You’re FINALLY at the last step in your adoption process. Months of waiting, hoping, praying and, if we’re being real here, crying, are behind you. You’ve been counting down the days to this moment. You’re probably shouting, “I AM GOING TO CHINA!!!” And then, “OH MY GOSH!!! I AM GOING TO CHINA?!?” All of the…
Total Files – 2,086 Girls – 559 (26.7%) Boys – 1527 (73.2%) Dossier First – 0 (0%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 692 (33%), 215 girls/477 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 297 (14.2%), 89 girls/208 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 147 (7%), 45 girls/102 boys Breaking it down: There are 692 children age 10 and up as of…
Just when you thought you were done, here is USCIS again! There are a lot of little steps and acronyms in this post, but hang in there! You are SOOOOO close! Before you send your dossier to China, you file the I-800a which is then approved stating your suitability as adoptive parents. This time around, you…
You have completed the home study, signed with an agency, completed boat loads of paperwork, been thoroughly investigated by nearly every agency known to man, compiled your dossier, sent it to China and received your LID. And then you have waited ever so patiently like all other adoptive families (HA!) to get your approval from…
Total Files – 2,039 Girls – 480 (23.5%) Boys – 1,559 (76.5%) Dossier First – 0 (0%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 698 (34%), 218 girls/480 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 297 (14.5%), 90 girls/207 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 154 (7.5%), 48 girls/106 boys Breaking it down: There are 698 children age 10 and up as of the…
“Expect the unexpected and prepare, prepare, prepare!” This was advice I had read time and time again. Advice that I had listened to as we prepared to meet our daughter for the first time. I read all the suggested books, took the online trainings, and surrounded myself with the adoption community. I felt more than…
HOME STUDY Away we go…today is the day. You sent your agency application you are on your way. With baby dreams in your head all gooey and sappy Your off to a far away land to become a mommy and pappy. Dust, vacuum, shower and straighten your hair. Your house is a haven of order…
Total Files – 2032 Girls – 540 (27%) Boys – 1492 (73%) Dossier First – 0 (0%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 692 (34%), 217 girls/475 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 293 (14%), 91 girls/202 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 153 (7.5%), 41 girls/112 boys Breaking it down: There are 692 children age 10 and up…
Deep breath, the mountain of paper is out of your hands, literally, and now you are ready to…do what? What is there to do during the next phase of the process known as “The Wait”? For some parents, this is a time to sit back and relax, return to your life before home visits and…
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