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Old 11-05-2007, 06:32 PM
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Can we play then-and-now??

Let's see how much everyone has grown...

Here's Franklin at referral:

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Here's Franklin at 3 months old:

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Old 11-05-2007, 06:49 PM
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Here is Mia at referral (7 months) and now (3 years) and Angie at referral and now (age 2 years)
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Mom to bio son - 23 years,
bio princess - 6 years old
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1st referral - 2/4/05
Lost referal after 3 months
New referral - 5/12/05
Home Forever 12/29/05

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Accepted referral - 2/13/07
DNA Auth 6/14/07
DNA Test Done 6/20/07
PA - 9/2/07
Out of F/C: 9/13/07
In PGN: 10/3/07
KO: 10/17/07
Resubmitted: 11/30
KO #2: 12/18
Resubmitted: 2/28/08
With 2nd Review: 3/27/08 - finally
FINALLY OUT - 4/21
Antigua BC and passport: 5/7
2nd DNA auth: 5/20
Judge orders that none of the Semillas children can leave the country: 5/20
2nd DNA done: 6/6
MP orders birthmom interviews of all Semillas kids: 6/6
DNA results at Embassy: 6/11
PINK: 6/13
appt moved 4x because order is still in place.
Visa appt: 7/29/08
Home without my daughter: 8/1/08
Finally a complete family: 3/25/09
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Old 11-05-2007, 07:16 PM
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Sabrina at referral in 4/06 at one month. And at 18 months in 9/07. My how my Princess has grown!
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Old 11-05-2007, 07:17 PM
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I LOVE these kind of post!
Here is Ms. Emma!

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Old 11-05-2007, 07:40 PM
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Oooh, ooh, oooh, me next, me next!!

The first one is Myla's referral picture. She was so tiny at just 5 lbs.

The other two are from my visit trip when she was 7 weeks old. My little baby is now 10.4 lbs of pure love!
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Referral: 8/23/07
DNA Test and SWI: 9/21/07
PA and Exit FC: 10/23/07
Enter PGN: 10/31/07
2 KOs: 11/20/07 and 11/29/07
OUT!! PTL!! 1/29/08
Final birthmom signature and BC: 1/31/08
ORANGE: 2/6/08
2nd DNA: 2/8/08
Results to Labcorp: 2/11/08
Results to Embassy: 2/15/08
ePink: 2/20
Embassy appointment: 3/5
Forever home: 3/7

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Old 11-05-2007, 07:49 PM
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Here's our princess at referral and our last update pics at 10 months old.
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6/19/06 Application to Agency
1/20/07 Referral of Beautiful Baby Girl born on 1/3/07
12/18 Home Forever!

08/08 signed with agency for adoption #2 Look out Russia, here we come!

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Old 11-05-2007, 07:53 PM
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Here's Maria at Referral
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Maria at 18 Months
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Flora at Referral
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Flora at 5 Months

Thanks for sharing all of your photo's. I love to see how all of our little munchkins are growing!!
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Old 11-05-2007, 07:57 PM
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what beautiful babies!!!!!!!!!
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Home study done 10/09/06
S.W computer crashed HS report after Christmas
Rec. HS report 1/15/07:
fingerprints 1/16/07
I171H 2/13/07
baby girl born 3/3/07
ref. baby girl 3/16/07
POA 3/22/07
DNA auth 4/23/07
DNA testing 4/24/07
IT'S A MATCH 99.99% 5/4/07
waiting on PA (entered on 4/23/07)
Dossier being returned went to dept of state not embassy 5/25/07
Dossier back from GC 5/29/07
Dossier to GC Embassy on 5/31/07:
6/8/07 YEAH IT CAME BACK EARLY
Got PA 7/2/07
OOPS they forgot about FC confused:
SWI 8/6/07
STUCK IN FC SW scared to write report 2mo in FC 9/18/07
Out of FC 9/20/07
PGN 9/20/07
OUT OF PGN 10/10/07
GCBC 10/19/07
ORANGE 10/22/07
2ND DNA TEST 10/24/07
IT'S A MATCH BACK TO GC 10/31/07
RESULTS @ E 11/2/07
PINK 11/8/07
E appt 11/16/07
HOME FOREVER 11/20/07
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:04 PM
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Here's J.R. referral picture when he was 7 months old and the other was taken two days ago.

Julian's picture was of him at 4 weeks old and the other taken at 6 months of age. Wow....
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HOME FOREVER 12/20/06 THANK YOU GOD!

