Goodbye Kazakhstan. Thank you for the most precious gift of our darling son. And don't go thinking we're giving him back just because he pooped in the bathtub tonight.We're going home!!!
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Regina, Frank and Milan (Milo) at the Orphanage in Kazakhstan, May '08
Two Months Home
Four Months Home
Six months home
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FRANK AND REGINA'S JOURNEY INTO PARENTHOOD THROUGH ADOPTION
This site chronicles our experience of adopting a child from Aqtobe, Kazakhstan. We never thought we would want children, but we've learned to never say never! To start at the beginning click on "May 2007" in the blog archive and scroll to the bottom. Our two trips occurred in May and July 2008. We live in Charleston, SC, and can be contacted at regina(at)ruopoli.com. Enjoy!
Regina, Frank and Milan (Milo) at the Orphanage in Kazakhstan, May '08
Two Months Home
Four Months Home
Six months home
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Blog Archive
- May 2007 (1)
- June 2007 (4)
- July 2007 (3)
- August 2007 (3)
- September 2007 (7)
- October 2007 (7)
- November 2007 (11)
- December 2007 (6)
- January 2008 (7)
- February 2008 (6)
- March 2008 (8)
- April 2008 (11)
- May 2008 (12)
- June 2008 (5)
- July 2008 (18)
- August 2008 (7)
- September 2008 (3)
- October 2008 (3)
- November 2008 (3)
- December 2008 (2)
- January 2009 (2)
- March 2009 (1)
- April 2009 (1)
- May 2009 (1)
- November 2010 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
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Our Adoption Timeline
Apr 21, 2007 - Application sent to LMI
May 3, 2007 - Home Study Home Visit
Jun 4, 2007 - Agency Contract Signed / Sent
Jun 28, 2007 - Filed I-600A Form
Jun 12, 2007 - Home Study Complete
Jul 13, 2007 - Immigration Fingerprints
Jul 27, 2007 - Received I-171H
Jul 29, 2007 - FBI Fingerprints
Aug 20, 2007 - Received FBI Fingerprint Clearance
Aug 23, 2007 - Dossier Completed & Sent to Coordinator
Aug 31, 2007 - Dossier Sent for Apostilles by Coordinator
Sep 11-16, 2007 - Dossier in Final Review
Sep 17-Oct 5, 2007 - Dossier in Translation
Oct 5-Nov 7, 2007 - Dossier in Limbo, Waiting on Missing Info
Nov 8-Dec10, 2007 - Dossier at the Kaz Consulate
Dec 11, 2007- Feb 11, 2008 - Dossier at the MFA in Kaz
Feb 12-18, 2008 - Dossier Held for Region Search
Feb 19, 2008 - Assigned to Aqtobe
March 4, 2008 - Dossier at the MOE
May 8, 2008 - Received LOI!
May 14, 2008 - Received Visa/Left USA
May 16, 2008 – Meetcha Day
July 14, 2008 – Court Day
July 30, 2008 – Gotcha Day
August 19, 2008 – Touchdown USA
36 comments:
WOOHOO!!! Congratulations. Have a safe flight!
good luck in the last leg of your travels! Hello . . .. and goodbye from us as we leave on Wednesday! Cindy Matt Astrid and coming REALLY soon...Akeyla!!
You're already on the road now. Safe travels to you! Woo Hoo....how exciting!!
Thinking of you,
Eileen
Ooooh! The dreaded tub poop. Been there. I hope this flight is smooth and easy. Use the Benadryl girl, if you need it! It's all good. See you both soon back in Charleston where you belong. Bon Voyage!!
LOL about the poop - when that happened around here it was like a nuclear disaster complete with haz mat suits.
Can I say YEEEEEAAAAAAAA?! I can't wait to see photos of the reunited family!
There's no place like the bathtub...
There's no place like the bathtub...
Look! Up in the sky!
It's a bird...it's a plane....
It's Super Mom! And the Super Pooper! Up, up and awaaaaaay!
OH MY GOD!!! We just got back to RI from being out of town and we are soooooo excited for you! You must be traveling as we write this! We are sitting here laughing at your hilarious post about poop in the tub (we can only shower Aila now...until she is potty trained....she gets too relaxed every time!) and we are marveling at how you are already returning to the states with your sweet little one! We are so happy that you'll be reunited with Frank and that you will soon be a family, together at home! What a great thing that you enjoyed your time together in Almaty. We send our love and are overjoyed for you all! Safe travels! we'll be praying that all goes well and you arrive home to the loving arms of your husband/Milo's daddy!
Have a great trip. It will SOOOOO GREAT to be home with him and back with your husband. Here's to an amazing adventure!
Travel Safely. We are thinking of you during these hours as you make your way home. Can't wait to see the photos and hear the stories of your first days all together there in SC. Take Care.
