Derek Opens His First Christmas Gift.....
Thanks Barb & Alan. He loves them. This is his first Thomas pieces as well and I love the Chinese Dragon car. It is perfect!!!!!
Here's a little video coverage of the event.....
Beautiful Handcrafted Jewelry includes Adoption Pieces
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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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2 comments:
Could not pass these up after your little train ride and the dragon was a must have. Hope he has fun with them.
Santa forgives you for opening them early!
Merry Christmas! I'm sure the holidays will be extra special this year.
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