Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Tired

I hardly have the brainpower to say more than – everything is wonderful and incredibly hectic. Nika is still on Kaz time and we are desperately trying to get her into our time zone but she has not completely made the switch yet. Therefore I too am living in her zone and sleep deprived for it. Otherwise, we are so happy to be home and trying to find a new rhythm to life. Aidan and Nika are getting along so well (most of the time) and that is the most exciting thing for us--to see them starting to bond and know one another.


More later.............
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6 comments:

Amy said...

They are both so beautiful! It is easy to see that you have two very sweet little girls. Congratulations and good luck on getting back to normal on sleep!

15.11.07
Muriel and Jerry said...

Ohhh how cute. I love these pictures. So dang cute.

15.11.07
Biggie-Z said...

So cute!! Welcome home and congratulations, again.

Ona, Steve & Biggie

20.11.07
Christine said...

What cuties! Welcome home. :)

27.12.07
Noah and Josh's Mom said...

Hi -

We wanted to let you know that my friend Stacy and I are starting a orphan ministry for the children in Kaz. We returned home with our beautiful babies in June and July but a piece of our hearts remained in Kaz with the children. Our first big project is a Kaz Cookbook. We are asking all Kaz adoptive families to donate 1-3 of their favorite family recipes to be published with all the proceeds going to charity. If you would like to donate a recipe and for more information please visit www.hopeforkazakhorphans.blogspot.com.

We hope to hear from you.

Thanks,
~Kim and Stacy
Two Hearts For Hope

17.1.08
Chris & Michelle Sapp said...

I got your blog address from Muriel. Thanks so much for sharing! Your children are beautiful! We sent you an invitation to our story...

The Sapps

21.1.08

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Timeline

11/08/07 Left Kazakhstan on route home to NYC
10/22/07 Left Arkalyk for Almaty
10/03/07 Court Day - Petition for Adoption Accepted!
9/15/07 First day in Arkalyk at orphanage, met Veronika
9/12/07 Departing NYC on route to Kazakhstan
9/04/07 LOI - arrived today!
8/24/07 Heard from Agency with information about children, region and some details about trip. (1 week to gather info while caseworker on vacation)
7/27/07 Began process of updating FBI clearance and medical forms
7/03/07 Dossier arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan at the MFA
6/27/07 Approved by Kaz Embassy in DC and shipped to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Astana, Kazakhstan (MFA is the 1st ministry to review dossier)
6/22/07 Dossier shipped to Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, DC
6/01/07 Dossier fully translated and awaiting to be sent to Kaz Embassy.
5/21/07 Agency submitted dossier for translation.
5/15/07 Dossier complete / sent to adoption agency
5/09/07 I-171H Approval letter forwarded by INS to US Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan
5/01/07 Notarize, Authenticate, Apostille and copy of all documents
4/24/07 INS fingerprinting
4/08/07 Paper work hell...........working to gather all that is needed to complete dossier
3/12/07 Received notice of FBI clearance from US Department of Justice
3/11/07 Second home study visit
3/04/07 First home study visit
3/02/07 Had fingerprints taken for FBI clearance
2/28/07 I600A - Application filed with BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services ) for I-171H
2/21/07 Applied for home study review and began collecting documents for dossier
2/20/07 Signed with Adoption Agency - Adoption Ark