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12-18-2008, 08:41 AM
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Then and Now Pic Parade!
Just looking at photos of Mollie when she had her 1st Christmas in Guatemala. So greatful that my precious beautiful baby
 (who's not such a baby anymore) is home with us celebrating her second Christmas.Who's next?
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 Mom to 3 great bio kids11/21/06 accepted referral of sweet baby girl (DOB 10/22/06) 1/30/07 FC 2/1/07 DNA and SW  2/9/07 It's a match!  2/27/07 - 3/2/07 Awesome Visit trip!  3/23/07 PA  3/29/07 Enter PGN  6/13/07 OUT of PGN!!!!  6/29/07 GCBC issued  7/3/07 Submitted for pink  7/12/07 PINK  7/22/07 Our baby is forever in our arms. 7/23/07 Embassy Appointment  7/27/07  Home Forever! Dee 
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#2
12-18-2008, 09:55 AM
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Before & After
Thinking of all of you!!!
Here are Before & After pictures of our precious Son, Peter Jack, who was placed in my arms forever on December 19th - yes, our 2nd Gotcha Day Anniversary tomorrow, just amazing really. We arrived home on December 24th and we have been celebrating our lives together ever since  Happy Holidays to all of you...
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Peter Jack's Mami 4/10/06 Peter Jack We Love You Baby Doll! 4/10/06 Signed w/ Agency 4/17/06 Matched w/Our Son To Be 9/6/06 Entered PGN 12/21/06 Embassy Appt - MERRY XMAS! LORD!12/23/06 HOME FOREVER - New Jersey!!!!
6/13/07 Recognized Peter Jack's International Adoption in the USA - "Re-Adoption"PHOTOSHOWS: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/kS4Xe7yG http://www.photoshow.com/watch/MW7Ja9vh http://www.photoshow.com/watch/JT5YM7TF http://www.photoshow.com/watch/fI4Sd9aa http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Dg4zB8yD
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#3
12-18-2008, 11:31 AM
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I love then and now pic parades....OMGosh, great pics y'all!!! Happy, happy Gotcha day Judy, Peter Jack and Family!!!
Here is little Ava's referral pic, then last Christmas (her first full day in the US) and this years.
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Best Wishes from FL! 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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12-18-2008, 11:39 AM
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Christmas Now and Then
Last year, we were waiting for the Holidays to pass, so that we could finish up Owen's adoption. This year we are celebrating Christmas for the first time with our precious baby boy...Owen. He's the funniest little man I know and love.
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Carolyn, Owen's Mommy 04/18/07 Referral of beautiful baby boy (DOB 03/06/07) 05/24/07 DNA taken 06/11/07 99.99% Match 07/30/07 Entered PGN without PA 08/17/07 PA 08/24/07 Kicked out of PGN 9/18/07 Resubmitted to PGN with PA 10/2/07 K/O, for NO PA again! Back in that same day!; on 2nd reviewers desk. 11/22/07 HAPPY THANKSGIVING; We are OUT!!!!!! 12/06/07 New Birth Certificate is issued (Colombo) 12/7/07 Passport 12/13/07 Orange 12/17/07 2nd DNA taken 1/3/08 2nd DNA arrived @ the US Embassy PINK 1/11/08; Embassy appointment 1/30 Home 2/1/08
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#5
12-18-2008, 12:19 PM
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Time has flown by having Cristian home. Here is a pic of him exactly one year ago today, and one from a week and a half ago with big bro,
Also, here is my sweet Adrian one year ago on 12/12, and one recent of him in Nov '08...still waiting for us at his hogar.
