Adopting Ella!
In China there is a belief that people are bound together by an invisible red thread. These Red Threads bind person to person, across cities, continents and time. In waiting for my daughter, I am continuing my belief that this invisible red thread will connect me to my daughter.
Getting Started Again:
The wait for referrals is getting longer, and I have decided that I will bring home Mei Mei (a younger sister) for Gwenn, and my second daughter. So, in February 2001 I got going. In one week, I completed all agency paperwork, including my application, homestudy questionnaire, and I-600A -- and was back into the swing of the paperchase.
The Adoption Process:
The Paper Chase
Application to Agency completed on February 21, 2001
Mailed in I-600A on February 21, 2001
Agency paperwork completed on February 21, 2001
Homestudy paperwork completed on February 21, 2001
Homestudy occurred on March 2, 2001
Homestudy approval on March 9, 2001
Fingerprint Appointment on March 25, 2001
Homestudy mailed to INS on April 25, 2001
Received 171-H on May 17, 2001
Dossier Complete!
Received my "Brown Envelope" from Guangzhou on June 9, 2001DTC (Dossier to China):
Finally -- after weeks and weeks of waiting, my dossier was sent to China on June 1st, 2001. Now begins the long wait for Mei Mei.
Our trip to China!
