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05-10-2007, 12:00 PM
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One Year Ago Today
One year ago today I was sitting in my office just like today with no idea that in just a few short hours my whole life would change. It was the Thursday before Mother's Day and in between work tasks I spent a lot of the morning day dreaming about the baby girl I was waiting for. That afternoon I made the rounds of my co-workers' offices and fielded the inevitable "when will you hear something" questions. I remember smiling optimistically as I answered "could be any day now... but I won't hear anything today. It's too late in the day. They always call in the morning."
I was on my way downstairs back to my office when my cell phone rang. I remember looking at the phone number in disbelief--knowing, even before I answered it, who it was and what it was about. Time slipped into slow motion and the next few minutes seemed like an hour as I impatiently watched the photo of my new daughter-to-be download onto my computer screen. The next two months would be a whirlwind of activity punctured by long moments of suspended time as I completed last minute preparations and traveled to Russia twice to complete the adoption of my daughter. My life has changed in immeasurable and wonderful ways since that day one year ago. Today, as I look forward to my first true Mother's Day, I do find myself daydreaming about the end of this year when I plan to start the process of adopting another little girl, but I also find myself determined to enjoy every minute of this very special time when it's just the two of us. Just me and Alivia. One year ago this moment she was still just a dream. Today she's all mine and the most precious gift this mother can ever imagine receiving.
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Jeana 5/09/05 Applied to Agency 5/19/05 Accepted by Agency 6/09/05 Began Homestudy 7/07/05 Final Homestudy Visit 8/09/05 Homestudy Completed 8/10/05 Submitted I600A 9/12/05 Fingerprinted 9/23/05 Dossier Apostilled 10/4/05 Dossier Sent to Agency 10/6/05 Assigned to Tver Region 10/7/05 Received I-171H 10/28/05 Dossier Sent to Russia 5/11/06 Received referral for a beautiful baby girl! 6/3/06 - 6/9/06 Trip One! 7/7/06 Court Date (Travel 7/2 - 7/15) 7/7/06 GOTCHA!!! 7/15/06 Home at Last! 9/14/06 Florida Recognition of a Foreign Adoption Hearing Adoption Blog: http://baby-story.blogspot.com/ 
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#2
05-10-2007, 01:46 PM
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Lovely Post and Happy Mother's Day.
I hope your new little one arrives very quickly.
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MYKIDSMOM Proud mom of 2 rowdy EE kiddos
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05-10-2007, 02:14 PM
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Happy anniversary and have a wonderful mother's day!
Christina
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Christina Big Boy (b. 9/1/01 a. 11/16/04) Buttercup (b. 6/8/04 a. 11/16/04) Vladivostok, Russia Every life event presents an opportunity, a gift. You just need to look closely to find it.
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05-10-2007, 02:20 PM
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-So beautifully stated and expressed!!! What a wonderful memory of the day you got that fateful call...Congratulations!
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Mama to Alexandra (6) from Vladivostok, 2003 Nov. 2005 - Do I want to do this again? August 2006, Still on ice due to accreditation/political issues-officially now a "Waiter"  Feb. 2007 The ice around me has broken! Trip 1! May 18, 2007 GOTCHA!! Erik, now 2.
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05-10-2007, 06:17 PM
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Congratulations! May 10th is also the day we got "the call" (in 2005). Enjoy the trip down memory lane! Happy first Mother's Day, too!!
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Jodi mom to 2 amazing kids from Russia Last edited by justmp : 05-10-2007 at 06:24 PM.
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05-11-2007, 02:09 PM
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Loved your post! I hope that both of you have a wonderful, magical Mother's Day. Congratulations!
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05-11-2007, 02:26 PM
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How sweet, thanks for sharing.
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05-11-2007, 06:26 PM
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Congratulations and Happy Mother's Day to you! I really enjoyed reading your story.
Amy K, NJ
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05-11-2007, 07:17 PM
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What a wonderful and sweet story! Happy "anniversary"!
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05-12-2007, 10:34 AM
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WOW, what a story! I was hanging onto your every word.
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary - Family Day !
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SAHM to Twin Boys  Signed Aug 03--->"The Call" Dec 03 --->One trip region Feb 04--->Home Mar 04 However Motherhood comes to you, it is a miracle! It doesn't matter how you became a Family. It matters that you are a Family.
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05-12-2007, 01:21 PM
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Thanks, everyone! I had to re-read it myself today to remind myself how wonderful having a baby is--this after, of course, I finished cleaning up the baby poo that she smeared from one end of the house to the other. Seems someone decided that the contents of her diaper were worth sharing with everyone!
Happy Mother's Day! 
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Jeana 5/09/05 Applied to Agency 5/19/05 Accepted by Agency 6/09/05 Began Homestudy 7/07/05 Final Homestudy Visit 8/09/05 Homestudy Completed 8/10/05 Submitted I600A 9/12/05 Fingerprinted 9/23/05 Dossier Apostilled 10/4/05 Dossier Sent to Agency 10/6/05 Assigned to Tver Region 10/7/05 Received I-171H 10/28/05 Dossier Sent to Russia 5/11/06 Received referral for a beautiful baby girl! 6/3/06 - 6/9/06 Trip One! 7/7/06 Court Date (Travel 7/2 - 7/15) 7/7/06 GOTCHA!!! 7/15/06 Home at Last! 9/14/06 Florida Recognition of a Foreign Adoption Hearing Adoption Blog: http://baby-story.blogspot.com/
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