Our Journey to Elliana
Waiting
Big News ~ first blog post announcing our adoption plans
Just Waiting ~ A few details while we wait
Dreaming of a daughter ~ a poem I loved during the wait
IT'S A GIRL! ~ and her name is Elliana Sa-rang!
Referral Day ~ details of that special day
Our first update on Elliana ~ new pictures and a little bit about her delays
The care package ~ getting excited about our girl and a letter to her foster family
Elliana's Room ~ decorating a girl's room is so much fun!
While I'm waiting ~ a slideshow documenting our desire to serve the Lord in the midst of the wait
Update: not the news I wanted to hear ~ An honest post during a hard moment of our journey
Update: not even sure what to title this one ~It's going to be an even longer wait...
We are going to Korea!!! ~ the wait wasn't that long after all! :)
Dear family & friends ~ a note about attachment
A week in Korea
We made it to Seoul ~ Our first day
What a day! ~ Lots of sightseeing
Pictures!!! ~ First glimpses of the day we met our daughter
Meeting Elliana ~ One of the best days of my life
July 22, 2009 ~ Forever Family Day
Grieving ~ a process we knew would come, but doesn't make it any easier
A new day ~ we are coming home
She's Home
Love will help her grow ~ about her delays from prematurity
One month ago ~ a look at how much changed in the month since we got her
Whatever the circumstance ~ One of my most honest posts about the hard realities of ADOPTION & LIFE as a mommy.
Sometimes you just need to get away ~ a cure for post-adoption depression :)
Check out the glasses! ~ If you were curious about why our daughter wears glasses
My Mission for Today ~ being an advocate for my daughter
Yesterday's appointment & a dose of reality ~ another honest look at a few of the trials
Some news! ~ Update on gastro-issues and an evaluation of her delayed development
Come and Listen! Let me tell you what HE has done! ~ My FAVORITE POST telling about the MIRACLES God is doing in our baby's (and my) life!
Time Flies
How big is Elliana? ~ 6 months home and meeting milestones
Some of her cuteness on video ~ She has come so far!
Finally Final!!! ~ Elliana's adoption day
Glasses are cool ~ more about her glasses and an amazing look at how far God has brought her!
Adoption timeline to Elliana
April 20, 2008: After years of waiting to qualify to adopt from China, we both sense God calling us to bring more children into our family now rather than wait another 2-3 years.
April 30: After a time of fasting and prayer, we are ready to move forward with guidance from the Lord. We begin to pray specifially for "Little Sister." The boys are excited!
May 1: Sent in Waiting Child application to Holt.
May 6: Sent in Formal Application to Holt. Decide on Korea.
May 20: Phone interview with CA director: we are approved to move forward!
May 28: Fingerprints and bloodwork
June 9: Sent completed Homestudy packet to Holt Sacramento!
June 21: Marathon home visit/interviews with Social Worker
June 28: Home Study complete
July 18: Home Study approved: we are officially on the "wait list!"
Aug 1 : I-600A submitted to USCIS
September 9: Fingerprints!
October 30: I171h
March 2, 2009: Waiting Child Referral!!!!!!
March 13: LEGALS!
March 16: I600 submitted
April 3: I600 APPROVAL!
April 24: EP (Emigration Permit)
JULY 13: TRAVEL CALL!!!!!!!!!!
July 20: We meet Elliana for the first time!
July 22: Forever Family Day In Korea~ We are a family of 6!!!
July 25, 2009: HOME Forever!!!
March 12, 2010: Finalization! Elliana is officially our daughter & a U.S. citizen!
