Here we are!
Home Study it's in the mail!!!!! Yes it's in the mail, so we should get in any day now! I really hoping that we will get it tomorrow. Than Monday, we will go to get apostle for Home Study and Power of Attorney, and send it to our facilitator the same day.
Medical forms are done, and they are ready to pick up. So now I just have to take our mobile notary and show up at doctor's office any day around 12:00 pm, and doctor will sign, and notary will put her stamp on it, and our form will be in my hands, ready for apostle!!!
Employment letter -my husband will get it Monday or Tuesday
Rental letter-is in the process, hope will be done next week
Clearance letters-I talk to them today, and they said that it will take them 2 days to process it and we should get it in a week or so! Hopefully we will get it by the end of next week!
Yesterday we did notarized our three form: Power of Attorney, Letter of Obligation and Petition to Adopt. So those forms are done, and ready for Apostle.
I am hoping that everything will go smooth, and we will travel soon to bring our child/ren home!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Nothing much!
Didn't do much today. Just few e-mails with questions about adoption, and few phone calls.
Tomorrow Sergey will have to go to get his TB check, and after that we will wait for our doctor, and when he will be ready we will go to meet our doctor, at the same time we have to bring our notary with us, to get all the forms notarize.
Also I found a local notary, and he can do a notary for $5 per page, I think it's really cheap. Because notary usually charge $10.
Still no Home Study. I been checking my e-mail and my mail(poor mail box), and still nothing. I don't even know why it's taking so long. God has a perfect timing for everything, and he knows when our child will be ready for us ,and when we will be ready for our child. We just have to trust God!
Lately I was even thinking , maybe one of the reason why we don't have our home study yet, it's because we don't have enough money to bring home our child/ren?!!!
Tomorrow Sergey will have to go to get his TB check, and after that we will wait for our doctor, and when he will be ready we will go to meet our doctor, at the same time we have to bring our notary with us, to get all the forms notarize.
Also I found a local notary, and he can do a notary for $5 per page, I think it's really cheap. Because notary usually charge $10.
Still no Home Study. I been checking my e-mail and my mail(poor mail box), and still nothing. I don't even know why it's taking so long. God has a perfect timing for everything, and he knows when our child will be ready for us ,and when we will be ready for our child. We just have to trust God!
Lately I was even thinking , maybe one of the reason why we don't have our home study yet, it's because we don't have enough money to bring home our child/ren?!!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Medical almost done!
Yesterday, we went to do our medical tests. I needed to do lab work , and chest X-ray, and for Sergey lab work, and TB test. We was able to do almost everything. I did everything what I was suppose to do, but for Sergey's TB test, they were doing TB only until 4:00 pm. Sergey is working until 3:30 pm, and to get to the hospital it took him about 40-50 minutes, so he was late to do his TB. But he will go back today if he can get out from his work 30 minutes earlier.
To the hospital, I drove from my work with Daniel, so by the time Sergey came we did my lab test, it was fun holding Daniel, and trying not to move because lady was taking my blood, and huge needle was in my body, but we survived that. After that we went to X-ray section, and I had to wait for Sergey to come, because they did let Daniel to go with me, I understand that. So when Sergey came, I went to do myX-ray , and my little man with his daddy went to do Sergey's lab work. By 5:00 pm we were done with everything.
still nothing on our home study:(((((
To the hospital, I drove from my work with Daniel, so by the time Sergey came we did my lab test, it was fun holding Daniel, and trying not to move because lady was taking my blood, and huge needle was in my body, but we survived that. After that we went to X-ray section, and I had to wait for Sergey to come, because they did let Daniel to go with me, I understand that. So when Sergey came, I went to do myX-ray , and my little man with his daddy went to do Sergey's lab work. By 5:00 pm we were done with everything.
still nothing on our home study:(((((
Monday, August 10, 2009
Medical!
Today, me and Sergey, will have to go to get our medical done again. It had been almost 6 month after our last check up, and now we need new blood test and physicals done again.
Hopefully we can get done with everything today, because we will go there after work and they are open only until 5:00pm.
And I am checking my e-mail and my mail 100 times a day :))) for our home study! I am slowly going crazy:)))) I wish it would be here by Wednesday, so we can send it to Valentin, our facilitator this week.
