24 HOURS
In 24 hours Norm and I will be at the Harrisburg Airport waiting in extreme anticipation for Mihelle's plane to land. Soon I will be able to wrap my arms around my very dear long distance friend and feel the warmth of our friendship. We have journied through this adoption together for 11 months now and with the help of our webcams we have united in a new way. Seeing each other and sharing 4 days together will only add to the excitement of our bond. I cannot wait to see Michelle and to spend our days doing whatever the day brings to us. Keep alert as I will be sure to post some pictures of our exciting reunion together!!!!
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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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3 comments:
I hope you have fun with your friend! & thanks for sharing in our referral news. i have a feeling I'll be up all night.
We'll be there about the same time--going the other way! Maybe we'll see ya! Have a great four days!
I hope you're having fun with your friend..isn't it great how we make such great friends through this process??? When you get a chance, I tagged you...see my blog for details!
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