My Adoption Journey: Coming Home!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Coming Home!

I made our travel reservations today. We leave for Guatemala this Saturday, August 30. We will arrive back home on Friday, September 5. We could have come home on Thursday, however Delta doesn't offer the Guatemala flight on Thursdays, and Delta had the best fare. We paid $370 per person versus around $660 on Delta or $800 on American. I actually had to pay $100.12 for Gabriella to sit on my lap on the way home! Crazy!

There will be a group of people meeting us at the airport on Friday evening to meet Gabriella. If you live in the area and are anxious to meet her, you are welcome to join the group at the airport. We will be landing at 11:57 PM on Friday, September 5 into Boston's Logan Airport.

This feels so surreal!

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AnonymousAugust 26, 2008 at 10:54 PM
We are so happy and excited for you all! Best wishes for a safe journey to pick up your beautiful baby girl!!
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AnonymousAugust 28, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow...Not many would have taken this leap of faith..Best wishes to you and your baby girl!
Donna Dobbs
Opelika, Alabama
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Adoption Timeline

06/09/07 - Contacted Angel Adoptions (Homestudy Agency) to Pursue an International Adoption Homestudy
06/12/07 - Consultation with Social Worker from Angel Adoptions
06/14/07 - Application to Adoptions International (Adoption Agency) Sent
06/26/07 - Completed Massachusetts Approaches Partnership in Parenting Program (MAPP)
07/08/07 - Homestudy & Social Worker Visits Complete (Meetings with the Social Worker were Held on 6/23/07, 6/30/07, and 7/8/07)
07/26/07 - Application to USCIS for I-600A and Fingerprints Submitted
07/31/07 - Homestudy Report Received
07/31/07 - Homestudy Submitted to USCIS for I-600A Application
07/31/07 - Dossier Apostilled/Certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth
08/01/07 - Dossier Authenticated/Legalized by the Consulate of Guatemala
08/23/07 - Referral Received
08/27/07 - Referral Accepted, and Power of Attorney and DNA Authorization Completed
08/28/07 - Referral Acceptance, Power of Attorney, and DNA Authorization Received at Adoptions International and on-route to Guatemala
10/16/07 - I-600A Approved and Forwarded to National Visa Center
12/17/07 through 12/21/07- 1st Visit Trip with Grammy to meet baby Gabriella
01/10/08 - DNA Authorization
Enter Family Court
01/25/08 - DNA Taken from Gabriella and Gabriella's Birth Mother and Social Worker Interview is Conducted
02/09/08 - DNA Match
02/11/08 through 02/15/08- 2nd Visit Trip with Grammy and Grampy
03/14/08 at 11:53 AM - Pre-Approval from the US Embassy (Day 48)
03/26/08 - Exit Family Court
03/27/08 - Enter PGN
04/13/08 through 04/19/08- 3rd Visit Trip with Grammy and Tia Candace
05/08/08 through 05/15/08- 4th Visit Trip
06/09/08 - PGN Birth Mother Interview Complete
06/18/08 - Exit PGN
06/26/08 through 07/03/08 - 5th Visit Trip with Grammy
07/03/08 - Final Decree
07/28/08 - Birth Certificate
08/05/08 - Passport
08/07/08 - 2nd DNA Test
08/30/08 through 09/05/08 - Pick-Up Trip with Grammy!
09/02/08 - US Embassy Appointment
09/05/08 - Gabriella is home forever!