For now, we have to send him only Home Study and Power of Attorney, so he can translate, and get a submission date for us. And by our submission day, we will have to have the rest of paperwork done, and send it to Ukraine. Power of Attorney we have it already and the last thing is our HOME STUDY!!!! We are praying for our home study!
Hopefully we can get done with everything today, because we will go there after work and they are open only until 5:00pm.
And I am checking my e-mail and my mail 100 times a day :))) for our home study! I am slowly going crazy:)))) I wish it would be here by Wednesday, so we can send it to Valentin, our facilitator this week.
For now, we have to send him only Home Study and Power of Attorney, so he can translate, and get a submission date for us. And by our submission day, we will have to have the rest of paperwork done, and send it to Ukraine. Power of Attorney we have it already and the last thing is our HOME STUDY!!!! We are praying for our home study!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Please pray!!!
We went to church today and service was awesome. We feel much better now, even we still don't have our home study, and still have to get a lot of paperwork together, but I feel so calm, and peaceful , I know God know the perfect time for everything! We are praying a lot about all the paperwork, and I know that God is here, and HE is with us on this not easy journey!
Please keep us in your prayers!
Now I am thinking more and more, about bonding time with our child/ren. I worry so much about that. I want to be a perfect mother for them, and teach them everything that I know, and even more so they can be more successful in their life. We have no experience dealing with 7-10 year old (except cousins, or relatives...etc) but this is going to be different, this is going to be our own kids, and we will have to raise them. Please pray for our bonding, and growing together as a family!
Also, as your know to do adoption is not free. It is actually will cost us around $25,000.00, only paperwork, airfare, facilitator, travel expenses. It's a lot of money especially for us with one income. We talked with our facilitator in Ukraine, and he said that we probably will travel in the next 3 month! We are so excited, but at the same time it's so scary, because we still don't even have the half of amount we need it. I am not talking and counting money that we need for child/ren bedrooms, beds, cloth and also now we are adding one more bedroom to our house, for remodeling. Our child/ren will come with out anything, and they will need a lot of stuff to start their new life. Please pray for our finances! We are doing a lot to make more money, saving as much as we can. Please pray so God will open up people hearts to help orphans, maybe they can help us financially. Please pray for us! We want to bring our child/ren home!
Please keep us in your prayers!
Now I am thinking more and more, about bonding time with our child/ren. I worry so much about that. I want to be a perfect mother for them, and teach them everything that I know, and even more so they can be more successful in their life. We have no experience dealing with 7-10 year old (except cousins, or relatives...etc) but this is going to be different, this is going to be our own kids, and we will have to raise them. Please pray for our bonding, and growing together as a family!
Also, as your know to do adoption is not free. It is actually will cost us around $25,000.00, only paperwork, airfare, facilitator, travel expenses. It's a lot of money especially for us with one income. We talked with our facilitator in Ukraine, and he said that we probably will travel in the next 3 month! We are so excited, but at the same time it's so scary, because we still don't even have the half of amount we need it. I am not talking and counting money that we need for child/ren bedrooms, beds, cloth and also now we are adding one more bedroom to our house, for remodeling. Our child/ren will come with out anything, and they will need a lot of stuff to start their new life. Please pray for our finances! We are doing a lot to make more money, saving as much as we can. Please pray so God will open up people hearts to help orphans, maybe they can help us financially. Please pray for us! We want to bring our child/ren home!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Much better now...:)
We were very disappointed today, I didn't even want to write anything in my blog. But now I feel much better. Spending time with my family, playing with my baby son, and see my husband smile, and get few hugs from helped me a lot. Also talking to my friend Carol, made me smile a lot! Thank you Carol for being with us, talking to me, and thank you again for all your help with our paperwork. I don't know what would I do with out you...........seriously! Big THANK YOU! God Bless you and your family!
Now little bit about our day.............
We had a very interesting day. Our doctor appointment.........didn't happen. My doctor e-mailed me today in the morning and he told me that we don't need an appointment we can just come to his office when he is ready. So I had to cancel our appointment with notary lady, and I had to tell her that we will make another appointment with her.
So, doctor is still want to take a look at our forms first and then he will let us know when and how he will fill them out and a notary can come to do her part! Wish to get this done tomorrow.
