10/31 Leave U.S. for Hong Kong. Happy Halloween! 8:23 a.m. United #869
11/1 Arrive in Hong Kong at 5:45 p.m.
11/2 Tour Hong Kong Disney.
11/3 Hong Kong Tour. See Family friend David Shum.
11/4 Leave Hong Kong for Nanjing
11/5 Family Day! Welcome to the family Tian at 10 a.m.!
11/6 Go to the Registration Office for Adoption Registration and Notarization
11/7 Free time. Rest, shop, tour. Waiting for adoption paperwork to be processed.
11/8 Optional half day city tour. Receive child’s notary documents in the afternoon.
11/9 Optional half day city tour. Receive child’s passport in the afternoon.
11/10 In the afternoon travel by van to Lianyungang (Where Tian's was living.) It is approximately a four and a half hour ride.
11/11 Free time. Rest, Shop, Tour.
11/12 In the morning you will visit the Lianyungang Orphanage. Afternoon, return to Nanjing by van. Leave Nanjing for Guangzhou.
11/13 Child’s visa physical exam and visa photo are today.
11/14 Free time. Rest, Shop, Tour.
11/15 Today is the Consulate appointment.
11/16 Go to the U.S. Consulate to take the oath in the afternoon.
11/17 Leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong. WELCOME HOME Tian! Arrive in Denver via United 1168 5:36 p.m.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Latest Photos!
Here are our newest photos of little Tian taken on Oct. 19! They said she had just awakened and was a little crabby (that's mommy's girl!)
I think she looks pretty sweet! Can't wait to hold her in our arms!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Our Timeline
Here's our timeline so far...we'll update as new milestones occur.
11.02.06 A lovely young girl is born somewhere in China and somewhere in the USA the Bragg/Torbenson family begins paperwork for their second adoption.
11.03.06 The little girl arrives at the Lianyungang SWI and is named Lian Tian Xin (Heart of Heaven.)
11.27.06 We submit an Application and Medical Condition Checklist to our agency.
12.11.06 Application approved. We start on all the reams paperwork for our dossier.
3.26.07 We are done paperchasing! Our dossier arrives in China.
4.10.07 We are logged in with the CCAA (the agency in China that handles adoptions.) Now the wait begins in earnest.
5.24.07 We are surprised and thrilled to get a call with a possible match. (See blog entry "The Call" for the whole story!)
5.25.07 We spend a very LONG Memorial Day weekend researching and networking to learn more about Tian's medical needs. We are unable to reach any Doctor's who specialize in her condition. Despite this, we are staring at a beautiful little face and know we want her to be our daughter. We just need to know that we can provide the care she needs.
5.26.07 Jeannene does extensive research online and makes contact with several families whose children have similar hands and feet to Tian's. She get photos and video of these kids, not only walking but running, doing gymnastics and karate. It sounds like her feet will likely be totally functional. We've found other families to be a wonderful resource
5.29.07 We talk to Dr. Laurel Benson at Children's Hospital in Denver. She confirms what Jeannene has learned from online families. This little girl will need some medical care, but will be able to do whatever she wants to! We accept Tian's referral. We have a new daughter and Clio has a sister!
5.31.07 Our official match day! We submit our Letter of Intent to China. Clio is very excited to be a big sister! We get to tell everyone!
6.7.07 We get our Pre-Approval (PA) from China! Wow that was fast! Let's hope the rest of our paperwork goes as quickly! This will be the long part of the wait. It is usually about 1-3 months until the next step when our file will move out of the review room in China and into the Match room.
July 07 We wait....
Aug. 07 And wait....
Sept. 07 And wait...
9.7.07 Day 99 and still waiting. We get a brief update on Tian, but sadly no new photos.
9.8.07 Day 100 A very hard day. Around this time we learn that there has been a problem in China with many families' files. Ours is among them. They were delayed in translation and had to be redone. Then went back to the bottom of the pile, so to speak. We have been waiting longer than many families do and it is SO hard. We are told we will likely wait until mid-Oct. to hear anything.
