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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
Flower power
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
Flower power
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
2 comments:
Wooohoooo you are coming home!!!! Skip what the doc said - she probably doesn't have any children and has never taken a trek half way across the world with a rambunctious toddler. Get enough sleep for yourself before you leave....i guess the stroller isn't yours but it would have helped me to have one in the airport because after the first flight Karina wouldn't walk in the airport and trying to push the luggage cart, which doesn't allow or have space for children, and drag her along with me through the airport was quite the challenge. I used the airplane bathrooms when it got really bad and Karina was going ballistic just to have a break and give my fellow passengers a break. I guess I wish I would have drank more or at all during the flight. LOL. Hopefully yours will go smoothly - just try and keep your cool, realize that it will all come to an end at some point, accept any help strangers are willing to offer. Once home you can end your experiment with single parenting and hand Milo off to Frank while you pass out.
Welcome back to the land of the free--figuratively, of course. It's great that you are comfortable letting everyone back in. The journey has been truly remarkable for all who followed your progress. And you only keep getting better as a parent. Dose that boy all you need to (without overdosing, of course). Do what it take to get the two of you home safely and with the least amount of stress for both of you. Does he like to color? Can you make paper airplane with him? Maybe the stewardess will let him go to the cockpit. That would be ultra cool. I so wish I would still be there to welcome you back at the airport, but we leave Charleston on Sunday. I'll be there in spirit. Happy
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