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Since August 2007
Randy and Susan
After seven years of trying to start a family, we journeyed to Moscow Russia to bring our son Artem home. He has blessed our family more than we thought possible and now we are returning to Russia again to make Artem a big brother.
Artem...Our First Russian Blessing
Andrik...Our Second Russian Blessing
Cheerios In My Shorts
You can read about what we've been up to since Artem came home from Russia if you click here: Cheerios In My Shorts.
Adoptive Families I follow...
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- Brad, Jen, and Bek
- Life With Colin
- To Find a Daughter
- Amy and Norah
- Kim, Lance, Jack, Cooper, and Carter
- Chuck,Tracey, and Matt
- Justin, Lisa, and Nickolas
- Quest to Russia
- Steve, Carolynn, and Karina
- Joy, Gerard, and Anna
- Stayce, Andy, and Alina
- Renae, Joe, and Olivia
- Scott, Allison, Jasi, and Sasha
- Abraham Family
- Angie, Curt, Josh, and Vika
- Jane, Jim, Cooper and Kara
- Graeme, Rebecca, and Sam
- Allison, Stu and the crew
- Nicole, Brett and Ava
- David, Jodi, Andrei and Alex
- Becky, Keith, and Andrew
- Brian, Ondrea, the boys and Meg
- Heather, Jason, and Zachary
- Tiger, Kar and Ilya
- Scott, Carrie, Sophie and Sam
- Shane, Marie and Bryson
- Debbie, Dave and Isabel
- Troy, Rachel and Daniel
- Carrie, Michael and S
- Beth, Nick, Luca and Jaxon
- Carey, Norman and kids
- Mark, Sinziana and Diego
- Scott, Dana, and Cade
- Jane, Caroline, and Chase
- Rob, Dede, and Liam
- Chris, Danica, Alexa, and Anneliese
- Adrienne, Jim, and Owen
- Nathan, Melissa and Iliya
Helpful or Interesting Links
Important First Adoption Dates
- May 17, 2008 Certificate of Citizenship Arrived
- Apr 19, 2008 Home!!
- Apr 12, 2008 Gotcha Day!
- Mar 31, 2008 Court, We Are Approved!
- Mar 30, 2008 Visit With Artem
- Mar 24, 2008 171H Apostilled, Fed Ex'd to Moscow
- Mar 21, 2008 171H Received
- Mar 14, 2008 171H Approved!
- Mar 13, 2008 Petition Sent to Senator to Expedite 171H
- Mar 3, 2008 FBI Fingerprint Clearances Arrive
- Mar 3, 2008 FedEx'd Addendum to USCIS
- Feb 21, 2008 Court Date Assigned
- Feb 16, 2008 Letter From USCIS Stating Incomplete Info on Home Study
- Feb 13, 2008 FedEx'd FBI Fingerprint Clearance
- Feb 4, 2008 Met Our Son Artem Alexander
- Feb 2, 2008 Leave for 1st Trip
- Jan 25, 2008 Invite to Travel
- Jan 25, 2008 Fingerprint Appt, San Antonio
- Jan 15, 2008 Tentative Travel Plans for Feb 2nd
- Jan 12, 2008 Second Dossier Mailed to Agency
- Jan 9, 2008 I-797C Received, Invitation for Fingerpring Appt.
- Jan 4, 2008 DHL Loses our Dossier
- Jan 2, 2008 Decision Made By Us To Register Our Dossier in Late February
- Dec 14, 2007 Home Study Mailed to CIS (I600A)
- Dec 14, 2007 Dossier Mailed to Agency
- Dec 14, 2007 Dossier Apostilled
- Dec 12, 2007 Received Final Home Study
- Dec 3, 2007 Randy Dossier Physical
- Nov 28, 2007 Susan Dossier Physical
- Nov 27, 2007 Requested copies of medical license
- Nov 23, 2007 Receipt Received from Immigration Services
- Nov 16, 2007 Electronic Fingerprint Appt for Home Study
- Nov 12, 2007 Mailed I600A
- Nov 8, 2007 HIV, TB, STD, HEP B&C bloodwork complete
- Nov 7, 2007 Fire Marshall Inspection complete
- Oct 30, 2007 Approved with new agency, CSS
- Oct 24, 2007 Last meetings with home study agency
- Oct 17, 2007 First home study meeting with local agency
- Oct 12, 2007 Cancelled our home study with CHI
- Oct 11, 2007 Cancelled with CHI
- Sept 20, 2007 Home Study social worker assigned to us.
- Sept 19, 2007 Home study packet received at agency
- Sept 18, 2007 Home study packet is mailed to agency
- Sept 17, 2007 Home Study packet is complete!!
- Aug 7, 2007 Call from agency, no longer on hold, paperwork is being mailed to us.
- Aug 3, 2007 Approved from agency but on hold indefinetly from Russian govt.
- July 17, 2007 Mailed intial application to agency
Adoption Terminology
- 171H= Official permission to bring child/children into the country. NOTHING happens until this paper is in your hot little hand
- I 600A= Form requesting permission for us to bring a child/children into the country to adopt and become a citizen
- MOE = Ministry of Education (in Russia)
- Dossier = our packet of info (home study, financial statements, background checks) sent to Russia
- PAP= Potential Adoptive Parent
- IA= International Adoption
Friends Following Our Journey
Visitors
Credits:
*Photo of Randy and Susan taken by Melissa Bridges
*Check out the Shabbby Shoppe for great background papers
*Check out the Shabbby Shoppe for great background papers
8 comments:
Great News, wishing you an as uneventful jouney home as possible.
Yay!!! Safe travels!!!
Wonderful news! Have a wonderful flight today!!!
I know you won't see this until you're home, but HOORAY! Can't wait to hear you're all at home!
Susan and Randy - I am so late in posting, but just had to say congrats! Andrik is beautiful and Artem looks like he is settling into the big brother role well :) Safe travels home and enjoy! Watching the bond my two boys have formed in the last 2.5 years brings tears to my eyes every day, as I am sure it will for you too! Most are the tears of happiness and joy, but there have been tears shed over the "we drew a mural on the newly painted wall" (they did point out that it was a joint effort in which they cooperated :) ENJOY!!
Congratulations and safe travels!
Susan he is ABSOLUTELY adorable!!! I kept telling my husband "awwwww...look how beautiful he is...I just wanted to squeeze him! Just makes US want to have another by seeing that cute little face.
Congratulations and enjoy all your boys...LOL! I'm sure you'll shoot for a girl next...he-he-he.
Congratulations --- may your trip home be smooth and uneventful!! Can't wait to see pics of you HOME!
~Laura :)
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