HAPPY 10 month BIRTHDAY DEREK!!! WE WANT TO BRING YOU HOME SO BADLY!
- 9/27/2007 DEVASTATING NEWS REC"D
- 9/5/2007 HAPPY 9th month BIRTHDAY DEREK!!!
- 9/4/2007 Rec'd NEW PICTURE of Derek
- 8/14/2007 STILL WAITING TO TRAVEL!!!!!
- 8/5/2007 HAPPY 8 month BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!!!
- 7/5/07 HAPPY 7 month BIRTHDAY DEREK!!!
- 6/5/07 Derek is 6 MONTHS OLD!!!
- 5/24/07 Travel Talk Completed
- 5/8/07 Travel Talk set for May 24th
- 5/7/07 New picture of Derek received
- 5/5/07 HAPPY 5 month BIRTHDAY DEREK!!!!
- 4/26/07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYSSA
- 4/5/07 HAPPY 4 Month BIRTHDAY DEREK!!!
- 3/29/07 Dossier approved by DIA
- 3/26/07 Derek had his first immunizatons
- 3/26/07 Dossier to DIA in Hanoi
- 3/22/07 Officially Accepted DEREK"S referral
- 3/5/07 REFERRAL Rec'd IT"S A BOY!!!!
- 2/22/07 Dossier is in Vietnam waiting for translation
- 2/22/07 Sent Passport copies to Ray
- 2/21/07 Rec'd passport copies from Consulate
- 2/18/07 HAPPY TET!!!!!
- 2/13/07 Our Dossier Was Sent To Vietnam Where It Will Begin It's Long Process, First Off With Translation (AFTER TET)
- 2/9/07 Fed Ex'd Documents To Consulate
- 2/9/07 Back o SOS Office To Certify Additional Required Documents For Dossier
- 2/5/07 There Are Now 6 Babies In The Orphanage
- 2/2/07 Found Out That Jaden Is Now In The Orphanage
- 2/1/07 Rec'd Word From Ray That We Should Receive Our Referral by Mid March and Travel in July
- 2/1/07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA
- 1/31/07 Rec'd Dossier Back From Consulate and Fed Ex'd To Diane
- 1/25/07 Fed Ex'd Our Completed Dossier To the Consulate
- 1/25/07 Went To SOS Office to Have Dossier Certified
- 1/25/07 Rec'd Word That The Orphanages Has 3 Infants Admitted
- 1/25/07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORM!!!
- 1/8/07 Began Working On Our Dossier Paperwork
- 12/29/06 Rec'd 797C
- 12/1/06 Had Referral Opportunity of Baby Boy From Taiwan--cChose To Wait For Our Baby Girl In Vietnam
- 11/17/06 Officially #5 on Waiting List
- 11/17/06 Final Copy of Homestudy Was Fed Ex'd to CAII Headquarters
- 11/3/06 Had Homestudy Visit
- 11/2/06 Rec'd Passports
- 10/24/06 Had Immunizations For Vietnam Travel
- 10/17/06 Had Fingerprinting Done
- 10/11/06 Applied for New S.S. Card Which I Misplaced
- 10/10/06 Applied for Birth Certificates
- 9/24/06 Fed Ex'd Vietnam Application to CAII
- 9/23/06 Had passport Photos Taken
- 9/21/06 Sent I600 Form
- 9/21/06 Fed Ex'd Homestudy Paperwork to S.W.
- 9/14/06 Rec'd Yet More Papers to be Filled Out
- 9/6/06 Rec'd Dossier Paperwork Packet
- 9/2/06 Rec'd Homestudy Packet to be Filled Out
- 8/31/06 Rec'd Email fom S.W. about Homestudy Intentions
- 8/28/06 Faxed Application & Intake Data to CAII
- 8/22/06 Attended CAII Seminar in Camp Hill,PA
About Me
- Teresa and Norm
- We have been married 5 years and are currently in the process of adopting our baby boy from Vietnam. Teresa has 2 bio daughters Alyssa, 16 & Jessica,12. We are anxious to have the opportunity to adopt Derek together! (Updated 6/2008)
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4 comments:
how flippin' exciting. so happy to see you finally off and on your way to him. :)
safe and happy travels.
leslie
Hope you have a really great trip! Can't wait to see pictures of you all with Derek!
Oh my Gosh girlfriend, I'm so excited. I can't wait to see you guys with him. I watched the videos. He's such a cutie. Anxiously waiting to hear from you.
Love you guys!
I was home the day you left. I stood on the deck and waved at every plane that passed overhead, but you did not wave back :(
So I guess I will just have to wait for the film to come out!
PEZDAD
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