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Old 02-17-2006, 09:56 PM
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YAHOO!!! SO, SO happy for you!!! Congrats
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Mom to Guatemalan Princess- Keily
8/30/05- Accepted Referral- Beautiful Baby Girl!
8/12/05- D.O.B.
10/31/05- DNA Match
12/05/05-Preapproval
12/19/05- Entered PGN
12/18-12/22- Amazing Visit!
1/17/06-K/O-Need more documents from El Salvador
2/06/06-Re-submitted to PGN
2/23/06- OUT
3/22/06- GCBC and Passport!
3/29/06- PINK
4/1/04-4/5/06- Pick up trip!!!!!
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Old 02-18-2006, 01:20 AM
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Great news!!! Congratulations and hope you have pink very soon!
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Mama to Colton(18) Cara(17) Gabriel(7) Delaney(7) Lucy(4)
Tucker(2)

Gabriel (born 7/01 home 9/02)
Delaney (born 11/01 home 11/02)
Lucy (born 12/03 home 4/04)
Tucker (born 11/05 home 7/06)
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Old 02-18-2006, 03:38 AM
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You must be on Cloud 9! Congratulations!
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Referral 8/25/05
DNA 9/16/05
PA 11/9/05
In PGN 11/14/05
KO#1 12/5/05
Back in PGN 12/13/05
Out PGN 1/10/06!!
PINK 1/31/06
Home forever 2/12/06
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Old 02-18-2006, 03:58 AM
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Praise God!!!! What a happy day!!!!! Whoohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Sandra
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3/1 Carlos Born
3/23 Referral accepted
4/5 POA in GC
6/2 DNA auth
6/16 FC Appt
8/16 lost referral
8/29 got our sweet baby back with DNA done and waiting on a match!
10/14 - 18 Visiting Carlos
10/25 FINALLY Pre Approval
11/4 In PGN
11/24 KO - GC Side error corrected and resubmitted
12/15 OUT OUT OUT of PGN
1/25 GC BC Woohoo!
2/9 I72 for expired fingerprints
2/24 Rev I171H in hand! Woohoo
3/7 PINK Embassy appt 3/14
3/16 HOME!!!!!!
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Old 02-18-2006, 03:58 AM
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Happy weekend!!
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6/28/03 Married the love of my life !
8/3/05 Baby Boy born 07/05
3/6/06 HOME !!

6/06 Again
6/22/06 Eliana born
8/28 referral
10/07 Dossier in Guatemala
10/30 family court
11/07 Approval for DNA
12/29 DNA positive!!
01/07 PreApprov
2/19 In PGN
04/11 KO
04/25 Back In
05??? Second KO
5/10 Back in
6/19 KO # 3!
Can't find grandparents. Heading to court!!
8/20 Court rules PGN must accept BC
Back to PGN (They appeal)
9/01 2nd Appeals Court
10/22 Approved by appeals & PGN opposes AGAIN!
10/31 In "highest appeals court."
12/10 ADOPTION APPROVED!!!!
1/03/08 Submit for GCBC
1/18 BC & PP
1/28 ORANGE
1/30 2nd DNA
2/05 At labcorp
2/07 In route to Guat
2/11 DNA in Guat.
2/29 PINK
3/13 USE appt.!!
3/15/08 HOME!!! 21 months!!
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Old 02-18-2006, 04:17 AM
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YIPPPEE! Hope fully PGN is going to move quicker now...
Doretta
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Signed with Agency-8/29/08
USCIS to file I600A-9/2/08
Fingerprinted same day
Homestudy docs turned in-9/26/08
Homestudy completed along with social worker docs-11/15/08
Homestudy filed at USCIS- 11/25/08
prints and clearances applied for(2nd time)
visiting! 12/18-12-20 for 2 1/2 year old boy
INS Approval- 12/18/08
waiting for court date-
court date-2/13/09
trip#3 pick-up leaving March 1!
Gotcha Day-Taganrog/ Rostov-on-Don 3/2/09
Forever Family Day-3/5/09
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Old 02-18-2006, 05:24 AM
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Great news! Congrats!
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Received I-171H 07/09/05
Accepted our referral 07/28/05
Damian Nikolas born 01/20/05
our beautiful baby boy
Dossier sent to GU 08/09/05
POA sent to agency 08/16/05
POA in GU 08/23/05
week of 09/05 submitted to Family Court
DNA & FC Interview 10/18
We have a match 10/31
Out of FC & put into PGN 11/03
Still waiting for preapproval
Going to visit Dec 2nd-7th
KO no PA?
PA received 12/6
back into PGN 12/6
OUT!! 12/23
PINK 01/11
Embassy Appt 01/18
Pick up trip 01/15-01/20
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Old 02-18-2006, 05:33 AM
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Congratulations!! I am so happy for you!! Hope you have a speedy bc and pink!!
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I-171H 7/8/05
My princesa is born 7/12/05
Referral 7/19/05
DNA done 8/19/05
Entered Family Court 9/6/05
DNA results 10/4/05
Wonderful visit 10/13/05 to 10/16/05
Out of Family Court 10/??/05
Preapproval 11/21/05
Entered PGN 11/24/05
Out of PGN 11/28/05
Birth Certificate 12/7/05
Pink 12/20/05
In our arms forever 1/2/06
Embassy Appt. 1/4/06
Home Forever 1/6/06


