And baby makes eight: October 2009

Our Timelines

CHINA
7 Dec 2010 Submitted Letter of Interest
15 Dec 2010 Received Pre-Approval
8 Mar 2011 Homestudy complete
22 Mar 2011 I800A mailed to USCIS
27 May 2011 I800A approved
13 June 2011 DTC
28 June 2011 LID
29 Sept 2011 LOA
30 Nov 2011 TA
9 Dec 2011 Travel to China
12 Dec 2011 Forever Family Day
22 Dec 2011 Consulate Appointment
24 Dec 2011 Travel home

TAIWAN
6 Feb 06: Signed up with Heartsent, paperchase started
28 Feb 06: Referral! (Alex Chien-Lu, born Sept. 2005)
Mar 06: mad dash to gather all necessary documents
12 Apr 06: Entered the courts in Taiwan
28 Aug 06: First decree, Taiwan
14 Sep 06: Final decree, Taiwan
14 Oct 06: Travel to Taiwan
18 Oct 06: Forever Family Day!
19 Oct 06: AIT
20 Oct 06: Travel home
19 Jan 07: US Readoption Day
28 May 08: Referral! (Alex's mei mei, born Nov. 2007)
10 Jun 08: Dossier complete!
15 Jul 08: Dossier to Taiwan
23 Jul 08: Entered the courts in Taiwan
7 Aug 08: First decree!
28 Aug 08: Travel Dates received (AIT: 9/24)
11 Sept 08: Learned of our final decree (8/18/08)
18 Sept 08: Travel to Taiwan
22 Sept 08: Forever Family Day!
24 Sept 08: AIT
26 Sept 08: Travel home

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Between two Gotcha Days

A little more than a year ago Melinda joined our family. A little less that three years ago, we were in Taiwan picking up Alex. On either side of those travel anniversaries, they each have birthdays. Alex turned four a week before we celebrated Melinda's '1 year home' adoption day, and Melinda will turn two just two weeks after Alex's '3 years home' adoption day. So from mid-September to mid-November it is one celebration after the next with these two. I can't think of a better way to spend the Autumn!