We are home at last! We pulled into our driveway at about 11 p.m.
We have 3 sleeping boys, so we are going to take advantage of that and get some sleep ourselves.
I will post more later; I'm just too tired to do so now.
God is SO VERY good!
This blog was created to share information about bringing our boys home from Haiti. Now that they are home and we've had a baby, we share the day to day craziness that we now call life.
About Us
- Juli
- Mom to three fantastic little boys: Noah and Samuel, 6 year old twins, born in Haiti, who've been with our family since 9/08 and Tristan, our 4 year old handful! God's moved us all over the country and continues to move in our hearts.
Not a Surprise...
Chuck and I have noticed that most people make the assumption that Tristan was a surprise. You know, the idea of, "adopt a child and you'll end up pregnant." While that may be true for some, that is not the case for us. Believe it or not, Tristan was planned. At the time of his conception we were unsure our adoption would ever complete and we decided to stop putting our family on hold. God saw fit to bless us with Tristan, Noah and Samuel all at the same time! While the transition into parenthood was not easy for us, we trust that God knew what He was doing!
April 21, 2009
Brothers
Noah and Samuel, 3 years old
Samuel and Noah at 2 years old
Tristan, 5 months
Tristan, 5 weeks old
Noah and Samuel at 21 months.
Noah at 19 months.
Samuel at 19 months.
Samuel and Noah at 11 months old.
Our Timeline
May 2005 - God began speaking to us individually about adoption.
July 2005 - Decided to move forward with adopting from Haiti.
October 2005 - Applied to adopt through an orphanage.
November 8, 2005 - Approved to adopt through chosen orphanage.
January 19, 2006 - Committed to adopt the boys.
May 15, 2006 - Dossier arrived in Haiti.
July 14, 2006 - Dossier submitted to IBESR.
January 23, 2007 - Dossier exited IBESR.
September 21, 2007 - Exited Parquet.
October 2007 - Received Judgment Granted.
December 2007 - 2nd Legalization completed, which means Noah and Samuel's adoptions are complete. They are ours!!
March 2008 - Finally receive all needed documents from Archives.
March 13, 2008 - Birth parent interview completed.
Late March, 2008 - Submitted to MOI.
May 20, 2008 - Confirmed that our updated fingerprints have reached the USCIS office in Port au Prince.
May 20, 2008 - Received word that our MOI long form has been completed.
June 24, 2008 - Received MOI approval.
July 10, 2008 - Received word that Samuel's passport has been printed.
July 16, 2008 - Received word that Noah's passport has been printed.
July 25, 2008- Confirmed that our passports were presented to the USCIS office in Port au Prince and that out I-600 file has been approved.
July 26, 2008 - Emailed our request for the boys' visa appointment.
July 31, 2008 - Emailed 2nd request for boys' visa appointment.
August 4, 2008 - Spoke with the Embassy, awaiting email confirmation of visa appointment.
August 5, 2008 - Email confirmation of visa appointment received. Our appointment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12th.
August 12, 2008 - The visa appointment went well! Visas should be ready tomorrow.
August 13, 2008 - The visas are in hand and the boys CAN COME HOME!!
August 15, 2008 - Baby brother Tristan was born.
September 1, 2008 - Flew to Miami and spent the night.
September 2, 2008 - Woke very early only to learn that our flight to Haiti was cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna hitting Haiti. We spent the next few days visiting friends and family in Florida.
September 5, 2008 - The boys are HOME!! However, we are stuck in Miami for the night because Hurricane Hanna hit Virginia, too, and our flight home was cancelled. Hoping to get home tomorrow.
September 6, 2008 - We are FINALLY home. To God be all the glory!
July 2005 - Decided to move forward with adopting from Haiti.
October 2005 - Applied to adopt through an orphanage.
November 8, 2005 - Approved to adopt through chosen orphanage.
January 19, 2006 - Committed to adopt the boys.
May 15, 2006 - Dossier arrived in Haiti.
July 14, 2006 - Dossier submitted to IBESR.
January 23, 2007 - Dossier exited IBESR.
September 21, 2007 - Exited Parquet.
