Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Prayers, please!
Tomorrow's a huge day for our adoption process. Please pray that all goes smoothly so that we can go pick our cutie pie up SOON! Thanks.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Movement
Hello friends!
After being at the Embassy just a few days our file already has its first step appointment this Wednesday. This is a crucial step, so please send prayers that it goes smoothly. It's great news that they've already looked at our paperwork there and if this step goes smoothly, we hope to move onto the medical exam and then final visa interview quickly.
My sweet co-workers threw a surprise shower for me this week, so Bedeline is now the owner of a shiny red tricycle, complete with streamers, a bell, and a basket. :)
We spent last weekend making over Sean's brother's room (he recently got married and moved out) and now have a lovely family room/play room complete with the play kitchen set from my childhood and an easel from IKEA. All we need now is the little girl to play with all this great stuff!
Have a wonderful and relaxing Memorial Day weekend, think of us on Wednesday, and keep watching for updates.
After being at the Embassy just a few days our file already has its first step appointment this Wednesday. This is a crucial step, so please send prayers that it goes smoothly. It's great news that they've already looked at our paperwork there and if this step goes smoothly, we hope to move onto the medical exam and then final visa interview quickly.
My sweet co-workers threw a surprise shower for me this week, so Bedeline is now the owner of a shiny red tricycle, complete with streamers, a bell, and a basket. :)
We spent last weekend making over Sean's brother's room (he recently got married and moved out) and now have a lovely family room/play room complete with the play kitchen set from my childhood and an easel from IKEA. All we need now is the little girl to play with all this great stuff!
Have a wonderful and relaxing Memorial Day weekend, think of us on Wednesday, and keep watching for updates.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
PASSPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bedeline was issued a Passport today! "What does this mean?" is the question most often asked next. What it means is that we're finished with the Haitian side of things (sigh of relief).
The steps that follow are:
1) The paperwork goes to the US Embassy in Haiti, where our approval through USCIS (immigration) has been sitting for over a year.
2) When they've looked over the paperwork, they will call the lawyer and tell her it's time to get the baby to a clinic for a medical exam.
3) I believe that shortly after the exam Bedeline will be interviewed at the Embassy (wouldn't I love to be a fly on the wall for that?!?).
4) A day or two after the interview the visa is issued.
5) When the visa is issued, she's free to come to Minnesota!!!!
So, the step here that could take a little while is the Embassy looking over the paperwork or it could happen very fast. It's my understanding that after the lawyer is contacted to get Bedeline examined, the rest will happen quickly.
I hate to give out timelines because they've failed me so often in the past, so I'll just say that we're hoping and praying that this will happen SOON!
We'll keep you posted!! :)
The steps that follow are:
1) The paperwork goes to the US Embassy in Haiti, where our approval through USCIS (immigration) has been sitting for over a year.
2) When they've looked over the paperwork, they will call the lawyer and tell her it's time to get the baby to a clinic for a medical exam.
3) I believe that shortly after the exam Bedeline will be interviewed at the Embassy (wouldn't I love to be a fly on the wall for that?!?).
4) A day or two after the interview the visa is issued.
5) When the visa is issued, she's free to come to Minnesota!!!!
So, the step here that could take a little while is the Embassy looking over the paperwork or it could happen very fast. It's my understanding that after the lawyer is contacted to get Bedeline examined, the rest will happen quickly.
I hate to give out timelines because they've failed me so often in the past, so I'll just say that we're hoping and praying that this will happen SOON!
We'll keep you posted!! :)
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