Haven Family Journey: Calvin's first Xmas with us

First xmas present, mickey mouse

Bowling the day after Xmas

Calvin loves firemen and trucks, he was happy with his dress up

Matching pj's Christmas evening

Adoption Timeline

July 18 - Gotcha Day.
June 13 2011 Court- official parents of Calvin, made doctors appointment for him, gather paperwork for Embassy interview
May 2011- article 5 letter translated, paperwork sent to the MOJ for signatures to be then sent to the courts
April 2011 - DS form 230 for US Embassy in Bulgaria, Last hep b shot, gift sent to Calvin
March 01-I 800 mailed to NBC by TOL, received I 800 approval 3/26, 3/7 FBI background check mailed to Dept of State, medical 3/16, received FBI background check apostilled 3/21, I 864 W form
February 11th FBI background check complete and received. Feb 12-19th 1st Visit to Bulgaria,mailed FBI back letters to be notarized Feb 21,blood work Feb 23
January 6 2011 - mailed notarized, apostiled application for MOJ requesting specific special needs boy. Registered with MOJ 2years. January 18th mailed FBI prints for background check. Receive referral Friday 21st.
December 2010- Flu shot and Hep b vaccine, I800a extention approval, Apostile and mail to TOL and Bulgaria, including updated homestudy
November 30 2010- redo fingerprints
October - update homestudy, extend I 800a.mailed 28th, renew passport, medicals for the family, shots (tetnus & Hep B)
May 2010- grants awarded for adoption
March- applied for grants
January 2010 - registered for 12 months
December 7- Approval I800a from Hague, mailed to TOL
October 09- Homestudy update complete, I800A mailed
September 09- Bulgaria requires I800a form
August 09- Chris' physical for homestudy
July 21 2009 request refingerprinting
January 6 2009 - Registered with MOJ
December 1 - Received UK letter and mailed to TOL agency, then off to Bulgaria
November 20 2008-Letter from UK on the way.
October '08- MOJ has dossier. They requested a letter from UK authorities before they proceed.
September 5 '08 - Dossier Fed Exed to Bulgaria and Vesta Agency in Bulgaria translates dossier
August 08- Dossier off to TOL Agency
July 08- change country to Bulgaria and change agency. Receive I171H approval from USCIS
June 08- homestudy complete, send to USCIS
May 08- work on adoption education and dossier for the Ukraine
April 08- begin homestudy, send in I600A to USCIS
March 08- decide to go ahead and sign up with agency
Dec 07 - research agencies and countries
October 07 - being called to adopt

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Calvin's first Xmas with us

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