...after 16 weeks and 6 days, here is Celeste Fenit.
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Barcelona, Mexico City, California, and Addis Ababa; a family of four.
E-mail us!
imfairygood@gmail.com
About us
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)
Who's reading
Here are some blogs I like to visit
- (Court) Christine
- (Court) Winter in Ethiopia
- (Home again) Babylicious
- (Home) Albertsons
- (Home) Anil & Angie
- (Home) Ashley & Jason
- (Home) Atwoods
- (Home) Baggetts
- (Home) Bauer
- (Home) Breedloves
- (Home) Daileaders
- (Home) David & Robin
- (Home) Drew & Carey
- (Home) Elliotts
- (Home) Eric & Sharon
- (Home) Eric & Tara
- (Home) Ethiopia Mama
- (Home) Faulkners
- (Home) Freys
- (Home) Grace
- (Home) In Flux
- (Home) Kepleys
- (Home) Lydicks
- (Home) Martins
- (Home) Mestas
- (Home) Moak
- (Home) Nick & Sarah Marie
- (Home) Nick & Tessa
- (Home) Pages
- (Home) Roberts
- (Home) Runnions
- (Home) The Biggest Ethiopian Flag on the Block
- (Home) The road to our own
- (Home) Thornes
- (Home) Treats
- (Paper again ) We will bring them home
- (Paper Work again) Clevingers
- (Paperwork) Bottomlys
- (Referral) Bettina
- (Referral) Dunns
- (Referral) Eyes toward Ethiopia
- (Referral) Fournet
- (Referral) Shawn & Jami
- (Waiting) Byars
- (Waiting) Ryan & Meredeth
- An Aussieopian Family
- Swerl
Useful links
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-
Continuing Education
- Samantha-09/08/07-Welcoming a Sibling
- Samantha-09/08/07-Infant/Child C.P.R
- Samantha & Marina-9/22/07-Heartsent Picnic
17 comments:
WOW, she is just GORGEOUS! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
What a wonderful gift to see all these beautiful referals today.
I'm so excited for you!
Happy Holidays!
Wow! What a day. Celeste is a beautiful little girl. Happy Holidays!
It is raining referrals:-) Congratulations!! She is just beautiful!
Oh Samantha, this is so wonderful! She is beautiful--I can't get over those expressive eyes :) Maybe we'll get to meet in-country.
Okay, I only checked your blog like 20 times today, thinking certainly you got your referral if the Rooneys and Breedloves did. I thought I'd check one last time before bed... And there she is! Yay, yay, yay!!! Soon all our So Cal girls will be together. Hooray! She is GORGEOUS!
Oh, and I need details... details! Can't wait to hear all about her and the referral call!
Oh my gosh, Samantha!!! I can not believe you got your referral today too. I am so excited. She is gorgeous!!! Simply beautiful. I can't believe it! I didn't think you had gotten it today either and I was so sad for you. Now...LOOK! You have a baby girl. Maybe we will all travel together. Amy
woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!! she's simply lovely!
:) monica
Samantha, We haven't met in the blog world yet -- but I am Amy's mom. I have been keeping up with your postings and watching for you to get your referral first. And here they all came on the same day!! Congratulations!! Celeste Fenit is absolutely gorgeous. We are so thrilled for you. Here's hoping that you, the Rooneys and Amy & Christopher will be traveling together. What a fun time you will have together! Shelia (Skopje, Macedonia)
Congratulations!
She is beautiful! What a wonderful day for you!
-becca (fellow gladney mom)
Congratulations! I'm so happy that you all have have received such wonderful news during the holiday season- there's lot's to celebrate! She's beautiful!
Wow! She is soooo beautiful! Congratulations!! I am so glad that you are part of The Best Referral Day Ever!
How amazing!! Natalie and Mary must have had so much fun with all of these calls!! She is absolutely beautiful. I know that she was in the Gladney house with Sophie and I think I may have one more picture of her for you (if it's her, she is with Ella Hewan (Ethiopian Mama's daughter)). Email me and I'll send it directly to you - I'm sure you'll be able to tell if it's her right away!! Congratulations! hdaileader@optonline.net
SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I got to squeeze on her in Ethiopia too!!! I have a few pictures that I can send you so email me @ elliemestas@gmail.com and I will pass them on to you! I am so excited for you! You are truly blessed to have recieved such a PRECIOUS baby!
YAY!! She's beautiful! How exciting! What an amazing week for gladney referrals. WOO HOO!! What a FABULOUS Christmas present.
She is a beauty!
Congrats!
Tracie
lovely!!!! so happy for you!!!
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