The Second Trimester

4/5/05 to 4/20/06


 wait for referral

 travel to meet our child/children

INS Finger-Printing Appointment:  4/15/05

Dossier Translated & Filed in Russia: 4/29/05

Referral of our future son: 5/23 /05

Our future son is 5 6 years old, has dark sparkly eyes and fair hair cut very short.  He was born in November and we are calling him Andy short for Andrew Daniel Chandler.

 

Applied for Russian Visas: 5/26/05

Receive 171H from INS: 5/27/05

Receive Medical Review from International Adoption doctors: 5/27/05

Immunizations & Travel Rx: 5/31/05

Receive Visas valid between June 20-July 19: 6/9/05

Watch June 19th travel date come and go

Watch July 4th travel date come and go

Watch expensive non-renewable Visas expire: 7/19/05

 

Start to feel completely defeated and discouraged: 8/2/05

Start to assemble dossier for China: 8/4/05

Send dossier to China: 10/21/05

 

Receive Russian Agency Accreditation: 3/01/06

Redo (procure & notarize) Entire Dossier except Homestudy: 3/10/06

Receive Travel Dates for the Third Time: 3/30/06

Apply for Russian Visas again: 3/31/06

Homestudy Update

Meet with lovely helpful knowledgeable social worker 3/18/06

Receive copy of draft 3/27/06

Receive copy of approved final copy: pick up on  4/6/06

 

Drive Dossier to be Apostilled: 4/6/06

 FedEx Apostilled Dossier to AIA: 4/6/06

Receive Visas: 4/12/06

Trip One: Khabarovsk: April 20-30, 2006

20 APR 06 - Thursday Leave SEATTLE at 7:17PM on United Flight 794 and arrive in SAN FRANCISCO at 9:14PM

21 APR 06 - Friday Leave SAN FRANCISCO at 1:00AM on Asiana Air Flight 213 and arrive in INCHEON/SEOUL at 5:30AM on Saturday the 22nd as we cross the date-line.

22 APR 06 - Saturday Leave INCHEON/SEOUL at 10:10 AM on Asiana Air Flight 572 and arrive in KHABAROVSK at 3:10PM

7 days, 7 nights in Khabarovsk

 

1. Be examined by eight Russian doctors

(how does one say "that's cold!" in Russian?)

2. Meet our referral(s)

Referral of our future daughter: 4/28 /06

Our future daughter  is 4 years old, has blue/green eyes and curly fair hair.  She was born in July and we are calling her Juliana Christine Chandler.

 

3. Sign Referral Acceptance papers

4.Apply for Release Letter  from Russian Databank

 

29 APR 06 - Saturday Leave KHABAROVSK at 4:20PM on Asiana Air Flight 571 and arrive in INCHEON/SEOUL at 5:20PM Overnight in Seoul Airport Hotel

30 APR 06 - Sunday Leave INCHEON/SEOUL at 7:40PM on Asiana Air Flight 214 and arrive in SAN FRANCISCO at 2:10PM

30 APR 06 - Sunday Leave SAN FRANCISCO at 7:15PM on United Flight 1155 and arrive in SEATTLE at 9:12PM

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