A Family for Maria: December 2012

What happens to a Russian orphan one year after being adopted by a loving American family?

A chance at LIFE!

Adoption Timeline

11/12/11 Arrive home- Maria is automatically a US citizen upon entering the country
11/8/11 Gotcha Day- we are officially Maria's parents!
3rd trip 11/5-11/12
10/10/11 Received court date- 10/25
8/31/11 Updated court documents arrive in EE. Hoping for early Oct. court date
7/17/11 Arrive in Maria's country- Happy Birthday to me!
7/16-7/23 1st trip to EE
6/28/11 Received THE CALL that we could now travel in two weeks!
5/25/11 Dossier submitted to Ministry (waiting for it to be registered and be invited to meet Maria)
4/14/11 Dossier arrived in Eastern Europe
4/11/11 Dossier sent to Eastern Europe
3/14/11 Resent notarized I-171H to Sec of State for apostille- missing notary stamp
3/3/11 Sent notarized I-171H to Sec of State for apostille
2/25/11 Received USCIS approval!
2/14/11 Apostilled Dossier recieved by agency from Sec of State
2/2/11 Sent dossier to Sec of State to be apostilled
1/28/11 Fingerprints taken- walk in
1/22/11 Received appointment letter for fingerprints
1/14/11 Overnighted Homestudy to USCIS
1/7/11 Received FBI Clearance Letter
1/3/11 Homestudy Complete!
1/3/11 Received Psych Evals in mail
11/23/10 Last home study visit
11/20 & 11/22 Psychological Evaluations/Interviews
11/17/10 Second home study visit
11/1/10 First home study visit
10/5/10 Contact Partners for Adoption Home Study Agency
9/28/10 Contact Hand in Hand International Adoption Agency
9/24/10 Commit to Adopt Maria
9/9/10 Inquired about Maria
June 2010 First found Reece's Rainbow, fell in love with Maria and cried for her
5/24/10 Start seriously researching international adoption
5/22/10 Attend Adoption Conference
January 2010 God strongly put adoption on both of our hearts- Begin praying HARD!

Fundraising

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Russian adoption