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Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Update You Have Been Waiting For!

WE ARE HOME!

We were warmly welcomed by Daddy and all of the kids at LAX around 4:00pm!

Alex slept through the night. He had no problem sharing a bed with Dennis and even though it is hard to tell-- they are holding hands!

Adoption Timeline

8-7-09 - Fly Home!
8-6-09 - Pick up Visa
8-5-09 - Apply for Visa
8-4-09 - On the Train back to Kiev
8-3-09 - Pick up Court Decree
7-31-09 - 10th Day done
7-23-09 - John and Dennis no longer in Ukraine with Us
7-22-09 - 10 day wait begins
7-21-09 - Court
7-15-09 - See Alexsey!
7-14-09 - SDA Appointment
7-11-09 - Leave for Ukraine
6-30-09 - Found out SDA Appt is moved up to July 13
6-22-09 - Found out SDA Appt is July 15th but could be sooner if we redo our medical quickly
6-22-09 - Dossier Successfully Submitted
4-22-09 - Dossier in Ukraine! Begin the translation!
4-14-09 - Whole dossier apostilled
4-6-09 - Finished paperwork for dossier, waiting for immigration approval to come in mail
4-3-09 - Notified by email that we are approved to adopt an orphan
3-14-09 - Fingerprinted twice for immigration and police clearance letter. Received copy of marriage certificate.
3-13-09 - Received invitation for I-600A fingerprinting
3-9-09 - Immigration get our homestudy
2-10-09 - Finished all paperwork for homestudy and mailed off I-600A
1-31-09 - Homestudy Visit
1-28-09 - Notified Homestudy Agency
1-27-09 - Committed to adopting Alexsey

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Update You Have Been Waiting For!

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