I am going to leave it at that and end with a few pictures.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Hello from KOREA
Korea is wonderful, the sights, the sounds, the beauty, the hustle the bustle and the FOOD!
I am going to leave it at that and end with a few pictures.
I am going to leave it at that and end with a few pictures.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
THE CALL
On July 13, 2010 at 10:00am the phone rang… the caller id listed our adoption agencies name and phone number. I knew that this was the call that would start my own special kind of labor pains.
I was told that our baby girl was ready for us to come and get her. I was ready to go. In fact, I was so ready to go that I had already held two seats on Korean Airlines leaving on July 15th. Now normally one is able to go once they get the call. And in fact I was given the green light to go to Korea on Thursday or any day I would like. But, I was told that our adoption staff would be traveling to the US (and bring home some babies to their parents, but not mine) for meetings and I would not be able to pick up our daughter until after July 26th. Ok then, at least I am going!
So begins my labor pains. I am deathly afraid to fly, but I am also someone who can conquer my fears and will do absolutely anything for my children. I leave for Korea with a friend on July 25th. I fly directly to Korea on Korean Airlines and arrive on July 26th at 6:30 pm. I get our girl on July 29th. I leave Korea on July 30th at 6:30 pm and return on July 30th at 12:30 pm. Sort of like my last two deliveries in and out (of the hospital) so fast it made my head spin.
I will have my laptop with me and I plan (if all goes according to plan but I know how plans can go…) to update my blog and show lots of picture while I am in Korea so you can follow along on this amazing journey to become a family of five!
See ya in Seoul!
서울
I was told that our baby girl was ready for us to come and get her. I was ready to go. In fact, I was so ready to go that I had already held two seats on Korean Airlines leaving on July 15th. Now normally one is able to go once they get the call. And in fact I was given the green light to go to Korea on Thursday or any day I would like. But, I was told that our adoption staff would be traveling to the US (and bring home some babies to their parents, but not mine) for meetings and I would not be able to pick up our daughter until after July 26th. Ok then, at least I am going!
So begins my labor pains. I am deathly afraid to fly, but I am also someone who can conquer my fears and will do absolutely anything for my children. I leave for Korea with a friend on July 25th. I fly directly to Korea on Korean Airlines and arrive on July 26th at 6:30 pm. I get our girl on July 29th. I leave Korea on July 30th at 6:30 pm and return on July 30th at 12:30 pm. Sort of like my last two deliveries in and out (of the hospital) so fast it made my head spin.
I will have my laptop with me and I plan (if all goes according to plan but I know how plans can go…) to update my blog and show lots of picture while I am in Korea so you can follow along on this amazing journey to become a family of five!
See ya in Seoul!
서울
Friday, July 9, 2010
Our Girl has her Visa
I learned this morning that Baby G has been issued her travel VISA today. She is ready to come home.
Now I just need our phone to ring and tell me GO GET YOUR GIRL!
Now I just need our phone to ring and tell me GO GET YOUR GIRL!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
One Very BIG step
Baby G’s Emigration Permit (EP) was approved on June 9, 2010.
What is next you may wonder?
It is hard to say exactly when we will be able to travel to Korea to get her but we do know that we there are just a few more steps left.
Next Baby G needs to have her Travel Certificate (TC). Our agency in Korea will apply to the Ministry of Foreign affairs for the Travel Certificate now that the EP has been approved. The turnaround time for this step is usually about a week and needs to occur before Baby G is ready to travel. We will not be notified of this step but it should take place next week.
After the TC is approved, Baby G will need to have her Visa Physical Examination. This exam is done by a doctor who has been appointed by the US Embassy. The exam takes place at our agency but is not done by an agency doctor. The exams are generally done on Wednesday’s but it is hard to guess what Wednesday she will have her exam. It is safe to say it should be this month, maybe the 30th. We will be notified as to when Baby G has her exam.
Our file which, hold everything from our marriage certificate to our girls legal documents and vaccination report is submitted to the Embassy for a one way Travel Visa. This takes about 5 to 8 business days.
And there is also the Visa Interview where her Foster Mother will physically take her to the Embassy. We will not be notified when this happens.
After the above steps our agency will contact us to let us know that our daughter is ready to come home. And I will be on the next plane to Seoul Korea!
What is next you may wonder?
It is hard to say exactly when we will be able to travel to Korea to get her but we do know that we there are just a few more steps left.
Next Baby G needs to have her Travel Certificate (TC). Our agency in Korea will apply to the Ministry of Foreign affairs for the Travel Certificate now that the EP has been approved. The turnaround time for this step is usually about a week and needs to occur before Baby G is ready to travel. We will not be notified of this step but it should take place next week.
After the TC is approved, Baby G will need to have her Visa Physical Examination. This exam is done by a doctor who has been appointed by the US Embassy. The exam takes place at our agency but is not done by an agency doctor. The exams are generally done on Wednesday’s but it is hard to guess what Wednesday she will have her exam. It is safe to say it should be this month, maybe the 30th. We will be notified as to when Baby G has her exam.
Our file which, hold everything from our marriage certificate to our girls legal documents and vaccination report is submitted to the Embassy for a one way Travel Visa. This takes about 5 to 8 business days.
And there is also the Visa Interview where her Foster Mother will physically take her to the Embassy. We will not be notified when this happens.
After the above steps our agency will contact us to let us know that our daughter is ready to come home. And I will be on the next plane to Seoul Korea!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Well Baby Check aka… WBC
Our wonderful agency gives our kiddos a well baby check every month. Our May WBC told us that our baby G was right on target developmentally, she is already walking while holding on to furniture and she is described as cute and fine. She has her two bottom teeth in and is saying Mama and Dada! She is 29 inches tall and weighs 17.5 lbs. Knowing what we do of her bio mom’s height/weight and her bio dad’s height we are not surprised that she is tall and thin. We are hoping to travel in the next five to six weeks.
Monday, May 10, 2010
TimeLine
“When Does she come home?” Short answer, I am not sure
long answer read on…
For a detailed explanation please scroll down to Post
“We Have Legal’s” dated March 30, 2010.
Here is our timeline so far and once everything has a date next to it we will be on our way to get our girl!
Legal’s: 03-30-2010
I-600 Approval: 05-03-2010
National Visa Center In: 05-11-2010
National Visa Center Out: 05-12-2010
Emigration Permit Submitted: 04-15-2010
Emigration Permit Approved: 06-09-2010
Visa Interview: 7-06-2010
Visa Physical Exam: 06-30-2010
P-3: 7-02-2010
Visa Issued: 7-09-2010
Telephone Call to Travel: 07-13-2010
long answer read on…
For a detailed explanation please scroll down to Post
“We Have Legal’s” dated March 30, 2010.
Here is our timeline so far and once everything has a date next to it we will be on our way to get our girl!
Legal’s: 03-30-2010
I-600 Approval: 05-03-2010
National Visa Center In: 05-11-2010
National Visa Center Out: 05-12-2010
Emigration Permit Submitted: 04-15-2010
Emigration Permit Approved: 06-09-2010
Visa Interview: 7-06-2010
Visa Physical Exam: 06-30-2010
P-3: 7-02-2010
Visa Issued: 7-09-2010
Telephone Call to Travel: 07-13-2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
I-600a Update
Just a quick update for those who are following along, our I-600a is now in the hands of our "angel" along with our I-600. Once we get our approval the next stop is The National Visa Center. We are getting closer. Good thing too because none of us can stand one more day with out our girl!
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