Our Journey to Eden: Happy 1st Birthday!

Wednesday, March 31

Happy 1st Birthday!

I hope you will always know how loved you are. From the top of your head down to your toes, inside and out, unconditionally, and forever... loved.

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little cupcake in the world!

8 comments:

everythingismeowsome said...: She is breathtakingly beautiful! Happy birthday, Eden!; April 4, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Elizabeth Frick said...: Aww... happy 1st, Eden! Mmm... i want some of that cake!; April 4, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Debbie Sauer said...: She is just precious! Happy Birthday Eden.; April 4, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy 1st Birthday sweet granddaughter! You are so dear to me and I love you with all my heart.
Nonna; April 5, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Jenny said...: those are great pictures. happy 1st birthday eden!; April 6, 2010 at 2:33 AM
Kevin, Jake and Violet said...: What beautiful pictures.

Happy Birthday Eden!; April 7, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Elisabeth said...: Happy Birthday Eden!! Those pictures are beautiful. Love them!; April 8, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Jen said...: AMAZING PICTURES! The one of her looking at the dog could be in a magazine! They all could! Wow!; April 20, 2010 at 12:53 PM

Adoption Timeline

3-18-09 Mailed a pre-application to our agency
4-4-09 Mailed a formal application to our agency (later find out Eden was born this very day)
4-8-09 Formal application is approved by our agency
4-30-09 First home study visit with social worker
5-4-09 Second home study visit with social worker
5-16-09 Home study report is written and we approve it
5-?-09 Home study report is approved by agency director
5-28-09 Home study is mailed to Korea
8-3-09 Received word our I171H was sent to Seoul
9-15-09 We are matched with a child & referral arrives at our agency
9-16-09 We get "the call"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9-16-09 Meet with our social worker to review the referral
9-16-09 Referral is reviewed by a doctor
9-17-09 Verbally accept referral
9-21-09 Return acceptance paperwork to our agency
9-24-09 Acceptance paperwork is mailed to Korea
10-7-09 Receive Eden's legal documents from Korea
10-13-09 Paperwork is filed with our country probate court
10-28-09 Receive approval from our country probate court
10-28-09 I-600 petition is filed with USCIS
11-5-09 Receive receipt that our I600 is "in process"
11-11-09 Received updated information and pictures of our girl
12-1-09 Received I600 approval from USCIS
12-4-09 Paperwork from USCIS is received at National Visa Center (NVC in)
12-8-09 NVC forwards our paperwork to US Embassy in Seoul (NVC out)
12-14-09 US Embassy in Seoul sends information to the Korean Agency about applying for the US VISA (Packet 3 or P3)
??? Visa Interview Scheduled
12-17-09 Receive Travel Call!!!
1-1-10 Travel to Korea
1-4-10 Meet Eden for the first time
1-5-10 Eden is ours!!!!!!!!!!
1-7-10 Arrive back to the US, Family Day
1-19-10 First post placement visit with social worker
4-8-10 Second post placement visit with social worker
7-1-10 Third post placement visit with social worker
8-6-10 Formal adoption through Michigan court