Fairy Good Family previously Fairy Good Baby: Kaiser

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Kaiser

Just a quick note to inform everyone how much I LOVE Kaiser. Now, I know there is a great deal of skepticism about this HMO, but for me, it has been the greatest. Throughout my pregnancy I received amazing care, and labor and delivery was fabulous. The level of care is unmatched. Today I went to my physical. I brought all my forms (Heartsent, Gladney and Dossier). I was called in immediately, my doctor thought all that was asked for was over the top, but didn't question anything. She also said I could e-mail her once my labs were in so that we could coordinate a time for the notary to come to her office (she said I don't need to make a formal appointment). Well, then she ordered ALL my labs and I was on my way. As of 10 minutes ago I have received 2 emails from Kaiser with 4 of my lab results!

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Anonymous said...: I just happened upon your blog and saw that you're in L.A., so I wanted to point you to our Ethiopian adoption group if you haven't found us yet:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EthiopiaAdoptSoCA/; May 9, 2007 at 11:07 AM

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Time line

04/26/08-Begin travel
04/12/08-Made all travel arrangements
04/11/08-Granted Custody!!!
03/03/07-made the decision to adopt
03/21/07-called Heartsent Adoptions to receive a home study application
03/19/07-sent information sheet to Gladney Center for Adoptions
03/23/07-received Heartsent application
03/30/07-information Sheet Received by Gladney
04/04/07-turned in Heastsent home study application
04/04/07-Spanish Counsulate General-birth certificate
04/06/07-information meeting with Heartsent
04/09/07-Sent completed I-600A
04/11/07-FedExed Application to Gladney
04/11/07-Phone Orientation w/ Judy from Gladney
04/13/07-received e-mail list of items needed from Gladney
04/16/07-FedExed all of 1st, 2nd and most of 3rd groups items to Tonia from Gladney
04/16/07-CIS Checks cleared
04/18/07-received CIS fingerprint appointment notice
04/19/07-Samantha fingerprints at CIS (El Monte)
04/25/07-first home study meeting
04/27/07-Fernando fingerprints at CIS (El Monte)
04/28/07-Heartsent orientation
04/28/07-turned in notarized reference letter to Heartsent
04/30/07-turned in notarized work verification to Heartsent-Samantha
05/02/07-2nd home study meeting
05/03/07-Samantha's physical @ Kaiser
05/17/07-Fernando's physical @ Kaiser
05/18/07-third, and last, home study meeting
05/21/07-Fernando picked-up employment letters
05/25/07-picked up notarized account verification letters
06/01/07-sent FBI request
06/04/07-notarized physicals
06/04/07-turned in notarized physicals and copy of Fernando's passport to Heartsent
06/07/07-Gladney received our signed medicals and last letter of recommendation-application complete
06/08/07-had parent letter notarized
06/11/07-Heartsent sent off home study to CIS (last week)
06/14/07-We received our FBI documents
06/15/07-Reveived Heartsent's license, home study apporver's license, and post placement contract
06/18/07-notarized FBI paperwork (Samantha)
06/18/07-Received renewed passport (Samantha)
06/19/07-picked up completed home study
06/19/07-received letter from CIS asking for more proof of citizenship (Samantha). FedExed them a copy of new passport
06/22/07-Officially Gladney approved!!!
06/26/07-Notarized a copy of Samantha's passport and Fernandp's FBI documents
06/28/07-Scanned and e-mailed most of the Dossier documents to Gladney
07/02/07-Authenticated in the County Clerk's and Secretary of State offices about half of our documents
07/05/07-FedExed authentication packet to NY Secretary of State & about half of completed dossier to Gladney
07/06/07-Received Samantha's birth certificante. Sent other half of dossier for California authentication
07/10/07-Picked-up CIS approval leter, notarized it and authenticated up to the state level
07/25/07-sent for NY Authentication- Kings County Clerk
08/01/07-Kings County Clerk sent authentication on to the Secretary of State in NY
08/08/07-received NY authenticated documents
08/22/07-we are officially waiting for a referral
09/05/07-found out that our dossier was sent to Ethiopia as of last week; some time, and that "Belay (one of our in-country representatives) confirmed that he received your dossier in Ethiopia."
12/18/07-Recieved a picture of our baby
01/24/08-Court date scheduled for 02/19/08
02/19/08-Courts need more information
03/03/08-1 year aniversary since our adoption proces began
03/19/08-Judge states our file is incomplete
03/26/08-Judge did not go into court
03/27/08-Judge states our file continues to be incomplete
04/09/08-Made hotel reservations
04/10/08-Court for the 5th time (postponed till tomorrow)

Adoption Related Costs

Gladney Information Sheet-$50
Heartsent home study application-$200
6 certified copies of Fernando's birth certificate-$43.50
Heartsent home study first half-$1400
Live Scan (finger prints)Samantha-$67
CIS-I-600A-$545
CIS-fingerprinting X2-$140
Live Scan (finger prints) Fernando-$67
Gladney Application Request-$300
Gladney Program Fee-$3000
Gladney Home Study review fee-$250
3 Copies of our marriage certificate-$39
Heartsent home study second half -$1215
3 notarized employment letters-Fernando-$30
FBI finger prints So. Pasadena PD X2-$7
FBI Finger print processing X2-$18
Heartsent post placement fee-$1200
County Clerk's Authentication of 14 documents-$126
Secretary of State authentication of 15 documents-$320
Samantha's birth certificate-
NY Kings County Clerk-$3
NY Secretary of State-$10
State of TX Authentication-$40
US Dpt of State-2X $7
Ethiopian Embassy-2X $94
Gladney Balance-
Courier-$75
Total FedEx-