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Mommy to C&C  Still praying...for 1 more 10/17/07-Found you 10/22-It's official 11/12-rec COA 12/21-entire dossier rec'd by atty 12/22-subm for PA 1/23/08-agency says case in "grave jeopardy" 2/12-rec PA 2/15-FLOP-WHY  8/6-begged agency for atty to establish case w/CNA 8/13-agency says 'not likely' b/c we didn't VISIT ...new atty=new hope 10/13-new atty talks to CNA->We qualify for regularization 10/21-Confirmed COA from agency is not a COA. Never even filed 11/5-prior atty wants to "check" on us.Tells new atty he was never pd by agency! Agrees to give our file IF we release him of all liab  1/6/09-rec the real COA! Petition to be filed with CNA tomorrow! 2/10-'old' atty won't release our file...w/out PAYING a fee! So much for release of liability  2/16-Agree to pay file ransom 4/29-File FINALLY given to new atty 5/19-CNA officially approves us to begin adoption; accepts dossier NOW MORE HOOPS
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12-18-2008, 12:22 PM
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I forgot a 'then' of my big boy...here is Connor at 3 mts old in '04...where did that little BABY go??? He tells me he's going to get big so I can "get little" and he will take care of me <<sniffle sniffle>>
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Mommy to C&C Still praying...for 1 more 10/17/07-Found you 10/22-It's official 11/12-rec COA 12/21-entire dossier rec'd by atty 12/22-subm for PA 1/23/08-agency says case in "grave jeopardy" 2/12-rec PA 2/15-FLOP-WHY 8/6-begged agency for atty to establish case w/CNA 8/13-agency says 'not likely' b/c we didn't VISIT ...new atty=new hope 10/13-new atty talks to CNA->We qualify for regularization 10/21-Confirmed COA from agency is not a COA. Never even filed 11/5-prior atty wants to "check" on us.Tells new atty he was never pd by agency! Agrees to give our file IF we release him of all liab 1/6/09-rec the real COA! Petition to be filed with CNA tomorrow! 2/10-'old' atty won't release our file...w/out PAYING a fee! So much for release of liability 2/16-Agree to pay file ransom 4/29-File FINALLY given to new atty 5/19-CNA officially approves us to begin adoption; accepts dossier NOW MORE HOOPS
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12-18-2008, 08:13 PM
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Posting for myrachel (Alex);
Oh my Alex, Rachel was just a tiny cutie-pie then and a bigger cutie-pie now!
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Mom to 3 great bio kids11/21/06 accepted referral of sweet baby girl (DOB 10/22/06) 1/30/07 FC 2/1/07 DNA and SW 2/9/07 It's a match! 2/27/07 - 3/2/07 Awesome Visit trip! 3/23/07 PA 3/29/07 Enter PGN 6/13/07 OUT of PGN!!!! 6/29/07 GCBC issued 7/3/07 Submitted for pink 7/12/07 PINK 7/22/07 Our baby is forever in our arms. 7/23/07 Embassy Appointment 7/27/07 Home Forever! Dee
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#8
12-18-2008, 08:34 PM
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Jorge 11 mos in Guatemala last year
Jorge 23 mos home last week!
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Julie PGN Waiters and FC List Keeper at http://guatedocs.bravehost.com/ DD (bio) DOB 6/10/05  DS of my heart 9/28/07 Referral: DOB 3/3/07 (almost 7 months old) 10/16 Our baby boy dies. In our hearts forever. DS DOB 01/27/0710/18/07 Referral (8.5 mos at referral) 9/20/08 Home Forever as a Family! (20 mos at homecoming)
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12-18-2008, 08:52 PM
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Here are three moments in time:
1) not Christmas, but the girls are in red, so . . . this is from my visit trip in April-May 2007, when the girls were 6.5mo / 3.5mo. 2) Christmas 2007, ages 14mo / 11mo 3) Two photos: Christmas 2008, about age 2.
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Mom of Norma and Sara ******************************** 6/06 began paper chase  9/06 home study completed  10/06 I-171 11/06 dossier completed 1/25/07 referral of Norma 1/26/07 referral of Sara 2/23/07 DNA test x 2 3/6/07 It's a match x 2! 4/23/07(?) out of FC 4/26-4/30 vist trip  5/5 & 5/7 PA x 2 5/24 "In" PGN  6/15 resubmit after KO 8/31 OUT x 2! 9/11 2nd DNA Auth 9/25 Pink!  10-10 Visa appointment 10-10 Norma's birthday party in Guatemala!  10-12 Norma and Sara are HOME!!! ******************************** Thank God for a smooth process in Guatemala 
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#10
12-18-2008, 08:59 PM
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I am not sure what order these are in. But the obvious one is 11 days old at referral. And just taken Christmas pictures. THe one in the little white dress ( with the snowsuit under it LOL) is last Christmas at one month old in Guatemala. [ATTACH]80135[/ATTACH
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http://aveainourdreams.blogspot.com 5/20/07 Decided on Adoption Agency 10/30/07 Found out our DD was due to come soon 11/07/07 Baby Girl Born 11/18/07 Received referral of beautiful Baby girl 12/18/07 Registered the POA 12/19/07 DNA test done 12/21/07 Submitted to Family Court 12/24/07 Told families we were adopting a beauty They all went CRAZY!!!  1/04/08 Dossier Translated 2/08/08 Registered with the CA 3/07/08 Received Pre-Approval 3/09/08 Received Social Worker Report 3/14/08 Entered PGN for the long HAUL 6/17/08 BMI Went Well 7/07/08 Kicked out of PGN - Because of PGN 7/17/08 Resubmitted to PGN again 7/31/08 OUT OUT OUT PGN 8/08/08 Submitted for Birth Certificate 8/11/08 Received Escuintla Birth Certificate 8/14/08 Received Pass Port 8/25/08 Orange 8/26/08 DNA taken Last edited by Aveasmom : 12-18-2008 at 09:05 PM.
