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Old 12-04-2007, 11:27 AM
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FC/PGN Big Lists Updated: my prayers for Copa Club!

A huge congrats to Guatmommy2be on finally getting out after 314 days!!!

Since taking over this list, I am so much more aware of the painful inconsistencies of the timelines in PGN. My sincere prayers are with all of those families in this last decision step, but especially with those still in and waiting from last December (Openthemall and iwantmybaby) and those still in from the first half of 2007 (Traceybch, jgriese1, emsd55 (girl), kingwait4dany, jenneb, krafmatic, kathleenmag, happykosmo, RSFBuckeye, asauer, and scottskaggs)

Please join me in sending prayers and good signing thoughts to those reviewers. Let them carefully and quickly review all these cases on their desks so that they give us more reasons to cheer and clear out that copa club!!
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9/28/07 Referral: DOB 3/3/07 (almost 7 months old)
10/16 Our baby boy dies. In our hearts forever.


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10/18/07 Referral (8.5 mos at referral)
9/20/08 Home Forever as a Family! (20 mos at homecoming)
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Old 12-04-2007, 12:52 PM
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Hi Julie - I received e-Pink last Thur (Nov.29th) and have my embassy appointment this Friday (Dec. 7th).

A HUGE thanks for keeping up this list and I am crossing my fingers, toes, eyes and anything else that won't break that people get out of PGN as soon as possible.
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6.23.06 - Decided to adopt
7.15.06 - Selected Guatemala
8.21.06 - Submitted I-600A
8.22.06 - Began Homestudy Process
10.04.06 - FBI Fingerprints
10.11.06 - Find out adoption agency is closing
12.06.06 - Choose new agency
12.21.06 - Completed home study
1.6.07 - Submitted dossier and homestudy to USCIS
1.13.07 - Received I-797C
2.10.07 - Accepted Referral
5.23.07 - DNA results back
6.21.07 - 1st trip to Guatemala City
7.17.07 - Received PA
8.6.07 - Submitted to PGN
10.17.07 - Out of PGN
11.13.07 - Orange!
11.16.07 - 2nd DNA taken
11.29.07 - e-Pink issued
12.7.07 & 12.10.07 - Embassy appointments
12.11.07 - Home!
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Old 12-04-2007, 01:28 PM
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Hi there the DNA results arrived at teh embassy 12/3 @ 3:20pm ---We are now waiting on epink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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7/06 begin research into adoption
8/06 decide on Guatemala
9/06 chose an agency....
later in 9/06 rethink agency
9/06-10/06 research agencies in more detail
10/9/06 Call about Katerin--DOB*6.12.06
Continue to research agencies
10/26/06 WE Find EMILY-DOB*8.19.03
10/27/06 Sign with agency--moving forward!!!
11/2/06 Sign with agency:Katerin
11/30 Emily & Katerin's dossier sent to Guatemala
12/06-1/07 waiting for news...
2/20-25 Visit trip to GC
2/26-28 Vacation in Antigua
2/29 HOME (DNA test results in the mailbox)
It's a match!
3/15 DNA preapproval for K& Family Court
3/22 PREAUTHORIZATION FOR E
3/30 PA is being held for "investigation on our file"
4/16 DNA test for K!!
4/20 hold released
5/3 Katerin's DNA results--a match!
6/10 waiting on PA from US E
6/22 E is OUT of PGN!
7/5 PA for K
8/8 Emily is HOME!!!
8/23 K is IN PGN!!!
11/13 K is out!!!!
2nd DNA 11/22
Embassy 12/11/07
HOME FOREVER!!!!

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Old 12-04-2007, 01:33 PM
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Hi! Thanks for keeping the lists! I noticed I am not on this updated list though. We were submitted to PGN on 10/09/07 without PA. Thanks!
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GUATEMALAN ADOPTION TIMELINE

4/2007- Started & Completed HS process
05/07- Dossier to agency & rc'd back from Consulate
05/14/07- To INS for fingerprinting, I-600A
06/29/07- Received I-171H

07/05/07- Cristian Alexander is born...
07/07/07- Received referral...to be named Mason
07/09/07- Accepted referral, mailed Embassy letter & POA.

