Confessions of a Church Planters Wife: February 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Happy Birthday baby Elyn!

Precious

All 3 grand girls!!!

CG thinks she is her own personal baby doll

My little niece was born this morning! After a long, hard pregnancy, Mary Elyn Hanna came into the world weighing 6 pounds! She is beautiful just like her sister! Congrats Ryan, Wendy and big sis Brantley! We all love you!

Our Adoption Journey.......

May 2010-Accepted into the Russia program

June 23-First homestudy

June-sent in I600-A

July 8-Second homestudy

July 10-Third homestudy

July 14- Final homstudy

July- applied for passports

July- working on dossier with extreme intensity!!!

July 23-Received passports

July 27-Homestudy completed and sent to Charleston

September '10-Finger printing complete

September'10-Received I-700

October '10-Dossier Notarized

October '10-Dossier mailed to Sect. of State

December '10-Dossier sent for translation in Russia!

December '10- WAITING BEGINS

June 21, 2011- GOT OUR REFERRAL!!!!!!

June 22, 2011- ACCEPTED OUR REFERRAL!!!!!!

July 29,2011- TRAVEL trip #1

July 31, 2011- Arrived in Krasnoyarsk

August 1, 2011- Met baby A for the first time

August 4,2011-Arrived home from Trip 1

August 10,2011- Curt's physical complete

August 22,2011- Morgan's physical complete

August 25, 2011- All documents are on the way to RUSSIA!!!

Nov. 16, 2011- Leave for trip #2

Nov. 18, 2011- Medicals in Moscow

Nov. 21, 2011-Visit orphanage

Nov. 22, 2011- Court date

Nov.22, 2011-Judge said "Da"

Nov.29, 2011- Passport pictures for Anastasia

Dec. 5, 2011- GOTCHA DAY