Julian Alonso Born 4/01/07
HOME FOREVER 12/14/07 THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

(Researched agencies 1/09 - 2/20)
Started Homestudy January 09
Signed with Agency 2/23/09
Homestudy completed 2/25/09
Dossier to Agency 3/16/09
Accepted our daughters referral 4/6/09
Dossier in Ethiopia 4/28/09
Group Assignment 5/26/09
1st Court Date 6/30/09
Passed Court 6/30/09
Gotcha Day 8/24/09
Embassy Date 8/26/09
HOME 8/29/09

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Old 11-05-2007, 08:07 PM
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Aidan at referral and Aidan now... at 16 months.
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6/24/06 - Happy B-Day Aidan!
10/25 - Accepted Referral
11/30-12/4 - First Visit Trip
12/13/05 - Dossier Submitted to Guatemala
1/8/07 - I171-H Wired to Embassy
2/26/07 - DNA Authorization
3/8/07 - DNA and SWI Completed!!!
3/19/07 - It's a Match!!!
4/2-4/6 - Visit Trip #3
5/11 - Pre-Approval!!!
5/23 - Submitted to PGN
6/21 - Visit Trip #4 - Happy 1st Birthday!
7/17 - Out of PGN!!!
8/18- Home Forever!!



5/10/07 - Happy B-Day Emilee Nicole Dulce!!!
9/26 - Referral Accepted
10/24 - POA in Guatemala
11/07 - Dossier in Guatemala
11/23 - DNA Authorization!!
11/30 - New I171-H Issued!
1/15 - Notified FC is done.
1/17 - DNA/SWI completed!
1/24 - DNA Match
2/9-2/13 -Visit Trip
2/12 - CNA Registration Completed!
4/01 - PA finally!
4/16 - In PGN
5/23 - BMI Completed
7/31 - OUT of PGN!
8/25 - Birth Certificate
9/10 - Passport
10/18- Home!

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Old 11-05-2007, 08:25 PM
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Ava's referral pic at 2 days old and during our last visit when she was 3 months and her most recent update pic....
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Chris, Joe and Ava: Anthony's Family waiting for him to come home

12/5/06 Antonio born
2/9/07 *REFERRAL*
5/12-5/20 First visit
6/22 Bmother missing
7/7/07 2nd visit
11/7/07 Attorney released file to begin abandonment proceedings
12/18-12/21 3rd visit
6/24/08 First abandoment hearing & 4th visit!
7/29/08 CoA Granted
12/3/08 5th visit: Hosted Anthony's 2nd b-day party & delivered dossier
12-3-08 to 9-1-09 Docs, docs and more docs. AUGH!!!!
9/1/09 All docs in Guate....Submitted to CNA, file complete.
11/10/09 Empathy Study Scheduled 11/24-12/4

6/25/07 Ava Leigh born in Mixco
12/22/07 We're HOME!!!!!! Forever Family Day



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Old 11-05-2007, 08:28 PM
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Here are my little beauties then and now..... The pics uploaded out of order.. The close up is Bryce as a newborn.. The first pic is Sofie..
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:53 PM
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I'll play

Here is Evangeline at referral, just a couple of weeks old and then the other day in the kitchen floor at 10 months old.
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Micah Canaan (11-13-02) Liam Gabriel (03-15-05)
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#1 Homestudy interview 11-07-06
#2 HS scheduled 11-17-06
Walked in I 600A form 12-12-06
Mailed Authentication papers to Embassy 01-08-07
Miriana Evangeline (12-16-06)
Referral 01-10-07
DNA Authorization 2-2-07
FC 2-15-07
DNA and SWI scheduled 3-05-07
DNA 99.8% MATCH 3-12-07
Out of FC 4-06-07
PA 5-09-07
Enter PG- 5-22-07
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DNA to USE 09-04-07
Appointment 09-24-07 FINALLY!!!!
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Old 11-05-2007, 09:14 PM
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Here's my little Angel...

referral (8-19-06) and now at 14 months....
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Old 11-05-2007, 09:14 PM
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Jaden at referral (1 month)
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visit trip (4 months)
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homecoming (9 months)
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and Halloween (almost 11 months)
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July 27, 2006 - Applied to agency
December 4, 2006 - Jaden is born
January 2007 - Referral
April 13, 2007 - Met Jaden for the first time
May 3, 2007 - PA
May 22, 2007 - Entered PGN
July 12, 2007 - OUT!!!
August 27, 2007 - Jaden is placed in my arms forever!
August 28, 2007 - Embassy Appointment
August 30, 2007 - HOME!!!!

Jaden wants a little sister!
June 30, 2008 - Application is in the mail
July 9, 2008 - First HS appointment (review paperwork)
July 30 - HS visit
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