07/30/07- Hospitalized..
08/27/07- dc from hospital
08/28/07- DNA & SWI completed
09/11/07- DNA results...99.9943%

09/29 OR 10/22- PA (rc'd email 10/03, but not ready for p/u. rc'd official notice 10/22)
10/09/07- PGN (w/o PA)

11/13/07- Resubmitted to PGN
01/18/08- Received "OUT" call (approved 1/11)
01/2008- FAD signed, BC

03/2008- Home Sweet Home!
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Old 12-04-2007, 01:36 PM
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Thank you Julie! I'm very happy to be OFF that list!

May everyone soon join the "other side" ....
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born 8/19/06 * home 1/10/08


#2 - Looking at all of our options..


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Old 12-04-2007, 01:37 PM
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Wow, I am 9 days from the copa club....Merry Christmas to me....
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Former foster mom to his sister, 3, who we miss terribly
Adoptive mom to my Guatemalan son, age 2
Adoptive mom to my Guatemalan daughter, 1
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Old 12-04-2007, 02:45 PM
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Thank you for taking on this list!

You can update me. GC BC issued 11/19 -Orange 11/20, DNA at USE I think 12/2
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5/06-8/06 Research
9/15 Signed with Agency!!!! The paperchase begins!
9/25 a princess is born
10/2 Homestudy Application and Police fingerprints
10/3 I600A Mailed
10/18 FBI Fingerprints (No ink!)
11/7 Homestudy Visit
12/13 State Fingerprints
12/14 Homestudy Submitted to USCIS!
12/23 I-171H!
2/6/07 Accepted referral of my beautiful daughter
2/7/07 POA
2/22/07 DNA Authorized by Embassy
3/?/07 DNA came back 96.55%
3/?/07 Family Court
3/25/07 DNA Taken again
4/5 DNA comes back 99.2% - told there is a mutation and yet another sample is taken
4/6 My beautiful mother passes into eternity
4/18 DNA 99.9%
5/11 DNA Test #4 Scheduled... don't ask
5/11 Submitted to PGN
5/30 DNA 99.9% from lab US embassy accepts
6/23-6/30 Visit trip!
7/23 PA!!!
7/26 Back to PGN
August KO
9/6 Re-submit
10/29 Going to foster
11/5 Out of PGN!!!!
11/8 Final b-mom sign off
11/20 Passport
11/21 Orange
12/2 DNA 99.999%
12/10 E-Pink
12/18 Embassy
12/28/07 HOME!!!!!!

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Old 12-04-2007, 04:59 PM
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My prayers are with everyone waiting...
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12/01/06 - Homestudy Updated for Guatemala
03/15/07 - Sent in I600A
03/29/07 - Fingerprints
04/19/07 - Dossier Complete!!
05/04/07 - Accepted Referral of Xan (DOB 10.10.06)
06/25/07 - FINALLY I-171H!! (3.5 MONTHS!!)
07/10/07 - Entered/Logged FC
07/17/07 - DNA Taken & SWI
07/23/07 - DNA is 99.99%!!
08/??/07 - Out of FC
09/09/07 - PA!!
09/18/07 - Entering the of PGN
10/01/07 - Visit Trip (5 Days)!!
10/18/07 - KO-problem with Birth Mother's BC
11/26/07 - BACK IN PGN!!
01/22/08 - OUT!! PRAISE GOD!!
01/30/08 - BC
02/01/08 - Passport
02/06/08 - Orange
02/08/08 - 2nd DNA
02/12/08 - @ Lab
02/14/08 - Sent to Embassy
02/19/08 - @ Embassy
02/21/08 - PINK!!
03/08/08 - In Arms Forever
03/10/08 - Embassy Appointment
03/12/08 - FINALLY HOME!!


