Our international adoption journey as we adopt from South Korea
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Beach Week!
This week at daycare is "Beach week". The school cranks up the heat and all of the kids wear beach clothes and swim suits. They have different activities in each room such as pool full of balls, climbing blocks etc. Below is Quinn ready for some beach fun!
June 2006 - Started adoption process. Attended classes and met a wonderful and supportive group of friends at class.
November 2007 - Restart homestudy process. A homestudy or adoption study is where parents who want to adopt meet with a social worker. It involves lots of homework and paperwork. This is the part of the process where parents-to-be get the OK to move forward with the adoption. It takes 1-4 months COMPLETE
May 19th2009 - Three year marriage requirement met for Korea program. Homestudy submitted and the journey begins. COMPLETE
Nov 09/March 2010 - Receive referral for child. (If the timing stays as it is currently - about 6-9 months). A referral is where the parents-to-be are matched with a child. WAITEDSINCE 5/19/09. COMPLETE 12.22.2009 at 8:48am
May 2010/June 2010 - Paperwork goes to the S Korean Ministry for 2-4 weeks. COMPLETE 6.09.2010
June 2010/July 2010 - Paperwork goes from the S Korean Ministry to the US Embassy, in the US Embassy for 3-7 days. COMPLETE 7.19.2010
Mid to End of July 2010 - Travel to Korea to bring home Minsoo. We need to arrive within 10 days of travel news, they recommend arriving in 3 days to ensure they know we are coming. COMPLETE 7.30.2010 at 11:42am
August 13th2010 - Back in the USA with our little one. YEAH!
That's what being adopted means.
I didn't come out of my mother.
I don't have my father's green eyes.
No one in my family looks like me.
People are always surprised.
I think we're a happier family
Than if we were all kings and queens.
We're so lucky we all found each other.
That's what being adopted means.
--- Pamela Espeland and Marilyn Waniek
Carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us
We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.But those who make their journey home across time & miles,growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among usby God's very own hands. -Kristi Larson
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