Saving Sofia: Sasha HAS A Family-UPDATED!!!!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sasha HAS A Family-UPDATED!!!!

HIS FAMILY FOUND HIM!

Follow his journey home here! CONGRATS to the Hagler family! You are about to win the adoption lottery jackpot of love and cuteness with Sasha :)!

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UnknownSeptember 22, 2010 at 8:40 AM
I really really think he is adorable. He reminds me of my Hayden so much! If my husbands job was more stable I would get him in a heartbeat. We are hoping to get a child within 2 years after he gets out of school. I do hope Sasha finds a family soon.
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TamiSeptember 22, 2010 at 4:00 PM
I love him, but we are too old...
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GretchenSeptember 22, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I would love him!
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annieSeptember 23, 2010 at 7:38 AM
Same as molette, unstable finances right now, but I wish I could rescue Sasha. He is precious.
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AnonymousSeptember 23, 2010 at 8:08 AM
If we were to seriously consider this, what would be the first thing to do?
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AnonymousSeptember 23, 2010 at 6:20 PM
What a miracle!!! I can't believe within hours or maybe a day of you posting this he is now listed as having a family! I have been praying for him and some of the other reece's rainbow kids, and I check daily to find out who has found their family, and seeing little Sasha listed there made my day. :)
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GenesisSeptember 24, 2010 at 8:23 AM
I just saw that yesterday! I'm so happy for him and the family who's adopting him! He also looks so different in this picture then the one on RR :)
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The Sanchez FamilySeptember 24, 2010 at 8:27 AM
The first step to adopting through Reece's Rainbow is to contact Andrea there and she will walk you through the whole process. The first step is to get a home study done!
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LindsaySeptember 24, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Jennifer, thank you for being such an advocate for Sasha. We cannot wait to bring him home and make him a part of our family. We sincerely look forward to hearing more from you and having you as a valuable resource and a new friend :)

If anyone wants to read more about our family and our journey they can feel free to visit our family blog:
http://hagler-family.blogspot.com
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SylviaSeptember 25, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Hi Jen! Just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about travel....

What is the easiest way you found to travel trough airport security with all of that cash....(i.e. Money belt, next wallet, etc). We are traveling VERY soon and I am nervous about this.

Also what did you use in country to pack your money in?

Thanks so much!!!

IT IS SO WONDERFUL THAT SASHA FOUND A FAMILY!!!!
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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

Sasha HAS A Family-UPDATED!!!!

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