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Old 02-18-2006, 06:24 AM
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Awesome You had such a long wait!..
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7/1/05-switched from Russia to guatemala
7/19baby girl born
7/28-referral
9/29-DNA done
9/29-10/3-1st visit trip
10/6-DNA match-99.97%
12/2-5-2nd visit trip
1/20/06-preapproval
... after 106 days
1/27-in PGN
2/17-OUT of PGN
3/13-GCBC
3/21-PINK
3/28-embassy appt
3/30-home forever
12/12/06-readoption day

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Old 02-18-2006, 06:28 AM
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What an incredible feeling, huh? Congrats!!!
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Jennifer- mother of Antonio Carlos
5/10/04- DOB
Referral of Antonio 6/1/05
147 days in PGN....
3/18/05- Home forever!!!
Waiting for Gabriella Ingrid.....!
1/20/06- SURPRISE!!! Agency call of inquiry for
newborn sibling of Antonio
2/7/06- Full referral
2/23/06- Dossier and all acceptance docs DONE!
3/25/06- I-797C received! (I-171H equiv)
6/7/06- DNA authorization and entered FC
6/15/06- DNA and FC interview
6/23/06- Positive DNA match!!!
7/18/06- Pre-approval
7/28/06- Exited Family Court
8/16/06- Entered PGN
9/27/06- OUT OF PGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9/16 or 9/17- Submitted for Pink
9/19- NOT GIVEN PINK for missing cable 37
10/31- Embassy appt.
11/3- Home forever!
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Old 02-18-2006, 06:31 AM
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What happy news! and a great way to start the weekend!
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Isabel Pilar 8/05/92 bio
Maya Pilar 7/21/05 home 3/30/06
Lucia Pilar 9/21/06 home 9/8/07
Missing sister Pilar, born 5/27/64, passed 7/10/05

9/21/06 Lucia Pilar born
9/23/06 Referral
9/29/06 POA sent
10/20/06 USCIS approval
2/8/07 DNA Match
3/22/07 Pre-Approval
4/12/07 In PGN
6/11/07 Re-entered after KO
8/6/07 OUT!
8/7 Final Decree Signed
8/9/07 BC (Chiquimula)
8/10 Passport
8/16/07 Orange
8/17/07 2nd DNA test
8/20/07 Samples arrive at Lab
8/23/07 Results sent to USE
8/27/07 Results received by USE
Pink! 8/29
9/6/07 Visa Appointment
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Old 02-18-2006, 06:32 AM
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Congratulations!! I am so happy for you!! What wonderful news-especially after an incredibly long wait, and way too many KO's!!! Here's to a quick BC and PINK!!
Take care,
Sabra
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HOME Feb. 28
July 7, 2006-Started adoption #2-a 22 month old girl!
DNA-Aug 25
PA-Oct 6
PGN-Nov 16
KO-Mid Dec
Re-enter-March 14, 2007
OUT-May 11
Home Forever June 14

Adoption #3-Caleb's baby sister!
born Oct. 28, 2006
DNA-Dec 13
PA-Jan19
PGN-Feb 1
OUT-Mar 28
Home Forever-May 5
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Old 02-18-2006, 06:36 AM
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Congratulations!!!! And thank-you for remembering those of us stuck up in the top....sigh...
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Praying home my two Guate's for over 4 years...
And seeking to find God's will in all of it...

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2005
5/18/2005 Referrals
After 10 mos in process, 2 PGN investigations, 176 days in PGN, and case completed in PGN.... HEAD of PGN refuses to sign

2006
3/06/2006 Abandonment begins...
9/06 First hearing
12/06 2nd hearing scheduled and not done

2007
8/24/07 2nd hearing done (not told), abandonment legal, need COA
9/07 We become sponsors for R and J
12/13/07 Sign POA, praying we make it in time

2008
2/11/08 Find out paperwork did NOT make it
11/08 Paperwork to Guatemala

2009
Working with the CNA to bring our children home
06/09 Paperwork submitted complete to CNA
08/09 Waiting on court document to be completed
11/09 Court document complete, CNA reviewing file
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Old 02-18-2006, 06:41 AM
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Congratulations!!!! What great news!

Vicki
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Old 02-18-2006, 06:47 AM
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YEAH!!!! Congratulations!!!
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Mom to three bios, ages 14, 11, 8
One Salvadoran sweetie, 4 (Referred 11/02-home 10/04),
One Guatmalan prince, William, 1 (Referred 2/05-home 8/05),
And our homegrown princess, Julianna, born 10/07

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I could have missed the pain
but I'd of had to miss the dance

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