After sitting in the plane for almost 1 hour before take-off and filling out our visa forms in green ink and having to re do them on the floor of the immigration office at the airport- we are here. Hal picked us up, Jackson and BigBoy were happy to help us haul our baggage for a good tip (hands are always out around here). We got to the hotel and Chris came walking around the corner with Grace- she looks great! And she got big in the last 11 months! Daphna followed shortly thereafter- she looks like we remembered, just a wee little bit bigger. We have been napping, feeding and playing ever since, what a blessing to be here.
Thanks for praying us through customs, although you were all praying a little early.....We were asked about the large bags- showed him the top one- strategically filled with formula and no vitamins, and were waved through. We pray we can be a blessing to Chris and Hal and all the kids with the things that you sent with us.
Try to get pics tommorrow- God bless.
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Daphna
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Daphna
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Our Adoption Process
- 2/19/08 - We decide to pursue domestic adoption
- 2/26/08 - Unknown to us, Daphna is brought to HIS Home for Children
- 4/22/08 - Doors to domestic adoption close
- 5/12/08 - We begin international adoption process
- 6/16/08 - Daphna is put "on hold" for us
- 6/19/08 - Receive first picture of Daphna
- 7/03/08 - Meet Nungesters, who run HIS Home for Children orphanage, in MI
- 7/31/08 - We turn in homestudy paperwork
- 9/02/08 - Homestudy complete
- 9/04/08 - Daphna officially referred to us
- 9/03/08 - Immigration paperwork sent out
- 9/10/08 - Take dossier to Great Seal
- 9/22-9/25/08 - Visit Haiti. Celebrate Daphna's 1st birthday with her.
- 9/28/08 - Decide to adopt Grace
- 9/29/08 - Translation complete, but done in wrong language
- 9/30/08 - Fingerprinted
- 10/24/08 - Dossier sent to consulate in Chicago
- 10/27/08 - Dossier authenticated and on it's way back
- 10/28/08 - Grace offically referred to us
- 10/29/08- 11:30 am. Dossier is sent to Haiti. Feels like a huge victory. Thank you Jesus!
- 10/31/08 - Dossier arrives in Port Au Prince. Approved I-171 form arrives at home
- 11/20/08 - Amended I-171H form arrives
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved our paperwork!
- 1/12/10 - 7.0 Earthquake shakes Haiti damaging the orphanage
- 1/22/10 - Daphna and Grace are granted humanitarian parole and are issued visas to come to the U.S.
- 1/25/10 - Daphna and Grace fly to Orlando then Miami
- 1/26/10 - Gotcha Day!
- 3/20/2010 - We begin to pursue domestic adoption of Daphna and Grace
- 10/20/2010 - Complete 6th and final home visit. Thanks Joy!
- 11/09/10 - Adoption Finalized!!!
- 11/30/10 - Birth certificates issued
- 3/07/2011 - File I-485 (green card) with USCIS
- 4/06/2011 - Biometrics for Daphna & Grace
- 6/30/11 - Grace granted Permanent Resident status
- 8/16/11 - Daphna granted Permanent Resident status.
4 comments:
So glad to hear you made it! We are home now, had a good trip. Have a wonderful time with the girls! We will watch for pictures and more notes. Love, the Wetters
SO happy for you to be spending time with your beautiful girls. Wish I could be there to meet you :) Make lots of memories
Amanda Logiodice
Hey! Whoo Hooo, you made it. Can't wait to see pictures!
Enjoy those girls.
Praying,
Kathy
And, the rest of the Boes too!
Have a wonderful time with your precious girls. We don't know one another, but our family is also in the process of adopting two babies (boys) from Haiti. God bless you in your journey.
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