October 2007 - Received Judgment Granted.
December 2007 - 2nd Legalization completed, which means Noah and Samuel's adoptions are complete. They are ours!!
March 2008 - Finally receive all needed documents from Archives.
March 13, 2008 - Birth parent interview completed.
Late March, 2008 - Submitted to MOI.
May 20, 2008 - Confirmed that our updated fingerprints have reached the USCIS office in Port au Prince.
May 20, 2008 - Received word that our MOI long form has been completed.
June 24, 2008 - Received MOI approval.
July 10, 2008 - Received word that Samuel's passport has been printed.
July 16, 2008 - Received word that Noah's passport has been printed.
July 25, 2008- Confirmed that our passports were presented to the USCIS office in Port au Prince and that out I-600 file has been approved.
July 26, 2008 - Emailed our request for the boys' visa appointment.
July 31, 2008 - Emailed 2nd request for boys' visa appointment.
August 4, 2008 - Spoke with the Embassy, awaiting email confirmation of visa appointment.
August 5, 2008 - Email confirmation of visa appointment received. Our appointment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12th.
August 12, 2008 - The visa appointment went well! Visas should be ready tomorrow.
August 13, 2008 - The visas are in hand and the boys CAN COME HOME!!
August 15, 2008 - Baby brother Tristan was born.
September 1, 2008 - Flew to Miami and spent the night.
September 2, 2008 - Woke very early only to learn that our flight to Haiti was cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna hitting Haiti. We spent the next few days visiting friends and family in Florida.
September 5, 2008 - The boys are HOME!! However, we are stuck in Miami for the night because Hurricane Hanna hit Virginia, too, and our flight home was cancelled. Hoping to get home tomorrow.
September 6, 2008 - We are FINALLY home. To God be all the glory!
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14 comments:
I am so happy you and your new family are all home safe and sound. What a journey!!!!! Enjoy a peaceful, beautiful day as you all get to know one another. Be sure to take advantage of every moment to sleep. I'm sure you're exhausted!!
Love and blessings to you and "the boys".
Peggy Allman
I am so happy you and your new family are all home safe and sound. What a journey!!!!! Enjoy a peaceful, beautiful day as you all get to know one another. Be sure to take advantage of every moment to sleep. I'm sure you're exhausted!!
Love and blessings to you and "the boys".
Peggy Allman
WECOME HOME!! Tears of joy are in my eyes. I am so happy that my family of five is safe at home at last!!
I love each and every one of you with my whole heart.
Huge hugs,
Mom
YAY!!!!!!! Sorry we couldn't make the airport. Can't wait to see everyone! Glad you finally made it home!
Sherry
WELCOME HOME!
Sleep when ever you can cause now the real fun starts!
Enjoy watching them blossom!
God Bless,
Rose Anne
So glad you guys made it home!!!
Soooooo happy for you!!!!!!! We're praying the transition goes well and you're able to get enough rest to tackle ALL your boys!!!
Glad you made it home.
Christina
Congrats. Sleep tight. :)
Congratulations!
Welcome home and congratulations on your new family!!!! Let us know if we can do anything to help you in the busy weeks ahead!
Yeah!! Congrats! I've been praying for you and so glad to know you are home with all four of your boys. I'm sure you must be exhausted and so I'll wait with patience for more pictures and stories. It is amazing to finally be home with your boys, isn't it? I remember the feeling (exhaustion mixed with wonderful disbelief that the wait was over mixed with such joy). Many blessings!
HOORAY!!! THRILLED for your family..what a long road...Congratulations!! I'll be praying for you as you adjust and for some sleep for all! =)
I'm so thrilled you all are home and I know you all will settle in and things will be wonderful. You're both awesome parents! After having that goo-goo eye experience with Noah, I concur you all need some time alone to get roles straight. I wish it weren't so, I'd love to help with the kids, but I'll settle for running errands, shopping for you, bringing meals over without the visit, whatever it may be; I'm always here if you need me for anything, even a cry or a chat.
Love,
Terri
PS - Chuck, you are an awesome dad!!!!!!! I promise it won't be long!
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