Stephanie phoned and said that the boys' file is out of MOI!!! Now, it's 4-6 weeks for Passports and Visa!! Should I start packing? It actually doesn't feel real. It won't be real until I see them in their beds asleep!
Oh My Goodness! Finally! I bet your face hurts from smiling so much! It would be great to see your boys before I take off of Guatemala - at least I will get to see them before I leave for peace corps.
Kendra~ Thank you for posting your experience. I am so happy for you and John. You guys have long been a couple I think the world of and your family is amazing! Congrats on some much anticipated closure! Jamie
rice and beans fruit eggs coco butter a giant turning/churning composter a live in chiropractor
Happy mama blan
"white mama"
A typical street in Port au Prince
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The final good-bye
covered in plastic
The Pierre-Louis Family
a great visit with the birthparents
down to a tablecloth
Mama blan and Lovekender
Erickson is a good big brother
I'm so glad they are together
Our Adoption Timeline:
March 3, 2008: saw a picture of these 2 guys when I googled "children waiting for adoption." : homestudy : securing a home equity loan..."debt free is over-rated" : having every document from my life notarized : translated to French : Mailed 8 lbs of paperwork to Haiti $125 May 19th: dossier in Haiti May 24th: WE MEET THE BOYS!!! in Haiti : Lovekender 18 mo. Erickson 3 yrs June 4th: Erickson's 4th B-day June ?: first legal July 4th: entered IBESR : IBESR (4.5 mo.) Nov. 26th: OUT OF IBESR Dec 14th: Our 2nd trip to Haiti! Dec. : in & out of Parquet (adoption is legal) Dec. : entered MOI : MOI (7 mo) Dec. 16th: signed I600 Dec. 25th: Lovekender's 2nd B-day Jan. 13th: Birthparent interview at Embassy June 4th: Erickson's 5th Birthday July 29th: OUT OF MOI :finished with MOI...waiting for Immigration : director of MOI out of the country.... : a few Haitian holidays :Immigration : Haiti ran out of passport books....?! NOV. 8th: Both boys have PASSPORTS : papers being translated : a bunch of Haitian holidays : mom holding out hope for Christmas DEC 17th: Email from the embassy-visa appts. DEC 22nd: Visa appointments DEC 24th: Pick up visas at the Embassy fly out of Haiti DEC 25th: HOME!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!
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Congratulations!! That is some awesome news!
Kendra,
We are so insanely happy for you right now, and when those boys are asleep in their beds at your house, SEND A PICTURE!!!
Oh My Goodness! Finally! I bet your face hurts from smiling so much! It would be great to see your boys before I take off of Guatemala - at least I will get to see them before I leave for peace corps.
Hope that you get to bring them home soon!
Kendra~ Thank you for posting your experience. I am so happy for you and John. You guys have long been a couple I think the world of and your family is amazing!
Congrats on some much anticipated closure! Jamie
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