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01-28-2007, 07:37 AM
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Names for "Gotcha Day?"
My son's first Gotcha Day will be here soon, and we are trying to find a name for the special occasion. We aren't sure if we want to use Gotcha Day yet. Any other ideas? THANKS
 
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01-28-2007, 07:39 AM
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Someone I know uses the name "Happy Day" instead of Gotcha Day.
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01-28-2007, 07:40 AM
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I really like the idea that others have suggested for using "Family Day" celebrating the day that your child became part of your family. That is what I am going to use.
Congratulations on your upcoming celebration! Susan
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Missionary in Guatemala 1987-1988 6/30/06 I-171-H received in mail 6/6/06 Maria Fernanda born (to be named Evelyn May) 7/6/06 Received Referral 7/27/06 DNA auth received 8/11/06 DNA results in the mail 8/25/06 PA received (notified 9/7 after emailing Embassy) 9/12/06 Entered PGN!!! (notified on 10/5/06)---not really Nov 2-7 Visit Trip 12/11/06 SW Report Issued 12/15/06 Really entered PGN 2/12/07 OUT OF PGN (59 days) NO KO's 3/6/07 GCBC issued 3/13/07 Passport Issued 3/19/07 File to Consular Section of Embassy 3/21/07 PINK 4/14/07 In my arms forever 4/16/07 Embassy Appointment 4/18/07 Home 5/14/07 COC received 5/23/07 Name change/New BC received 5/23/07 Sent G884 (received 8/6/07) 5/24/07 Applied for SS# http://guatemomtobe.blogspot.com/
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01-28-2007, 08:21 AM
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We use Homecoming Day and celebrate the day we came home.
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01-28-2007, 09:18 AM
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We celebrate Family Day - which is the day Isabella was placed in our arms forever. We will do the same for Magdalena. All of our family and friends know the term and are always excited to celebrate our family day with us. It is a pretty big deal - also happens to be 4th of July. We attend the local parade together as a family and then have a barbeque and watch fireworks with friends and extended family. With Maggie, it will be December 19th so it should also be special because we will celebrate with family and friends that we cannot be with on actual Christmas day so it will be a sort of family day christmas theme gathering with those loved ones. Of course, family that will celebrate actual Christmas with us will come too! I love family day.
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01-28-2007, 09:18 AM
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I'm not there yet, but I have friends who use Adoption Day.
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9/19/06 Our baby girl is born  2/01/07 - Entered PGN  5/15/07 - OUT of Pgn  6/27/07 - Embassy Appointment 6/30/07 - HOME!!!!  11/12/08 Start Foster to Adopt Classes! 5/15/09 Licensed Foster Parent! 8/3/08  baby A placed with us - goal RU - just loving him as long as we can www.everythingmia.blogspot.com
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01-28-2007, 09:22 AM
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I have always liked family day. Especially if you have other kids. Being a single parent, I am not sure what I am going to use, but if I had other kids, I would definately go with Family Day.
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Jan. 2005: Hired Agency / Started Process 5/1/05: HS Complete 5/7/05: Fingerprinted 6/13/05: I171 H 7/11/05: On the "List" 12/26/05: My Baby Girl is born 1/18/06: Referral 3/31/06: PA 4/11/06: in PGN 5/15/06: PGN KO  6/2/06: PGN Re-Entry 6/18/06: Visit Trip  7/24/06: Notified OUT OF PGN (Dated 7/7/06)  8/2/06 PINK! 8/9/06 Home Forever in the U.S.A.     
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01-28-2007, 09:48 AM
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Why can't you celebrate Family day just because you are single and only have one child? It is the day that you and your daughter became a family. I know I am looking forward to the day that my DD and I become a family forever. Susan
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Missionary in Guatemala 1987-1988 6/30/06 I-171-H received in mail 6/6/06 Maria Fernanda born (to be named Evelyn May) 7/6/06 Received Referral 7/27/06 DNA auth received 8/11/06 DNA results in the mail 8/25/06 PA received (notified 9/7 after emailing Embassy) 9/12/06 Entered PGN!!! (notified on 10/5/06)---not really Nov 2-7 Visit Trip 12/11/06 SW Report Issued 12/15/06 Really entered PGN 2/12/07 OUT OF PGN (59 days) NO KO's 3/6/07 GCBC issued 3/13/07 Passport Issued 3/19/07 File to Consular Section of Embassy 3/21/07 PINK 4/14/07 In my arms forever 4/16/07 Embassy Appointment 4/18/07 Home 5/14/07 COC received 5/23/07 Name change/New BC received 5/23/07 Sent G884 (received 8/6/07) 5/24/07 Applied for SS# http://guatemomtobe.blogspot.com/
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01-28-2007, 10:45 AM
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Together Forever Day
We celebrate the day that we arrived home and our whole family was together forever (we didn't take our other 3 kids on pickup). We will celebrate our second Together Forever day in 2 weeks!
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Stacy Mommy to 3 bios AND Daniel Referral 10/8/04 Home Forever 2/11/05
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01-28-2007, 11:30 AM
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Just by chance... it's been one year today that our oldest daughter arrived home. What an amazing year. We havne't coined a term yet for the day, but I like Homecoming Day.
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~~~Daphne~~~ www.GuatemalanHarvest.org Home with Carolina (4) and Evangeline (3) God, thank you for my children
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01-28-2007, 12:26 PM
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About 1 year ago, Adoptive Families Mag. had an article about the term "Gatcha Day". For adoptees it seemed not to be a favorable term. Like many others who posted before me, we call it family day. For some the term is not PC. You can use Celebration day or Adoption Day, I personally don't care for the term Gotcha, as if one could own a person.
My first son came home on Christmas Eve and its also my sisters birthday, so it is a day to celebrate, My second son came home close to Thanksgiving so we are all celebrating. You might want to read that article and check the past posts here since we had a very long discussion on this matter. Mary
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01-28-2007, 01:07 PM
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 We celebrate "family day".
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01-28-2007, 04:25 PM
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We call ours Together Forever Day.
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Robyn 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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01-28-2007, 05:00 PM
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We don't actually celebrate the day ... hmmm...
But I definitely don't like the term 'Gotcha Day', and any of the other 3 that you all use are infinitely better... Family Day. Homecoming Day. Together Forever Day. Much, much better. We don't celebrate, and maybe we should, but I always remember it ... it was so close to Mother's Day, it was the last Mother's Day that I wasn't a mother, only I didn't know it!!! Mother's Day is what I celebrate!!! Babs
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