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"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows what we know, and holds us responsible to act." Prov. 24:12

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Our Adoption Timeline

  • 6.08.11 FINALLY HOME!
  • 6.06.11 Gotcha Day!
  • 5.24.11 Supreme Court Hearing...KIRILL IS NOW OURS! PRAISE GOD!
  • 4.25.11 Receive telegram telling us our supreme court date is May 24th
  • 3.30.11 Appeal filed; doing all we can for our precious Kirill
  • 3.18.11 Returned to the U.S., our hearts still in Russia
  • 3.17.11 Adoption application rejected by the judge in Kirill's region; heartbroken is an understatement
  • 3.12.11 Left for second trip to Russia
  • 2.02.11 Received court date...March 17th!!!
  • 8.13.10 Returned to the U.S.
  • 8.12.10 Signed the official papers accepting our referral and petitioning to adopt Kirill; celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on the same day!
  • 8.10.10 MET KIRILL!!! :)
  • 8.06.10 Left the U.S. for our first trip to Russia to meet Kirill!!!
  • 7.20.10 Received invitation to travel to meet Kirill
  • 3.19.10 Committed to adopt Kirill
  • 3.16.10 Received sad news that Sarge would not be able to be adopted due to a family member objecting to the adoption.
  • 2.11.10 USCIS approval received
  • 1.27.10 Dossier apostilled and sent to Eastern Europe
  • 1.15.10 Pre-File Dossier Documents sent for apostilling
  • 1.12.10 Lost supporting dossier document submitted (again)
  • 1.09.10 Discovered one of the supporting dossier documents got lost in the mail
  • 12.14.09 Dossier supporting documents submitted
  • 12.14.09 Home Study approved by DHR and sent to USCIS
  • 11.27.09 USCIS Fingerprinting done
  • 11.25.09 Homestudy approved by adoption agency and sent to state DHR for approval
  • 11.19.09 USCIS appointment received
  • 11.16.09 Homestudy done and sent to adoption agency for approval
  • 10.19.09 Mailed our I-600A to USCIS
  • 10.08.09 Final homestudy interview (in-home)
  • 10.02.09 Background checks came back...neither of us are criminals and we are approved to adopt
  • 9.20.09 Second homestudy interview (Greg)
  • 9.16.09 Second homestudy interview (Tesney)
  • 9.04.09 Passports arrived
  • 9.03.09 Second phone interview with adoption agency
  • 8.27.09 First homestudy interview; First phone interview with adoption agency
  • 8.01.09 Family support page up on Reece's Rainbow...it's official!

About Me

Tesney
Mommy. Wife. Social Worker. Blogger. Advocate for Diabetes, Down Syndrome, and Adoption. I love to laugh until tears run down my cheeks. I have been known to exaggerate for effect.
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