Home study not here yet. I been talking to our social worker, and director of the whole company, and they are promising to get it done in a couple of days. Hopefully it will not take too long...
Also there was other little things, now there is no point to talk about them........
We are happy, that God is with us, and HE know the perfet timing for everything!!!
Now little bit about our day.............
We had a very interesting day. Our doctor appointment.........didn't happen. My doctor e-mailed me today in the morning and he told me that we don't need an appointment we can just come to his office when he is ready. So I had to cancel our appointment with notary lady, and I had to tell her that we will make another appointment with her.
So, doctor is still want to take a look at our forms first and then he will let us know when and how he will fill them out and a notary can come to do her part! Wish to get this done tomorrow.
Home study not here yet. I been talking to our social worker, and director of the whole company, and they are promising to get it done in a couple of days. Hopefully it will not take too long...
Also there was other little things, now there is no point to talk about them........
We are happy, that God is with us, and HE know the perfet timing for everything!!!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Again medical forms!
We didn't know that our doctor's signature has to be notarised at the time he signs it. So now we have to re-do it our medical forms. Also our facilitator send us a different/updated form for our medical. I am so happy, I was able to find a mobile notary service, and they can come to our doctor's office!
Tomorrow we have our appointment for our medical to be done(hopefully, the last and correct way)
We have almost all paperwork done, or at least they are in the process. I will probably relax, when we send them to Ukraine and will have a travel date...or maybe I will even more nervous.....life is interesting. We are always about something, and we are done with one thing, and there is nothing to worry about anymore, we find something else to worry about.
Please keep us in your prayers, about all paperwork process and also financial part of this journey! So God will opens heart of a person who will register our dossier, and hearts of some people to help us financially. We know and believe that God will provide, he will find a way.
Tomorrow we have our appointment for our medical to be done(hopefully, the last and correct way)
We have almost all paperwork done, or at least they are in the process. I will probably relax, when we send them to Ukraine and will have a travel date...or maybe I will even more nervous.....life is interesting. We are always about something, and we are done with one thing, and there is nothing to worry about anymore, we find something else to worry about.
Please keep us in your prayers, about all paperwork process and also financial part of this journey! So God will opens heart of a person who will register our dossier, and hearts of some people to help us financially. We know and believe that God will provide, he will find a way.
Monday, 8-03-2009 we went to local police office and did our card fingerprints. The next day it already was in the mail to FBI department. Hope that they will process it fast and we will get our police clearance letter soon.
It's so hard to wait with out doing anything. Now we are waiting for our home study to be finalized, notarize and send back to us. Hopefully it will not take a long time. Praying.
We know that Gods time is perfect, and the is reason for everything!
Petition for adoption, power of attorney, and letter of obligation, are done. Ready to be notarize and apostle.
Our facilitator said that we can send him only home study and Power of Attorney, and he can start the process and register, to get a submission day, with only those 2 document, and by our submission day he will have to get the rest of the paperwork. Did anyone went with this process? How did it go?
It's so hard to wait with out doing anything. Now we are waiting for our home study to be finalized, notarize and send back to us. Hopefully it will not take a long time. Praying.
We know that Gods time is perfect, and the is reason for everything!
Petition for adoption, power of attorney, and letter of obligation, are done. Ready to be notarize and apostle.
Our facilitator said that we can send him only home study and Power of Attorney, and he can start the process and register, to get a submission day, with only those 2 document, and by our submission day he will have to get the rest of the paperwork. Did anyone went with this process? How did it go?
Monday, August 3, 2009
HS Draft!!!
We are so excited! We are almost done with our home study. It was very long process for us. I think I haven't share yet. Ok.... We were ready to do our home study, but at the same time we were thinking to do loan modification on our house. So we started our adoption process, and on our first visit we told our social worker that we are thinking to do loan modification. And after that our home study agency put a stop our home study process, until we are finalized with all home related paperwork. So, to do loan modification for our house was a long process, almost 6 month...........wow it is really long. We could do nothing with our paperwork, so basically only one month ago our process started to getting some speed.
First we were very disappointed, because we really wanted to bring our child/children home as soon as possible, and we wanted for them to be home by New Year. But I guess God had a different plan for us, now we see why it's better.
