Saving Sofia: Me & My Brother

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Me & My Brother

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LisaSeptember 23, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Oh my goodness, look at those two! Darling!! That first picture makes my heart jump. Remember all those days spent thinking about the two of them together and how that would be ;)?
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BulldogmaSeptember 23, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Seeing this picture was a GREAT way for me to start the day! Thank you for posting it!
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DanielleSeptember 23, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Cute, cute, cute!!
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my familySeptember 23, 2010 at 7:34 AM
so cute
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BeccaSeptember 23, 2010 at 8:55 AM
I just love these photos!! What little cuties they are. :-)
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TUCSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Was this a double OT session? How awesome to see them playing together like this. And boy are they ever both beautiful!
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Monica CrumleySeptember 23, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Soooo cute! Love J's faux-hawk and Miss Sofia is precious as ever. Don't you just wonder what she's thinking?
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To Love EndlesslySeptember 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM
oh my goodness, so much cuteness to be found here. :-)
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The Tam FamilySeptember 23, 2010 at 5:25 PM
You prayers were answered, Sasha has a family. I thought of your post as soon as I saw it. One little boy, one little life.

Love wins,
Renee Tam
5cajuns.blogspot.com
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Kristin FergusonSeptember 23, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Hurray! Sasha has a family!

These two are so cute together! Do they love each other as much as they seem to? Too cute!
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ShellySeptember 23, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Absolutely adorable!!! They both are getting so big. So precious:)
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TammySeptember 27, 2010 at 6:12 PM
The beauty and joy in your life just SINGS off your page!

Tammy and Parker
www.prayingforparker.com
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TammySeptember 27, 2010 at 6:13 PM
The beauty and joy of your life simply sings off this page!

Tammy and Parker
www.prayingforparker.com
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AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 5:07 AM
I love these pictures! They are so cute together!

I'm hoping to do a Wordless Wednesday post for 31 for 21 this week, and since I don't have anyone close in my life with Ds I was thinking of making up a post with pictures of gorgeous kids from blogs I'd read. If you're ok with it I'd love to use one of these pictures, I think these who would be a beautiful addition.
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AnonymousJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Can I use one of these pictures for my montage I am going to make?
You can email me at savingtheorphans@aim.com with your answer =)
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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, September 22, 2010

Me & My Brother

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