Saving Sofia: Summer Lovin'

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Summer Lovin'

Sweet Sofia is at no loss for love at our house. All three boys adore her and shower her with affection, hugs, kisses, sweet talk...the whole nine yards.

Sofia looks like a princess in some of these photos...as she should...being the only little girl in the house!

11 comments:

KellyJuly 7, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Isn't love so MAGICAL??!!!! These pics are beautiful Jen!! And I LOVE Sofia's outfit.....yes, fit for a princess!!
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Looking UpJuly 7, 2010 at 9:35 AM
OMG! How gorgeous is she? He hair has grown so much. So precious to see her with her brothers. :)
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my familyJuly 7, 2010 at 10:10 AM
well she has such kissable cheeks...she looks beautiful and my how her hair seems to be growing
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TinaJuly 7, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Yes a little princess she is. She seems to be loving all that lovin, very ready to give those kisses.Beautiful pictures
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HansinaJuly 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Wonderful pictures!
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chJuly 7, 2010 at 10:50 AM
She is an absolute stunner. With those beautiful eyes, she was CLEARLY fated to join your family of gorgeous blinkers. And I've never seen a munchkin looking so fab in a pixie cut. :0) Squeeze her twice for Pudge and Zippy...
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Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All AroundJuly 7, 2010 at 11:05 AM
so happy that sofia is adjusting so well and fitting right in with her family - it must be so wonderful for her to have a family and be showered with so much love and affection! beautiful pictures!!!!!!!
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AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Oh my goodness! Could these pictures be any cuter?! Love them all, but the top one of Joaquin and Sofia kissing is just priceless. You can feel the love!

Blessings,
Barbara
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BulldogmaJuly 7, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Precious, precious, precious!!! What beautiful pictures.
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medina familyJuly 7, 2010 at 8:09 PM
She's beautiful! I'm glad she is so happy and getting so much love. What wonderful brothers she has!
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KatrinaJuly 13, 2010 at 2:30 AM
Love all that kiss'n that's going on over there! So sweet!
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Adoption Timeline

12-13-09- Grandma Esther passed away. Discovered Sofia at www.reecesrainbow.com and decided to donate to her grant fund in honor of Grandma and the Christmas Angel Tree Project. Couldn't get her off my mind.

1-1-10- Received Sofia's Christmas Angel Tree ornament and put it on our Christmas Tree. Still constantly thinking about her.

1-24-10- Hector and I decided to commit to adopting Sofia. Contacted Andrea at Reece's Rainbow.

1-25-10- Contacted Across the World Adoptions to begin the Home Study.

1-26-10- Sent our application to Reece's Rainbow and sent a check for the FSP Donation, Love Offering and Promise Trust.

1-27-10- Jen's physical completed. Vaccines administered. FBI and DOJ/Child Abuse fingerprinting completed.

1-28-10- Faxed Home Study Application and Agreement. Mailed hard copy.

1-29-10- Hector's fingerprints completed for FBI and DOJ/Child Abuse. Completed the required 10 hours of International Adoption education credits.

1-31-10- Mailed USCIS our I-600A application and fees.

2-1-10- Employment verifications completed for Home Study. School evaluations completed on Diego and Mateo. Received dossier paperwork from Reece's Rainbow.

2-4-10- Assigned a social worker for our Home Study at Across the World Adoptions. Had over 15 documents notarized.

2-5-10- Hector's physical completed. Vaccines administered. Child Specific Petition and Power of Attorney's notarized and ready for apostille.

2-8-10- CSP and POA's apostilled and shipped to Sofia's home country! First home study visit is scheduled for 2/15.

2-10-10- ALL paperwork completed for Home Study! YEAH! Working on gathering the rest of the dossier paperwork.

2-15-10- 1st Home Study Visit completed.

2-16-10- 2nd Home Study Visit completed.

2-22-10- Received our I-797C Notice of Action for our Orphan Petition.

2-25-10- State Police clearance fingerprinting done. Apostilled 20 documents at Secretary of State office.

3-1-10- Final revisions completed on Home Study.

3-2-10- Jennifer fingerprinted a third time for USCIS. Hector's police clearance letter received.

3-3-10- Hector fingerprinted a third time for USCIS.

3-4-10- Home Study, Agency License and Social Worker Licence notarized and mailed to us today.

3-11-10- USCIS Approval!

3-12-10- Dossier shipped out to Sofia's home country!

3-15-10- Dossier arrived in Sofia's home country!

3-25-10- Dossier officially submitted. Approximately 10 day wait to get travel date!

4-6-10- Received our SDA appointment for 4/22 at 9am! Booked our plane tickets for 4/19 arriving on 4/20.

4-14-10- Volcano erupts in Iceland causing flights to be grounded throughout Europe!

4-19-10- Flight is cancelled. No alternative routes are available. Requested new SDA appointment.

4-20-10- Got a last minute flight to Kiev through Vienna, Austria.

4-21-10- Arrived in Kiev, Ukraine!

4-22-10- Completed SDA appointment at 9am. Received referral at 6pm. Hopped on a midnight train to Dnep.

4-23-10-Arrived in Dnep at 7am and ran around Dnep for 11 hours today with our facilitator Marina gathering papers and getting notaries. Met Sofia!

4-26-10-Took Sofia out of the orphanage to get her picture taken for Visa immigration, US Embassy and the SDA. 7 day wait begins for court date.

4-27-10-Prosecutor says our documents are complete and ready for the judge and court proceedings.

4-29-10-Still waiting for interpol clearance so court date is set for 5/13.

4-30-10-Interpol clearance arrives. Court date moved to 5/6!

5-6-10- Court completed and Sofia Andrea Sanchez is officially adopted! 10 day wait begins.

5-16-10- Return trip is set for 6/6 and we'll arrive in Dnep on 6/8 to begin the process of bringing Sofia home, hopefully on or before 6/17.

6-8-10- Arrived in Sofia's region and completed all necessary paperwork for her new birth certificate and for her Ukraine passport.

6-10-10-GOTCHA day! Took Sofia out of the orphanage and home to our apartment.

6-11-10- Got Sofia's Ukrainian Passport and took overnight train back to Kiev. Changed return flight home to 6/15.

6-14-10- Got Sofia's Visa at the U.S. Embassy.

6-15-10- Going HOME!

6-16-10-Applied for Sofia's Social Security Card.

7-15-10- Received Sofia's official certificate of U.S. Citizenship in the mail.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Summer Lovin'

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