10.1.07 Finally! We have our Letter of Acceptance...the paperwork is moving again. We get this wonderful news just before the CCAA closes for a week long holiday. Jeannene is in a much better mood! (But many of the poor families caught in the same delay are still waiting. We have bonded through the uncertainty and it is hard to be moving forward without them.)
10.18.07 Oh yes! Our Travel Approval is here. This one came extremely fast considering they were closed for a week. We are thrilled and start to make our travel plans. We will just barely miss her first birthday, but will be on our way.
10.31.07 - 11.17.07 IN CHINA!
11.2.07 Tian turns 1! Happy Birthday Sweetie!
11.5.07 Tian is in our arms!
And they lived happily ever after...
11.02.06 A lovely young girl is born somewhere in China and somewhere in the USA the Bragg/Torbenson family begins paperwork for their second adoption.
11.03.06 The little girl arrives at the Lianyungang SWI and is named Lian Tian Xin (Heart of Heaven.)
11.27.06 We submit an Application and Medical Condition Checklist to our agency.
12.11.06 Application approved. We start on all the reams paperwork for our dossier.
3.26.07 We are done paperchasing! Our dossier arrives in China.
4.10.07 We are logged in with the CCAA (the agency in China that handles adoptions.) Now the wait begins in earnest.
5.24.07 We are surprised and thrilled to get a call with a possible match. (See blog entry "The Call" for the whole story!)
5.25.07 We spend a very LONG Memorial Day weekend researching and networking to learn more about Tian's medical needs. We are unable to reach any Doctor's who specialize in her condition. Despite this, we are staring at a beautiful little face and know we want her to be our daughter. We just need to know that we can provide the care she needs.
5.26.07 Jeannene does extensive research online and makes contact with several families whose children have similar hands and feet to Tian's. She get photos and video of these kids, not only walking but running, doing gymnastics and karate. It sounds like her feet will likely be totally functional. We've found other families to be a wonderful resource
5.29.07 We talk to Dr. Laurel Benson at Children's Hospital in Denver. She confirms what Jeannene has learned from online families. This little girl will need some medical care, but will be able to do whatever she wants to! We accept Tian's referral. We have a new daughter and Clio has a sister!
5.31.07 Our official match day! We submit our Letter of Intent to China. Clio is very excited to be a big sister! We get to tell everyone!
6.7.07 We get our Pre-Approval (PA) from China! Wow that was fast! Let's hope the rest of our paperwork goes as quickly! This will be the long part of the wait. It is usually about 1-3 months until the next step when our file will move out of the review room in China and into the Match room.
July 07 We wait....
Aug. 07 And wait....
Sept. 07 And wait...
9.7.07 Day 99 and still waiting. We get a brief update on Tian, but sadly no new photos.
9.8.07 Day 100 A very hard day. Around this time we learn that there has been a problem in China with many families' files. Ours is among them. They were delayed in translation and had to be redone. Then went back to the bottom of the pile, so to speak. We have been waiting longer than many families do and it is SO hard. We are told we will likely wait until mid-Oct. to hear anything.
10.1.07 Finally! We have our Letter of Acceptance...the paperwork is moving again. We get this wonderful news just before the CCAA closes for a week long holiday. Jeannene is in a much better mood! (But many of the poor families caught in the same delay are still waiting. We have bonded through the uncertainty and it is hard to be moving forward without them.)
10.18.07 Oh yes! Our Travel Approval is here. This one came extremely fast considering they were closed for a week. We are thrilled and start to make our travel plans. We will just barely miss her first birthday, but will be on our way.
10.31.07 - 11.17.07 IN CHINA!
11.2.07 Tian turns 1! Happy Birthday Sweetie!
11.5.07 Tian is in our arms!
And they lived happily ever after...
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