Bowen's Russian adoption journey: March 2011

TIME LINE

Oct 21,2010 Finished homestudy

Nov 11,2010 Sent off I 600

Dec 2,2010 Sent dossier to Russia

Dec 1,2010 Re send off I 600

Dec 9,2010 Registered

Jan 1,2011 Fingerprint appt

Jan 21,2011 I 600 approval

May1,2011 Next on waiting list

Sep 9,2011 Still waiting on referra

Sept 19,2011 update homestudy (is almost a year old)

October 17,2011 got the referral

Got travel dates

Jan 23-28 First trip

Mar 22 Moe letter came back

Mar 27 Judge will have paper work

April got court date court is May 24th

May 20 -May 26 court trip

May 24th The judge said yes

June 23-July 5th pick up trip

June 26th GOTCHA DAY

A letter to you

Once there were two women who never knew each other, One you do not remember, the other you call Mother, Two different lives shaped to make you one, One became your guiding star, the other became your sun, The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it, The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it, One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a nameOne gave you a talent, the other gave you aim, One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears, One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried you tears, One made an adoption plan, that was all that she could do, The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you. Now, which of these two women, Are you the product of? Both, my darling, Both, Just two different types of love.---- Unknown

Thursday, March 31, 2011

We were registered in December in Russia and are waiting on a referral for our baby girl .

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

I have decided to keep this blog to keep family and friends up to date on the adoption front.