Ordinary Miracles & The Crazy 9: Photo Gallery {Mimi at dusk}

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Photo Gallery {Mimi at dusk}

5 comments:

PaigeSaturday, May 26, 2012 7:09:00 PM
Oh my word I so love this pic!!! She is gorgeous and so reminds me of Janie!
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NancySaturday, May 26, 2012 9:28:00 PM
Oh Paige, I SO agree! I think Janie and Mimi DO look SO much alike! And seeing as they are from the same part of China, it's no wonder. Beauties, both of them!
nancy
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Sophi BelleSunday, May 27, 2012 2:36:00 AM
OMG So. Sweet. :)
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EvaSunday, May 27, 2012 9:46:00 AM
What a face! She's so beautiful. And her cheeks are so squishable and kissable. Oh my!
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ChristinaWednesday, May 30, 2012 8:47:00 AM
Mimi is such a beautiful child. Isn't it amazing how our children are so resilient after all they have been through.
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4 yrs - the average time a child spends in American foster care before being adopted
1.5 million children live in public care in Central and Eastern Europe
12.4 million orphans live in Latin America and the Carribean
43.4 million orphans live in sub-Saharan Africa
87.6 million orphans live in Asia
16 million children were orphaned in 2003
Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned as a result of AIDS
400,000+ children in the American Foster Care in 2011
20,000+ young people "age out" of the U.S. foster care system each year. Of these only a little over half will earn a high school diploma.

147 million orphans in the world

T&J Adoption Timeline-

1/07 We decide to persue adoption
2/07 decide on adoption agency
3/07 recieve approval from US gov't (I171H)
4/07 Dossier submitted to VN
8/07 Tess & Jude born and abandoned in a hospital in SaiGon
11/07 US govt issues statement of concern re VN adoptions and suspends 2 VN provinces for unethical adoptions
12/07 Jude has 1st surgery in VN to correct feet deformities
1/23/08 US govt issues warning to families adopting from VN
2/25/08 Receive CFCs
2/29/08 Our agency issues a memo warning families of the uncertainty of VN adoption and advises them to have a back-up plan
3/16/08 USCIS announces problems with hospital of our baby's birth and "blocks" all adoptions from this hospital
4/11/08 "official" referral date
4/25/08 VN gov't announces close of adoption program to US citizens effective 9/01/08
5/21/08 I-600 delivered to USCIS in HCMC
5/26/08 Final approval from VN Adoption Office
5/29/08 I-600 receipt acknowledgement
6/20/08 Final approval from HCMC Justice Dept. and G&R date
8/03/08 Jude 1st birthday
8/21/08 USCIS requires a new addendum from us
8/26/08 I-600 approval!!!!!
8/30/08 TRAVEL TO VIETNAM!
8/31/08 Tess's 1st birthday
9/01/08 The VN adoption program will close to new U.S. families
9/01/08 Receive babies from orphanage!!!!!!!
9/03/08 Giving and Receiving Ceremony-This is the day we legally GET our children FOREVER!
9/04/08 Have baby's medical exam
9/05/08 Receive babies' passports
9/07/08 Receive babies' visas
9/10/08 Travel home to USA / Jujube & Tess are U.S.A. citizens!
11/08 Jude has 2nd surgery (1st in US)
6/11/09 U.S. "readoption"

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