The Irwin Family Adventures!: 11/28/09

Saturday, November 28, 2009

It's a BOY!!, Yep, a BOY!!!!!

We are so excited to announce our referral of Nathan Atner Irwin, born in the Republic of the Marshall Islands on October 4, 2009! We hope to travel very soon!

Kathy
"Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O servants of the LORD" Psalm 135:1

Summary of our adoption journey

4/07 - decided to pursue international adoption
5/07 - signed with Vietnam adoption agency
5/07- began gathering documents for our dossier
6/07 - submitted our I-600a to Immigration
8/14/07 - Home study completed
8/21/07 - fingerprinted at state capital
8/26/07 - Church family blessed us with a $2600 grant
10/04/07 - final immigration document (I-171H) arrived in mail
11/12/07 - Dossier to Vietnam
11/27/07 - Decided on Lela Grace as her name
9/01/08 - Vietnam closed to US adoptions
1/13/09 - Signed with Marshall Island adoption agency
3/24/09 fingerprinted at state capitol AGAIN (ours had expired)
5/25/09 - Home study #2 completed and sent to agency. Shew!
7/06/09 Final revised, revised approved I-171H arrived, dossier on it's way to agency!!
7/16/09 Dossier en route to the Marshall Islands
11/24/09 Service plan FINALLY finished
11/27/09 Received our referral
12/10/09 Left to GO GET OUR BOY!
12/14/09 Court Date - "Gotcha Day"
1/21/10 Finally home with Nathan!!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

It's a BOY!!, Yep, a BOY!!!!!

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