After loan modification, our house payment is almost half what we had to pay before
So it looks much better on financial statement. We already were not making enough money, and our home study agency wasn't sure if we can handle this adoption financially, and after loan mod, it took care of this problem.
We had this 6 month, we got some money for traveling. It's still not enough, but at least we can take care of some thing not going deep in dept.
I think it's enough for today, time to go to sleep.....
It's really long post, when I nervous I talk, and now I know that I write a lot also( I got nervous after I saw our Home study draft in my e-mail).
I think this moment to see my own kids are getting closer and closer.......
First we were very disappointed, because we really wanted to bring our child/children home as soon as possible, and we wanted for them to be home by New Year. But I guess God had a different plan for us, now we see why it's better.
After loan modification, our house payment is almost half what we had to pay before
So it looks much better on financial statement. We already were not making enough money, and our home study agency wasn't sure if we can handle this adoption financially, and after loan mod, it took care of this problem.
We had this 6 month, we got some money for traveling. It's still not enough, but at least we can take care of some thing not going deep in dept.
I think it's enough for today, time to go to sleep.....
It's really long post, when I nervous I talk, and now I know that I write a lot also( I got nervous after I saw our Home study draft in my e-mail).
I think this moment to see my own kids are getting closer and closer.......
Updates
Home Study:
I really hope to get our home study draft today! Our social worker leaving on vacation tomorrow, and if she leaves then we will have to wait another week or so just to get our draft.
Police Clearance:
We also thinking if everything good, we will go today and get our police clearance letters done, at least to get them started by getting done with live scan.
Other forms:
I got examples of Letter of Obligation, Power of attorney , and Petition for adoption from our facilitator, so I will work on those today.
Employment letter for my husband:
hope to get done, and have it by the end of this week
Marriage Certificates:
Done!!!!
Medical Letters:
Done!!!
and there is little ones, that I just have to make copies! Easy...!!!
I am very exited! I really want to know how our kid(s) looks like? How old are they? And I have many more questions in my head.........only God and my husband know!!!
I really hope to get our home study draft today! Our social worker leaving on vacation tomorrow, and if she leaves then we will have to wait another week or so just to get our draft.
Police Clearance:
We also thinking if everything good, we will go today and get our police clearance letters done, at least to get them started by getting done with live scan.
Other forms:
I got examples of Letter of Obligation, Power of attorney , and Petition for adoption from our facilitator, so I will work on those today.
Employment letter for my husband:
hope to get done, and have it by the end of this week
Marriage Certificates:
Done!!!!
Medical Letters:
Done!!!
and there is little ones, that I just have to make copies! Easy...!!!
I am very exited! I really want to know how our kid(s) looks like? How old are they? And I have many more questions in my head.........only God and my husband know!!!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Hope to have home study draft tomorrow!
Yesterday, late at night, I got e-mail from our social worker. She needed more information on some stuff, but she said this is it, and we should have our home study draft by tomorrow.
We are so exited!
We are so exited!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
and I was thinking its not possible!
Today I got a phone call from our doctor's office, and they told us that we can come and pick it up our forms! Very surprised and happy! I have to work on my trust and faith to the Lord! and why I was thinking that to do those forms with out appointment was not possible? What was I thinking?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Medical Forms!
Today I went to drop of medical forms for Ukrainian dossier at our doctors office. Hopefully we will be able to get them back, and doctor will not require us to come for an appointment. But I have a little , little hope that this is what going to happen. I think doctor will tell us to come for an appointment, and do blood test again(we did one in march for our home study).
Also I was making some phone call to our local police offices. We need to get our live scan done, and get certified clearance letter. But they open only till 3:30 pm, and we can't do it this week. Probably we will go next week.
Please keep us in your prayer! Thank you so much
Also I was making some phone call to our local police offices. We need to get our live scan done, and get certified clearance letter. But they open only till 3:30 pm, and we can't do it this week. Probably we will go next week.
Please keep us in your prayer! Thank you so much
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
HS Draft is DONE!!!
I got an e-mail from our social worker, and she sad that HS draft was done and we should get it any day now.
We are so exited! We are getting closer!
God bless you all!
We are so exited! We are getting closer!
God bless you all!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Still no Home Study!
