To Rescue Our Princess....an Adoption Story: We have our own page on Reece's Rainbow!

Our Adoption Timeline

11-2-10 - FLY HOME WITH OUR GIRL!!!!!!

11-1-10 - Pick up Everlyn's visa

10-28-10 - US Embassy appointment and medical exam

10-27-10 - GOTCHA DAY! :o) Returned to Kiev.

10-25-10 - Our 10-day wait ends...

10-16-10 - Our 10-day wait begins...

10-15-10 - We are shocked with an early court date. It's OFFICIAL - Everlyn is our daughter!!!

10-14-10 - Interpol clearance arrives at the SDA.

10-12-10 - Court papers filed in Everlyn's region...and it's my BIRTHDAY!!! :o)

10-8-10 - We met Everlyn!

10-7-10 - Pick up official referral paperwork and headed to her region by overnight train.

10-6-10 - SDA appt! :o) Of course we ACCEPTED her referral!

10-3-10 - We left for Everlyn's birth country!

9-9-10 - We got our travel date!

9-2-10 - Dossier successfully submitted to the SDA!

8-30-10 - Hard copy of dossier delivered to translation team.

8-26-10 - Hard copy of dossier Fed Ex'd to Everlyn's birth country and a copy faxed to our translator so translation can begin ASAP!

8-25-10 - Our 171H arrived! The last piece of the puzzle is here!

6-25-10 - Final documents arrived for our dossier. IT IS DONE....except for the 171H from the USCIS. Praying it comes quickly!

6-23-10 - USCIS fingerprints DONE - 3 weeks ahead of scheduled appt! WooHoo!

6-10-10 - Home study COMPLETE!! Sent in I-600A - "Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition" with copy of Home study, birth certificates, marriage certificate and a sweet little cover letter (with her picture on it) asking the USCIS to expedite our application so we can get our sweet Princess home quickly!!

6-9-10 - Bloodwork done for dossier medical form. Mailed marriage certificates for Illinois apostilles.

6-8-10 - Passports arrive!!!

6-7-10 - CSP and POAs arrive in Everlyn's birth country

6-3-10 - Child Specific Petition and Power of Attorneys notarized, apostilled and sent to Everlyn's birth country!

6-2-10 - Home Study draft ready...let the proofreading begin!

6-1-10 - Results of psych eval appt. (Yikes!) Update: We're not crazy. :o)

5-28-10 - Sent our "information request letter" to the SDA.

5-27-10 - Applied for "expedited" passports

5-24-10 - Home Study "wrap-up" meeting

5-20-10 - Eric's psychological evaluation

5-19-10 - Ashli's psychological evaluation and physical

5-18-10 - Physicals for Easton and Emersen

5-17-10 - Final (marathon) homestudy visit! We are cramming the last three into one so we can get our Princess home SOON!

5-14-10 - Physical for Eric

5-12-10 - Physicals for Elijan and Elliston

5-11-10 - First homestudy visit!

5-5-10 - Homestudy application approved. Hard copies of RR forms mailed.

5-4-10 - Completed Disclosure & FSP forms and emailed/faxed them to Reece's Rainbow. Completed home study application and dropped it off at Small World Adoption Foundation of Missouri with photos and application fee.

5-3-10 - Emailed Andrea at Reece's Rainbow letting her know we wanted to commit to adopting "C"!!!

4-30-10 - Saw the most precious picture of "C" on the Reece's Rainbow website. Emailed Andrea at RR for more info.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

We have our own page on Reece's Rainbow!

WooHoo! This is very exciting! Family and friends who feel compelled to help us bring Everlyn home can donate through this page and it will be tax deductible (RR is a 501(c)(3) organization).

I cannot believe how quickly things are progressing! I hope this pace continues....we want our little girl home! Now to get the governments of two different countries to cooperate with us.....

Here's our page: www.reecesrainbow.org/sponsorsmith3.html

3 comments:

Cathy said...: Hi! Just wanted to stop by and say "hi". Your little princess is gorgeous. She melted my heart the first time I saw her on Reece's Rainbow and I'm so happy that she's found her forever family.

I have a daughter named Lily who will be two the end of this month. She has Down syndrome and brings so much joy to our lives.

Congratulations!!!; May 11, 2010 at 8:46 PM
babyarnie said...: Oh my goodness!! Praise the Lord! My husband and I adopted Laurel off RR in Sept. 09. We saw Cordelia's picture and SERIOUSLY thought about going back for her. She is a beauty and stole our hearts. When we saw her go up on New Committments page we cried together that she would have HER mommy & Daddy. Can't wait to follow the journey to your princess. Let me know if I can ever be of any assistance.; May 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Mom2FourLittleEs said...: Thanks ladies. We are SO in love with this sweet little girl!!! Words can't even begin to describe it! Yes, she has HER family now! We so wish we could just go get her NOW....but are trying to be patient.

It's so strange really....I have had SO MANY people tell me they thought about adding her to their families....and Andrea commented that she was shocked she had never been chosen.

I guess she has been waiting for US! :o) I actually cry when I think about how long she has been waiting for us to get our act together and FIND HER! Not long now Princess....not long now!!!!!; May 12, 2010 at 3:08 PM