Safe travels!!
So Milo left a parting gift! Too funny!
Wishing you smooth, poop-free travels, and can't wait to see the photos of the Ruopoli family reunited!
Can't wait to see you !!
Travel safely
Judy and Tony and the Rubino gang
Hooray! You're on your way home! Nothing compares to touching down in the US, seeing loved ones, and walking through the doors of your home with your new addition. Soon Milo will be leaving little treasures in his own bathtub!
CANNOT WAIT for the update that you are home safely!!!
You are probably somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean right now. Hope you are both able to get a nap on the plane -- I know Frank will be waiting for y'all with open arms & a fresh diaper!! :)
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I was thinking about you when I woke up this morning. Trying to figure out the hours and where you were.
I hope you are having a smooth and easy journey home. Can't wait to see pics of the three of you reunited.
PS- Rylie poops in the tub all the time. Just have to laugh!
XOXO
Oh you're getting close now. You should be over the atlantic somewhere by now. We hope it is going smoothly. Of course by the time you see this you will be there at home, so Welcome Home! Take Care.
Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now...
A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do!
Have a safe journey home today!!!
Love you both!
Kisses and hugs!
xoxoxo
KK
Yeaahhhhhh!!! Congratulations on making it through the adoption adventure!!! Good luck on your flights home with Milo!!!
You've almost made it! Won't it feel great to touch down and reunite as a family of three?! We are so, so, so happy for you!
Thank you so much for sharing so much of your experience. Can't wait to hear more.
Lisa and Corey
A few more hours and you should be landing in Charleston and meeting your husband. I'm so happy for you guys and can not wait to hear of the happy reunion.
Hang in there Regina your sooooo close and Milo your daddy is waiting for you.
sandi
If I lived closer to you, I'd be at the airport at the end of the walk way next to Frank with balloons and banners welcoming you home! Crying happy tears of course! Congratulations Mommy -- you made it home!!!
Love,
Steph and the Brooklyn gang
Can't wait to hear you're home safely. I'm tearing up, really. Thank you for sharing your journey with me.
BTW, Alexa has not yet pooped in the tub. Thanks for the knowledge that it might happen. Yuck. ;-)
Shannon
Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night... You'll be back under the Carolina moon. I'm so excited for you all. I hope this new transition period goes as smoothly as possible for Milo, for you two, and for Paco and Delilah too. Everyone will have adjustments to make, but I hope they are all delightful ones. May your homecoming be all that you wish it to be. I can't wait to hear about the rest of the journey. After all, this isn't the end but a new beginning. Happy
LOL!
Congratulations!! I can't wait till you touch down on US soil!
(Sorry I haven't been 'around' much- our big adventure has been happening last week and this week. I do fully intend to get caught up soon though! As soon as I find my computer.) :-)
I am not sure when Regina will be able to post, but I was at the airport last night and she and Milo arrived right on time, greated by excited family & friends! Milo did great on the flight and it was a happy reunion. Just wanted to let all you loyal bloggers know all was well and the Ruopoli's are back together in Charleston! Keep them all in your thoughts as they adjust to their new routine.
Welcome home!! I wish I could have been there, but I was thrilled to see the unmistakeable jumble of poles and robes in the background of the photos Devin sent. You are REALLY there!! I can't wait to see you guys. Milo looked so happy, and I bet he was after being stuck on a plane for so long!
Welcome HOME!!! Can't wait to see and read a travel update :) Hopefully your experience was better than when we brought Mak home. He basically cried the whole trip, and then fell asleep as the wheels came out on our descent to Boston. Congrats family :)
Lisa Masse
Glad you are all together and well. Get some rest and enjoy these moments. Thanks for allowing us to tag along these many months. Take Care.
Much Love to you three,
Us
We are dying to know if you made it home ok!!! I thought about you guys all last night - and I've been checking the blog constantly! Thinking of you so much!
You are home by now -- wow. What a fabulous journey. Thank you for including us. And please continue your blog when you can - your child is just a special one, and he landed in the arms of special parents. Please tell us about your homecoming when you can!
Trudi
Hope your travels home were uneventul and your reunion with Frank fantastic. Congratulations again; we look forward to seeing an update on life at home with Milo.
Take care,
Heidi Biglin
WELCOME HOME!!! As I know you are exhaused, I am not going to call to soon. Enjoy your threesome & I'll talk to you later!!!
Congrats!
teresa s
Way to go! Crash and burn and accept all the help that is coming your way. Hopefully, you have more casseroles than a methodist funeral.
THinking of you - that you are in the air right now. Tought of you this am too.
WELCOME HOME. Hope it went safely and without incident.
You are home! Congratulations! It took us forever to post once we were home, so we will try to be patient awaiting your next post. :-)
Sending our very best. We are so, so happy for you!
Karen, Glenn, and Max.
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