tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72702541866880542012-02-16T17:29:33.182-08:00Ohildanoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270254186688054.post-70614002934554653812007-01-17T19:54:00.000-08:002008-09-13T06:09:59.048-07:00<strong><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#330099;">September 4, 2006</span> – We inquired with Heritage about Qin, and were told that she was on hold for a family, and had many others waiting.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Wed., September 13</span> – We receive an email from Peggy at Heritage informing us that Qin is available.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Thurs., September 14</span> - after researching and speaking to drs., we fax in our formal application for Qin at 11:00 pm at night!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Friday, September 15</span> – 12:54 pm we receive an email that Qin is ours!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">September 30</span> – We sent our LOI to Heritage<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">October 5</span> – Scott and I complete our physicals and blood tests<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">October 6</span> – Heritage mails out our LOI to China.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">October 18</span> – Our social worker comes for homestudy visit and we receive our fingerprint letter today!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">October 26</span> – We send off Scott’s birth certificate to the Chinese Consulate in NY for Authentication<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">October 28</span> – We got fingerprinted in Tampa<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">November 10</span> – Receive homestudy draft from SW and sent over for review to dossier consultant and to our agency.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">November 20</span> – Received PA!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">November 20</span> – Received homestudy back from our SW with most of revisions.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">November 27</span> – Returned homestudy back to SW for final revisions<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">November 28</span> – Sent out two packages for Anna Grace to receive second week and third week of Dec.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">December 8</span> – Received more pictures of Anna Grace from two more families visiting Hefei and received our completed and notarized homestudy reports!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">December 11</span> – FedEx’d homestudy to USCIS and notification comes from CCAA that there are new rules as of May 1, 2007….we no longer qualify if our dossier is not logged in by then. L<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">December 13</span> – Homestudy report received by USCIS<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">December 19</span> – Receive more pictures of Anna Grace from our agency director. Our package that included her little family album was delivered to her!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">January 4, 2007</span> – We receive our I171H!!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">January 9</span> – Documents leave to FL Sec. Of State for certification<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">January 11</span> – CCAA adds another step (acceptance letter) to process of adopting a waiting child.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">January 17</span> – Documents leave FL Sec of State and head to our dossier consultant in Houston. </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></strong><p><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">January 25</span> – Our documents were picked up from the Houston Consulate office by our dossier consultant and sent to us via FedEx. </strong></p></span></span><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#330099;">February 6</span> – <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We found out today that we are FINALLY DTC!!!!! Wooohooo!!!!!</span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"><span style="color:#330099;">February 26</span> - We re<span style="color:#990000;">ceived our Login Date....an unbelievable 7 days after DTC! February </span>13!</span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#330099;">April 6 -</span> <span style="color:#990000;">We sent Anna Grace another package, this one for her birthday, which is Saturday, April 7. Also, Kai's passport finally arrived today!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#333399;">April 27 -</span> <span style="color:#990000;">after waiting 73 days, at 2:45 p.m. we received the call that our LOA was at our agency!!!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#333399;">April 30 -</span> <span style="color:#990000;">LOA heads back to Heritage Adoption Services in Portland, OR. and is delivered on Wed., May 3, 2007.</span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"><span style="color:#330099;">May 4</span> - Our LOA was sent by our agency to CCAA and was delivered to them on May 6.</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">May 31</span> - </strong><strong><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="color:#990000;">On day 107 of the TA wait, and 34 days from receiving our LOA, we finally heard at 3:30 p.m. that our TA has arrived!!!!!<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">June 13</span> - </strong><strong><span style="color:#990000;">We head to the beautiful country of the People's Republic of China.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">June 19</span> - </strong><strong><span style="color:#990000;">We hold our beautiful daughter for the first time.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">June 25</span> - <span style="color:#990000;">Our Consulate Appointment</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">June 27</span> - </strong><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Start the journey back home to the US.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">June 29</span> - <span style="color:#990000;">Arrive in Ft. Myers and begin our lives as a complete, forever family.</span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7270254186688054-7061400293455465381?l=annagracecomeshome-timeline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ohildanoreply@blogger.com0