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12-18-2008, 09:37 PM
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I love then and now picture parades! Here's one of Madelyn's referral pics, one from last Christmas, and one from this year. Today is the 1st aniversary of the day we came home with our precious little princess!
Attachment 80145 Attachment 80146 Attachment 80147 Merry Christmas to everyone! Dawn
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"The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge." Psalms 18:2 Visit our blog: http://journeytomadelyn.blogspot.com/ 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! Last edited by Dawnb93 : 02-03-2009 at 11:17 AM.
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#12
12-18-2008, 10:48 PM
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All of your children are beautiful. The first one was her referral picture at 3 days old, second one is of her first Christmas in Guatemala that her FM sent me, she was 6 weeks old and the last one was taken a couple of days ago helping me decorate the tree. Thanks for letting me share. Happy Holidays to all. I'm praying for all of you that can not be with your children this year and hoping that they are home soon.
Merry Christmas Melissa
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05/28/07 PGN 10/03/07 OUT 10/23/07 Rec GCBC 10/24/07 Rec Passport 10/31/07 ORANGE 11/02/07 2nd DNA test 11/14/07 USE Rec sample HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY 11/15/07 PINK 11/25/07 IN OUR ARMS FOREVER 11/26/07 EMBASSY APPT 11/28/07 HOME
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12-19-2008, 04:49 AM
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Malea at her referral and then today.
She was 2 years old in July and on feb 4th she will have been home for two years. We were very lucky to be able to bring her home at 7 months old. She is the love of our lives!!!!
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Michele 2/8/06 First homestudy meeting 2/10/06 Sent I-600A 4/17 Dossier is DONE and sent to agency!!! 4/29 Receive 171H!! 7/7/06 Accepted referral of a beautiful baby girl born7/3/06 7/15 POA to Guatemala 8/7 DNA authorization 8/10 DNA Test 8/23 Told that we are in family court (date in ?) 8/31 DNA results received 9/7 Out of family court AND PA!!!! 9/29 In PGN-Finally 11/8 KO-Name affidavit needs an addition 11/15 back in PGN 1/10/07 OUT OUT OUT 1/25/07 submitted for pink 1/30 /07PINK 2/4/07-leave for Guatemala and meet the love of our lives!!!!! 2/5/07 Embassy appointment 2/7/07 Home forever with Malea!!!!!!!!
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12-19-2008, 05:31 AM
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love these threads..
thnx for posting for me Dee
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alex 9/10/07 rachel born 9/26/07 rec'd referral 10/15/07 I171 approval 11/5/07 DNA MATCH 12/4/07 first visit trip 12/21/07 entered PGN 12/22/07 rec'd PA....1 more day UGH 1/15/2008 KO'd no PA 2/14/08 second visit trip 2/15/08 back in PGN 3/7/08 still with reviewer #1 3/10/08 on Mr.Barrios' desk waiting for final signature 3/25 STILL on Mr. Barrios' desk 3/27 WE ARE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3/28 birth certificate 4/1 passport 4/3 ORANGE!!!: 4/4 2nd DNA taken 4/7 DNA rec'd at Labcorp 4/10 DNA on way to USE 4/14 DNA arrived at USE 4/15 PINK!!!!!!!!!:cheer: 4/23 embassy appt 4/25 HOME FOREVER
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12-19-2008, 09:59 AM
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Nora last fall on a visit trip and Nora last month during a fall snowstorm.
Then Nora last Dec (5 months) and Nora this year (almost 17 months)
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Amy Mom to Ryan-8 Evan-3 and Nora Angelina born 7/26/07, home 3/26/08
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