Finally we decided with facilitator. Thank you everyone, who was trying to help, and gave us all the information about facilitators they had work with.
We still have no news on our home study. They gave us 2 weeks but it been already almost 4 weeks, and still no news. I e-mailed our social worker today and we will see what she will say. Hopefully it will be done soon, so we can move on, and get our fingerprints, and I-171. Can't wait for that form to come in the mail.
Please keep us in your prayers, especially now, we are getting closer and closer!
God Bless you
We still have no news on our home study. They gave us 2 weeks but it been already almost 4 weeks, and still no news. I e-mailed our social worker today and we will see what she will say. Hopefully it will be done soon, so we can move on, and get our fingerprints, and I-171. Can't wait for that form to come in the mail.
Please keep us in your prayers, especially now, we are getting closer and closer!
God Bless you
Saturday, July 25, 2009
It's weird, but I am so nervous, and cant even sleep. I catch my self that I am always thinking about our new child, about how our life will change! I start having dreams about our family.
I really want our child to be home with us! To be in the waiting position, with out knowing when and what going to happen ,I think it's the worst time. It's so hard!
I really want our child to be home with us! To be in the waiting position, with out knowing when and what going to happen ,I think it's the worst time. It's so hard!
Monday, July 20, 2009
WAITING AND LOOKING!
We are still looking for facilitator. Hopefully we will get one soon.
Our home study is in process,we are waiting for draft of our home study to be send to us.
We mailed our I-600A form and it was filed at USCIS on 7/13/2009, we still have to send them evidence of financial status and evidence of medical insurance coverage for an adopted child and of course home study.
Hopefully Sergey will get those two forms this week and home study I hope we will get in next week or so.
Also USCIS send us a letter and it said that
"Note: Due to a recent policy change, you will receive your appointment for fingerprint after receipt of the home study."
I use to think that we can get fingerprinted with out our home study. I guess that they changed that.
It's so hard to wait, I want to see my child now, and I want my child to be home with us as soon as possible! I know, I know that there is time for everything and GOD is never late!
Please keep praying for us and our family! For paperwork to go smooth and for financial part of this journey.
God Bless you
Our home study is in process,we are waiting for draft of our home study to be send to us.
We mailed our I-600A form and it was filed at USCIS on 7/13/2009, we still have to send them evidence of financial status and evidence of medical insurance coverage for an adopted child and of course home study.
Hopefully Sergey will get those two forms this week and home study I hope we will get in next week or so.
Also USCIS send us a letter and it said that
"Note: Due to a recent policy change, you will receive your appointment for fingerprint after receipt of the home study."
I use to think that we can get fingerprinted with out our home study. I guess that they changed that.
It's so hard to wait, I want to see my child now, and I want my child to be home with us as soon as possible! I know, I know that there is time for everything and GOD is never late!
Please keep praying for us and our family! For paperwork to go smooth and for financial part of this journey.
God Bless you
Saturday, July 11, 2009
I-600A is in the mail
We just now sending our I-600A, we could not do it because of our loan modification. They have to be sure that we will keep our house, and will have nice place for our kids.
so, I-600A is in the mail! One more step closer to our child(ren)!
Please keep us in your prayers, we need them! God Bless you and your families!
Especially pray for financial part of our journey, we are working hard to get all the money we will need, but it seems not enough. I believe and know that God will provide!
so, I-600A is in the mail! One more step closer to our child(ren)!
Please keep us in your prayers, we need them! God Bless you and your families!
Especially pray for financial part of our journey, we are working hard to get all the money we will need, but it seems not enough. I believe and know that God will provide!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Second Home Study Visit is done!!!
July 1, Wednesday we had our second home study visit. It went really good, we are really happy with our case worker, she is really sweet and nice lady. If everything good we should have it done in next 2 weeks. Wow, we are getting closer!!! So happy and excited!!
So, now we are trying to find a facilitator, good and not too expensive.
If any of you know any good facilitators, or had to deal with some and you didn't or did like their service please let us know. We really don't want to make bad decision.
Please pray for us and our family. God Bless you!
So, now we are trying to find a facilitator, good and not too expensive.
If any of you know any good facilitators, or had to deal with some and you didn't or did like their service please let us know. We really don't want to make bad decision.
Please pray for us and our family. God Bless you!
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