I feel like I need to post something, but there is nothing new. We are just waiting, and waiting some more, then a little more waiting. We have out I-800A Supplement 3 for Abram and waiting for our LSC (or LOA) for Jade. Either one is due to be done at any time now.

News Paper From China

Steve read on one of his adoption forums that he could research our children in China. He was able to find our little girl's clipping that was trying to find her family. I was told that you sometimes get that information and picture when you go over to China, but we thought it was really neat. We believe that Jade is the fourth one down.



http://epaper.tibet3.com/qhrb/html/2008-06/12/content_117328.htm

We got our preapproval!!!!!

I got the call today that we were preapproved to adopt AoZe. It only took 5 days. We have already sent out our Supplement 3 to USCIS. We are hoping for a speedy return on that.

We sent in out preapproval last week and we have not heard anything back yet. I know that it takes some time to hear back from China but I am getting sick of the wait. It seems that we have been waiting more with this adoption. With Elias it seemed like there was always something to do, but then again I was working at the time.
With adding another child to our adoption there has been some paperwork that we needed to update.  We had to get an addendum to our homestudy. Then send in a supplement to our I-800A (that is our preapproval to adopt and bring a child into the U.S. through immigration).   The supplement we send in is to  change the information of the child (now children) we intend to adopt. Hopefully we will be getting our homestudy Monday or Tuesday and get it sent to immigration the same day.
On a side note my nerves are doing a lot better. After we decided to try and make Aoze a part of our family, I've been getting really nervous. Going from one to two would be an adjustment, but three kids...Aaaahhhhhh! Last night we went out as a family and started to think about what is would be like after we had three kids. Most likely we are not going to be able to sit at booths anymore in most restaurants.  The back seat of both of our cars are going to be filled whenever we go places. Surprisingly, the more we thought about it the more excited I am becoming and the less nervous I am.  

The Power of Ultraman!

The other day I came across a picture of a young boy that needed a home.  I was reading the mini description of the little guy when I read that he loves to watch Ultraman cartoons. Now to most people that does not mean a lot but in this family, we watch Ultraman quite a bit. (Elias picked it out at Wal-Mart some time ago--Of course he identified it by its Chinese name.)  Just for kicks I went to www.bringinghopetochildren.org and requested his information.
He is a six years old boy from China. I showed Steve the information and after some praying and a couple of phone calls, we decided that we would like to be the family that gives him a home.  His name is Aoze (which we are still trying to accurately pronounce).  We are working on paperwork right now to "add" him to our adoption of Jade.  Our goal is to get him at the same time we go to pick up Jade. The pre-approval packet was sent out today.

Saturday, the same day we confirmed that we wanted to adopt this boy, we got updated pictures of Jade. While we were looking at the new pictures of her we noticed that she was wearing Ultraman pants.  A couple days later while we were looking at his picture we noticed that he was wearing an Ultraman shirt. 

I suspect there is going to be a lot of Ultraman playing in this home in a couple of months.

Timeline for Jade (China) on going

“Jade” CiaYi 

                                  XiNing, QingHai

01/11/11 -  Letter of Intent to Adopt [LOI]
01/14/11 - Permission to Adopt by CCCWA in China [PA]
03/05/11 - Homestudy (Update)

-Homestudy Complete-

03/28/11 - I-800A (USCIS form) – sent
04/01/11 -     Notice of Reciept
04/15/11 -     Appointment Notice
04/25/11 -    Fingerprints Taken – 5/12/11,  walked in
05/19/11 -     Notice of Action [approval]                   

05/24/11 - Dossier To Chinese Consulate in U.S.

-Dossier Complete-

06/10/11 - Dossier To China [DTC]
06/16/11 -     Dossier Login Date at CCCWA [LID]
                       Letter Seeking Confirmation [approval][LOA]

                 - I-800 / G-1145 (for email) / I-864W (USCIS forms)
                       Notice of Reciept
                       Notice of Action [approval]

                 - NVC CABLE Letter (of I-800 approval) to US Embassy
                 - Article 5 granted by US Embassy
                 - Travel Acceptance [TA]

____Travel visa applications to Chinese consulate 

            ____Travel visas [approval] 

-Ready for Travel-

Travel Dates:____________________

Timeline for Elias (Taiwan)

Elias                                                                                        Taipei, Taiwan

06/11/09 - Send Letter of Intent to Adopt [LOI]
07/28/09 - Preapproval [PA] 

08/16/09 - Homestudy (Update) 

07/03/09 - I-600A (USCIS form) –  (renewed)    
07/25/09 & 12/14/09 - Fingerprints
08/07/09 & 01/10/10 - Approval [I-171H] 

-Dossier Complete-

08/30/09 - Dossier To Taiwan (Jonah House)

10/13/09 - Orphanage Approval

11/03/09 - 1^st Court Date

11/13/09 - (Skype with him at Jonah House!!!)
12/29/09 - 1^st Decree (2^nd Court Date)
01/10/10 - Permission to Travel

01/20/10 ? - I-864 (USCIS form)

   sent to American Institute in Taiwan via NVC (formally BCS)
01/21/10 - Final Decree (3^rd Court Date)

??/??/?? - Final Documents Completed 

 - DS-230 (DOS form) for travel

 - I-600 (USCIS form) for travel

1/31/10 – 2/9/10 : Travel Dates to Taiwan!!!

Our family right now.

This is my family. My husband Steve, my son Elias and of course me. Steve and I have been married almost seven years now. We love growing our family through adoption. Elias is from Taiwan and has been home for about a year and a half. We started as new parents with a 7 year old. It was a big change but well worth it. He however was not our first adoption. We were trying to get a 4 year old boy from Vietnam when the boarders closed. We still pray and think of him often.
Right now we are in the middle of adopting a 3 year old little girl from China. Her name will be Jade. We have our dossier logged into China as of June 16th. We might have some more exciting new later but that is all for now.

We have a timeline for Elias and Jade that we will post later. From this timeline you will be able to see how fast the adoption for Elias took and where we are with the adoption of Jade. My husband is very organized and has put these together. We are not asking for anything except prayer.