Viaje de Amor: Back in the race at 58!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Back in the race at 58!

Well, we got our new number. A "sweet" number, right where we figured we would be. Finally breaking the 60 mark. We have officially moved 16 spots since we got our first number in June 2012. Yes, this number is out of Juicy Pear Jelly Bellies from our favorite chocolate store around the corner from us - Ashers. A sweet reminder that we will hopefully soon know who our new little sweetie will be.

We were just asked tonight by a friend how things are going and it was nice to be able to say things are moving. Tomorrow there is the hope that the committee will be meeting. We are hoping that there are many children who have made it through the abandonment process so that they can continue the journey to a family. Please join us in praying for the committee as well as the children who's lives will be changed tomorrow.

A few nights ago we concluded another swim season, at least officially, with a swim banquet for the club the girls swim for and at the end of the night I look over to see our older daughter playing with a little girl who is originally from a Latin American country (this is no strange thing to us) but for some reason it just touched my heart. Watching my older daughter just light up as she was playing with this little girl, knowing that our little one will someday get this opportunity to play with not only one but two older sisters who will adore her but for now they are ALL missing out on this opportunity. So for now, as they both go to sleep each night we just pray for this little wonder that God has the privilege of watching and caring over for now for us.

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GinaFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:35 AM
Love the pear Jelly Bellies...they taste just like real pears. Glad for the movement but wish it was more than 2 spots in 2 months. Gina #62
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UnknownFebruary 24, 2013 at 3:34 PM
Thrilled for you, Andy and the girls! Kelly and Steve
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KristiMarch 11, 2013 at 12:43 AM
My name is Kristi and my husband and I are adopting from Honduras as well. I was looking for blogs of people who had been through this process and ran across yours. It was great to read how things have gone for your guys and to know we are not the only ones in this waiting game. Glad you guys got your new number! The committee is meeting 2 times in March so maybe you will get moved up more this month. Thanks for your blog and the encourgement is was for me.
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AnonymousMarch 19, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Alicia,

Are you raising funds for your adoption? If so, I have a fundraising idea I'd like to share with you. Can you email me at mlee@coupaide.com?

Thanks!

Matthew Lee
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Where are we in the Adoption Process?

We wrote a post titled What is the Process? that outlined our process for adoption for a child from Honduras through Living Hope Adoption Agency. Here is our journey in the process, so far:

We decided to adopt (see Our Journey to Adoption)
We discussed where we would adopt from (see Why Honduras?) and the age and gender of the child we were hoping to adopt (see Boy or Girl?).
We submitted the application for adoption with Living Hope Adoption Agency. (Feb. 3, 2011)
By the grace of God we submitted the contract to Living Hope in early February. (see Hurdles) - Feb. 7, 2011
We began the courses and each night was spent in front of the computer learning about the issues related to adoption. (see Back to School) - Feb. 24, 2011
We pulled together all of the documentation for our Dossier (see Time to do the paperwork!) - Mar. 3, 2011
We completed the Home Study with our Agency (see The Office Interview and 5-6, Pick up Sticks) - Mar. 28, 2011
Preliminary immigration paperwork is sent to the US government Citizenship and Immigration Services. (see In the Mail) - Apr. 13, 2011
We traveled to Philadelphia to get our "Biometrics" (AKA - fingerprinting) done. - May 25, 2011
We have received USCIS Approval - June 13, 2011
Our psychological evaluation is completed. (see A New Step, All "Psych"-ed Out, Dossier On The Way) - June 14, 2011
Our Dossier needs to go to Harrisburg (see On To Harrisburg) then to New York (see New York, New York!, Back From New York) for review.
Our Dossier gets finalized and sent to the Honduran government for translation and approval. (See Paperwork Goes International) - Aug. 19, 2011
Our Dossier needs to be translated. (See Translated!) - Oct. 17, 2011
Our Dossier was reviewed by IHNFA (see Sooner Rather than Later?) - March 14, 2012
We had to complete more paperwork to have our Dossier approved (see More Paperwork, Off to Harrisburg, and New York, New York) - March 29, 2012
Our Dossier was approved by IHNFA. (see Happy & Heavy Heart) - June 1, 2012
We were assigned a "wait number" (see We Have a Number) - June 18, 2012
We received a "referral" to adopt two children from the Dirección de Niñez Adolescencia y Familia (DINAF). (see 5...4...3...YES!) - June 6, 2016
The next step is for us to travel to Honduras. We will be in Honduras for about 5 days to work through the finalization process for the adoption and with the US Consulate for our son and daughter's US citizenship. (see 1st Trip is on the Calendar)
We will make a second trip to Honduras for an undetermined length of time to pick up our son and daughter, finalize the process and bring them home. (see A Date to Sign!)

Yet to be done:

Once we return home, we will have a series of post-placement reports that need to be completed.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Back in the race at 58!

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