Saving Sofia: On the MOVE!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

On the MOVE!

She's army crawling! She has been moving on her belly a little bit every day since coming home with us but I can officially say that she is now using belly crawling as a mode of transportation...to get from Point A to Point B...and we couldn't be more thrilled! She gets up on hands and knees a lot too and rocks or lunges. I also found her sitting up in her crib this morning...she got that way all by herself!!!

GO BABY GO!

20 comments:

MelAugust 22, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Hehe!! GO little one!! How exciting that she is in motion! Ummmm, but a little scary too, things will never be the same! LOL Batten down the hatches Mommy, she's MOBILE! :) How thrilling it is to see how much she has bloomed since being home with her family. So happy for you all Jennifer. :)
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AnonymousAugust 22, 2010 at 9:35 PM
She is adorable !!!!
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LisaAugust 22, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Yaaaaaayyyyyy, Sofia!!!!!!
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TinaAugust 23, 2010 at 12:42 AM
Wow that's just the beginning of fun things to come....happy crawling Sophia!!
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PAugust 23, 2010 at 12:53 AM
It's the happy messy house day! Happy you are exploring on your own of your own choosing. Yes.

Benji's close to walking and balancing for up to 10 secs. Could be a while still but he's wanting to stand and walk tons more than he can. So cute.
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ShellyAugust 23, 2010 at 4:30 AM
What celebrations are abound in the Sanchez home! Go, Sophia!! Yeah, Mom, Hector and the boys for celebrating big and small moments daily!!! Life is great!
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RachelAugust 23, 2010 at 5:25 AM
She slides out the door the same way Aubrey does:) So proud of all her big milestones!
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Loren StowAugust 23, 2010 at 7:06 AM
Way to go Sofia! She'll be all over the place in no time at all!
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annieAugust 23, 2010 at 7:09 AM
How fun it is to watch her grow and learn! Thanks for sharing her. Now you really have to keep a close eye on her... ha ha
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Looking UpAugust 23, 2010 at 9:19 AM
How exciting that she is now FREE to move & explore her world!!!!
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Kristin FergusonAugust 23, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Let the games begin! You'll soon be needing a "kiddie jail" like Nadia gets parked in during school. ha ha

Good for Sofia!
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Monica CrumleyAugust 23, 2010 at 1:43 PM
How exciting! And of course, adds more excitement for you chasing her around :-) She's an awesome little girl.
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Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All AroundAugust 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM
way to go sofia - love the "sofia" bloomers by the way :) glad she is getting some good use out of them! so happy about her sitting up all by her self- that takes some major ab muscles!!! so proud of her!
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BulldogmaAugust 23, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Hooray Sofia!!! Way to go, beautiful girl!
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Sweet Pea's MommyAugust 23, 2010 at 3:26 PM
How great!!! How are you teaching her to go down the step backwards? I need pointers!
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DanielleAugust 23, 2010 at 3:56 PM
She is just beautiful!!!
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To Love EndlesslyAugust 23, 2010 at 5:59 PM
Rock on baby! She has the sweetest face!
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JenAugust 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Oh my gosh, that is SO exciting!! Go, baby girl, go!!
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SylviaAugust 28, 2010 at 11:14 AM
WOW! That is so wonderful! She is just blossoming with her new family! I have been following your blog for quite some time as we are also adopting from (EE). We are not a RR family but we are definitely on the same journey! I just began blogging and really do not have much of a blog put together but its coming along. I would love to have you as a follower! You are verrrrryyyy blessed to have the family you have!
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Grizzly BearAugust 28, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Look at her go!
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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.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

On the MOVE!

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