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Old 01-24-2009, 06:27 PM
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Out of RENAP

After only 2 1/2 weeks our case is out of RENAP!! Praise the Lord! Bring on our Coban BC and let me bring my little man home. After three years of disappointments, heart ache and frustration I am finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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2/5/06 HS complete and Carson is born!
2/17/06 Received referral
3/13/06 Received I-171H
6/9/06 Told nothing has been done on Guatemala side
8/3/06 DNA done!
8/15/06 DNA results 99.9990% match
Sept-Dec Embassy Investigation
10/21-24/06 Trip to visit our son!
12/15/06 Pre-Approval!
Thought we entered PGN week of 3/19/07
7/19/07 Found out we were never in pgn and still need out of Family Court!!!
8/2/07 Finally in PGN!
8/16/07 Kicked out of PGN
12/18/07 FINALLY resubmitted to PGN!!
1/8/08 Kicked out of PGN (need equal rights letter)
3/11/08 Resubmitted to PGN!!
6/5/08 BMI
6/24/08 Kicked out of PGN!
7/3/08 Resubmitted to PGN!!
10/9/08 OUT of PGN!!!!
12/22-29/08 Wonderful trip to spend Christmas with our little man
1/6/09 Submitted to RENAP
1/23/09 OUT of RENAP! Praise the Lord!!
1/28/09 Coban BC!
1/29/09 Passport and ORANGE!
1/30/09 DNA
2/10/09 PINK
2/17/09 Embassy Appointment!!
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Old 01-24-2009, 06:42 PM
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Congratulations!!! I'm so sorry to see you've had such a long wait, but you're so close to bringing your son home now! Hope pink comes very soon!
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Referral 9/26/06
Home! 6/6/07

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Referral 5/9/07
Home! 3/21/08
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Old 01-24-2009, 06:42 PM
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many many congratulations!! RENAP was the last hurdle - you are so close!!!!
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Old 01-24-2009, 07:18 PM
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Cheering you in the "home" stretch! Let's go PINK!
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Mom to 3 great bio kids
11/21/06 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!
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Old 01-24-2009, 07:52 PM
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Congratulations! Glad to see another little one from Coban on their way home! Won't be long now, and GET PACKING!
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11/22/05 Domestic Homestudy Complete
5/6/07 Katelyn born in Guatemala
7/6/07 Katelyn's referral received
9/20/07 DNA Authorization and in Family Court!
11/21/07 DNA is a 99.99% Match!
11/29/07 OUT of FC
12/22/07 In PGN without PA
1/11/08 Previo #1
2/29/08 Previo #2
3/7-3/10 Visit Trip to meet Katelyn!
7/8 Previo #3
8/18/08 OUT!!!
8/27-9/1 2nd visit with Kate
9/2 Submitted to RENAP
10/14 OUT of RENAP!!!
10/21 BC from Coban
10/22 Passport
10/23 ORANGE
10/24 DNA
11/5 PINK
11/8/08 FOREVER FAMILY DAY!
11/12/08 Embassy
11/14/08 HOME FOREVER!
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Old 01-24-2009, 08:01 PM
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omg...your timeline is painful to look at. i can't believe you all have been waiting so long...you deserved some good news. i hope the rest of the stuff you need comes just as quickly!!!!
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Old 01-24-2009, 09:08 PM
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Wow!! What a joureny you have been on to bring your little man home. Hoping you have BC and PINK very soon!!
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May 2006 Referrral of my ANGEL
ELAINA ELIZABETH ALEXANDRA
Born December 28, 2005
September 2006 Enter PGN
November 2006 Exit PGN
DECEMBER 17 IN MY ARMS FOREVER
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Old 01-24-2009, 10:04 PM
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Congratulations! I'm glad everything is finally finishing up for you all - it has been a very long road. I've wondered how things were going, and I'm glad to hear the good news.
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5/19/06 Referral - DOB (4/29/06)
7/28/06 I-171H
9/20/06 SWI
10/24/06 DNA authorization
11/6/06 It's a Match 99.9999%
12/5/06 PA
12/18/06 In PGN
360 really LONG Days
12/13/07 - We are OUT!

