Are We There Yet Len?: Happy Birthday My Love

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Happy Birthday My Love

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Elizabeth said...: Love the video! Kate singing is priceless. Happy Birthday Len from one of Lisa's blog followers!; February 24, 2012 12:56 AM

China Timeline

01/29/07 Start adoption paperwork
04/23/07 Dossier mailed to China
04/27/07 LID (officially logged in with China)
12/09/10 Medical conditions checklist submitted for SN
03/15/11 Match Day!
03/17/11 Accepted Referral
03/21/11 LOI (Letter of Intent sent to China)
03/23/11 Homestudy sent to IL DCFS
03/29/11 Received PA from China
04/04/11 LOA (Letter of Approval)
04/11/11 IL DCFS Approval
04/19/11 Filed I-800A
05/26/11 Fingerprint appt.
06/27/11 I-800A Approved
06/28/11 File I-800
07/14/11 I-800 Prov. approval
07/21/11 Receive NVC letter
08/09/11 Receive Article 5
08/24/11 TA (Travel Approval)
09/14/11 Travel to China
09/19/11 Lucy is ours!
09/29/11 Home Forever!

Books I've found helpful when raising critters (but not necessarily for beach reading...)

Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections by Jean MacLeod and Sheena Macrae
Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater by Matthew Amster-Burton
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years by Patty Cogen
Prudent Advice: Lessons for My Baby Daughter (A Life List for Every Woman) by Jaime Morrison Curtis
The Cleft Palate Story by Samuel Berkowitz
The Emotional Life of the Toddler by Alicia F. Lieberman
What to Expect The Toddler Years by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff and Sandee Hathaway

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Happy Birthday My Love

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