About Us
- In February of 2006, Don and Julie (along with input from our four-year-old daughter, Catherine) made the decision to adopt a little girl from China, who we've come to know as Isabella. Even though we haven't
met her in person, we've met her in our hearts. This is our record/journal/whatever of the process (for us, for Isabella, for our family and friends, for other families adopting internationally,
and for anyone else who wants to follow our journey!)
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Julie's Blogs and Stuff
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Our Timeline
- 2/23/06: Mailed Application to Great Wall China Adoption
- 3/02/06: Application approved by Great Wall China Adoption
- 3/02/06: Signed agency contract and Dragon Plan agreement
- 3/03/06: Dropped signed agency contract off at GWCA
- 3/03/06: Started gathering dossier documents
- 3/20/06: First Home Study meeting
- 3/22/06: Send I-600A to San Antonio Processing Center (w/o homestudy)
- 3/27/06: Final Home Study meeting
- 3/28/06: First set of Dossier documents completed and sent to GWCA
- 4/21/06: Receive Homestudy and forward to CIS
- 5/09/06: Receive fingerprint appointment from CIS
- 5/12/06: Schlep to San Antonio to be fingerprinted
- 5/27/06: I-171-H Received (super fast! Yay!!)
- 5/30/06: Received GWCA approval for our sweet girl, Yongchen!
- 6/02/06: LOI to CCAA
- 6/09/06: We're DTC!!!
- 6/19/06: LID
- 6/29/06: Pre-Approval from CCAA
- 8/29/06: TA!!!!!!!!
- 10/21/06: Travel to China
- 10/30/06: GOTCHA DAY
- 11/6/06: Consulate Appointment!!
Beijing Weather
Hefei Weather
Guangzhou Weather
Adoption Blogs
Adoption Generally - Foundations, Agencies, Support Services, Etc. (Primarily China)
Chinese Language (primarily Mandarin)
Cleft Lip/Palate - Info, Support Services, Etc.
China - Maps, Culture, Tourism
Miscellaneous Links - mostly adoption or China-related, but no promises
Miscellaneous Links - mostly adoption or China-related, but no promises
Previous Posts
- Flooding article
- Flood-stricken Anhui ... And Chuzhou very hard hit!
- Our little girl's name ...
- She is SO my kid ...
- Tomorrow Plan Project Video - Google Video
- The Brangelina Article ...
- Another picture!
- Whoo hoooo!!! PA!!!!
- The Gang ... (and one on the way!)
- Thinking along the line of suitcases ...