12/17/07 - Coban BC
12/20/07 - Passport
1/3/08 -2nd DNA Authorization
1/8/08 - DNA sample taken, Embassy MD appointment
1/16/08 - DNA arrives at USE - COME ON PINK!!!!!
1/18/08 Pink
Embassy Appointment 2/5
Home forever 2/7
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Old 01-25-2009, 07:03 AM
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Praise God! I am sooo happy for you all! I hope the rest is very speedy for you too!
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Mom to 3 beautiful bio. boys! Jordan (11) Josiah (10) and Joel (6)

Sara D.O.B. 1/8/04
Referral 10/3/05 ( 20 3/4 mo. old)
Home 9/16/06

Lilee D.O.B. 4/16/06
Referral 5/2/06 (16 days old)
POA 5/28/06
12/20/06 got new lawyer
2/11-13/07 DH hand delivered new POA & visits
3/2/07 in FC
3/6/07 FC interview and DNA taken
3/8/07 DNA authorization
3/15/07 SW report finished and Out of FC!
3/29/07 Its a Match 99.99% 3/26 Results @ Emb.
5/2/07 1 year since we excepted Lilee's referral
5/3/07 received our renewed I171h Clearance
5/14/07 PA!!!!
6/1/07 In PGN
6/8/07 KO
6/11/07 Back in
7/19-7/23/07 #5 visit trip
8/6/07 OUT
9/18 PINK!!
10/1 USE APT
10/4/07 HOME
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Old 01-25-2009, 12:09 PM
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Finally...something has gone your way!!

Congratulations!!

Your little man will be home soon and then the past 3 years will be a distant memory!!
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Born 03-29-2006
Home 12-15-2006
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Old 01-25-2009, 10:32 PM
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Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! You almost have that little guy home!
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10/11/2007 - Accepted referral of our son
10/12/2007 - I-600A filed
10/23/2007 - POA registered in GT
11/1/2007 - fingerprints
11/27/2007 - dossier to guatemala
12/?/2007 - entered FC - c'mon I-171
12/10/2007 - I-171H finally complete
12/11/2207 - DNA authorization
12/24/07 - DNA back - 99.9% YEA
12/28/07 - Enter PGN w/o PA
1/?/08- KO #1
1/18/08 - 1/22/08 - visit trip
1/23/08 - ummmmm I'm pregnant
2/25 - 3/1 - visit trip & PA somewhere in here
Late march - finally out of FC
Early April - in PGN
6/6/08- found out BMI is over
7/19 - 7/23 - visit trip #3
7/23/08 - KO #2
8/01/08 - supposedly resubmitted
late september - KO #3
10/04/08 - Forrest Christopher is born
12/5/08 - KO #4
1/22/09 - finally resubmitted to PGN
4/1/09 - finally out of PGN!!!!
a whole bunch of USCIS nonsense
7/29/2009 HOME FOREVER!
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Old 01-26-2009, 04:05 AM
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Congratulations, Hopefully the rest will fly by!
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2 Bio DS
Micah Canaan (11-13-02) Liam Gabriel (03-15-05)
Application mailed 10-10-06
#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
OUT 08-03-07
Submitted for Pink 08-14-07
DNA sample taken 08-22-07
DNA to USE 09-04-07
Appointment 09-24-07 FINALLY!!!!
HOME 09-26-07
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Old 01-26-2009, 07:23 AM
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What WONDERFUL NEWS!!!! heres to a speedy PINK!!!
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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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Old 01-26-2009, 07:43 AM
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Hooray! God is very good! I am so sorry that your wait has been so long, and I am sending prayers that your little man will soon be in your arms forever!
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Accepted Referral, DNA complete 1/27/05
Homestudy Complete 2/23
171 H - 3/9
Dossier Translated 3/18
Search for Birth Mother - Located 7/25
FC - 7/28
US Embassy - 8/3
Preapproval 8/30
PGN - 9/7
Out! 9/19
BC 9/26
PINK! 9/29
HOME FOREVER 10/03 Hooray!

It's a GIRL, DOB 4-15 -06
DNA auth, 12/11/06
DNA taken 1/31/07
It'a MATCH!! 2/7
PA 3/21
PGN 4/2
OUT! 6/6
BC 6/13
Passport 6/15
PINK 6/26
Home 7/11
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