FedEx just brought our visas! YAY! No errors either. I have to say that seeing the visa for the Russian Federation in my passport is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Now I'm really really really ready to get on the plane!
I read in your Blog about the Pooh you bought...one recommendation I read about long after bringing my daughter home was for you & your husband to sleep with it so that it absorbs your scent (and if you regularly wear perfume, to spray the bear with it when you leave Russia).
Yeah! I'm so happy for you!! I remember so clearly when we were just 2 days away from leaving for our 1st trip and now we are home with our little guy and life is perfect! You will be going back for trip 2 before you know it and your little one will be splashing in the pool with you this summer!! Good luck!!
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." -- John 14:18
"In love He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." -- Ephesians 1 4-6
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." -- Isaiah 43:5
We adopted our first child, a son, from Russia in April 2008, and our 2nd child, a daughter, was born December 7, 2008. No time to blog right now. SO busy living life with our 2 children and loving every minute! God has blessed us beyond our dreams!!!
April 22, 2008 ~ HOME April 15, 2008 ~ took custody of Eli Apr. 12 - Apr. 22, 2008 ~ 3rd and final trip to Moscow April 2, 2008 ~ court Mar. 29 - Apr. 3, 2008 ~ 2nd trip to Moscow Feb. 9 - 16, 2008 ~ 1st trip to Moscow Feb. 8, 2008 ~ fingerprint record received from FBI Jan. 30, 2008 ~ fingerprints sent for FBI clearance Jan. 23, 2008 ~ I-171H arrived (after waiting one month & 2 days) Jan. 10, 2008 ~ dossier sent to Moscow for translation Jan. 4, 2008 ~ dossier submitted to agency (waiting on referral begins!) Dec. 21, 2007 ~home study approved by DSS & sent to USCIS (waiting on I-171H begins) Dec. 2007 ~home study completed Nov. 2007 ~ finished online education courses Nov. 2, 2007 ~ fingerprinted (I-600A) Oct. 2007 ~began home study & submitted I-600A Oct. 2007 ~ agency application approved Sept. 2007 ~ passports Jun. 2007 ~ chose agency & began application process Feb. 2007 ~ began researching & reading Jan. 2007 ~ made the decision to adopt
8 comments:
Great news! I'm so excited for you.
WOOHOO - glad your visas are in your hands!
Congratulations!! 1am Friday will be here before you know it!!
Awesome! It was great talking to you today -- thanks for carrying our documents over! I just wish for you that it were Saturday already:) Lori
DOH! I think I meant 1am Saturday, not Friday, didn't I??!!
That's great news! You are one step closer to going to Russia! :)
Hi, Ana,
I read in your Blog about the Pooh you bought...one recommendation I read about long after bringing my daughter home was for you & your husband to sleep with it so that it absorbs your scent (and if you regularly wear perfume, to spray the bear with it when you leave Russia).
God's blessings on your journey!
Polly
Mama to E., now 6 and home 5 years!
Yeah! I'm so happy for you!! I remember so clearly when we were just 2 days away from leaving for our 1st trip and now we are home with our little guy and life is perfect! You will be going back for trip 2 before you know it and your little one will be splashing in the pool with you this summer!! Good luck!!
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