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Old 12-04-2007, 05:00 PM
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Julie--we got out of PGN 12/3--goodbye Copa club! We will continue to pray for everyone.
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'08 & 3 bio)



Dossier Complete and to Agency 6/4/07
Referral accepted 6/16
POA to Guatemala 6/22
DNA Authorization 6/26
DNA Results recieved via US mail (99.98%) 7/9
Entered Family Court 7/10
Exited Family Court end of July/early August
Submitted to PGN without PA 8/6
Visit Trip: 8/28-9/1
PA issued!!!!!!!!!! 9/2 (55 day wait)
K/O for no PA and missing signature on birthmom's birth certificate--do not know date of k/o
Resubmit to PGN 9/17
K/O #2 10/24 (PGN wants new signature on bmom Cedula)
PGN Resubmit 11/16
OUT OF PGN!!!!!! 12/3
Orange!!! 12/20
DNA taken 12/21
DNA arrives at labcorp 12/26
DNA complete and sent to the USE 12/31
DNA results at USE!!!! 1/4
Pink 1/9
Visa appt 1/23/08
HOME 1/25/08
SC Domestication complete: 1/30/09
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Old 12-04-2007, 05:11 PM
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Hi Julie,

Our DNA results were received at USE on 12/3. Not so patiently waiting for pink.
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Referral 3/21/2007
Positive DNA 6/4/2007
PGN 6/21/2007 w/o PA
KO 7/6/2007 - missing PA
PA 8/9/2007
Back in PGN 8/16
OUT! 10/15
GC BC - 11/15ish
Orange - 11/20
Results at USE 12/3
Pink - 12/5
USE Appt - 12/12
Home Forever - 12/14
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Old 12-04-2007, 05:50 PM
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2nd DNA arrived at USE on Monday, Dec 3rd at 3:20 pm along with several others on this thread. That must have been a big batch!!!! Praying for pink!
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Juan Roman (J.R.) Born 7/21/05
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 12-05-2007, 06:53 PM
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Hi, Julie. We found out our Family Court SWI was done the week of Thanksgiving-not sure on the exact date, but I believe it was on Wed. or Thurs. Thanks for keeping the list! It seems like a big job!
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Guatemala Timeline:
Accepted Referral 10/11/07
12/27/07 to 1/3/08: Visit trip-a tiny taste of heaven!
1/7/08: Our sweet baby girl dies in her sleep

Domestic Timeline:
4/5/2008: Updated homestudy for Domestic done
4/10/2008: Family profile book done
4/21/2008: Matched with a baby already born! (who happens to be Guatemalan American!)
4/24/2008: Meeting our son for the first time!
5/10/2008: Finally home forever!

2009:
Starting the journey again and praying for the budget to fall into place!

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In memory of Ariana Maria: www.adoptingariana.blogspot.com
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:43 PM
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Here is our info for the PGN list if you'd like to add us.

Submit to PGN Oct. 4th
KO sometime after Oct. 11
Resubmit: Oct. 24
Currently with second reviewer (so on week 6 after resubmit)

Prayers and Good Vibes to all!!!!!!

BTW: How do you all get those automatic timelines onto your posts. I love the additions to share the moment.


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Old 12-05-2007, 07:49 PM
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Great, I'll add these to FC and PGN waiters. For those with BC, Orange, etc. those are anty-yayah. When angelstamper passed the lists on we split them up to share the work. I know she's caught up on these on this thread, but in the future she's the contact for those out of PGN. Thanks!

OLA, you can add a time line to your own posts by going to the upper right hand corner of the forum and under "welcome OLA" and click "upate my page". Then on the left side column click "edit my signature". Type in what you want, using the smilies and, if you want, make a ticker at something like lilypie.com and paste it into your siggy! When you do posts, be sure the "show your signature" box is checked underneath hte message box.
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10/16 Our baby boy dies. In our hearts forever.


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Old 12-05-2007, 09:01 PM
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Yippee! Thank you for adding us and for the way I can have some fun with the timeline and smilies while I wait, impatiently. Anything to kill time and make the wait LOOK fun! Harumph. Oh did I say that out loud? Sorry.

Will be off to play with smilies now. Good vibes to all!

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