Hope Child

This blog is moving! :-) Please update your blogrolls. Join us at our new adress. HOPECHILD This blog chronicles our journey to adopt a daughter from the glorious country of India. We found Arani in May and are working hard to bring her home as soon as we can. Arani is 2 yrs old and suffers from an eye condition called "bilateral congenital nystagmus"

Find out more:
Adoption Poetry
Fundraising Efforts
How did we find Rani?
Indian Culture
Mama Musings: How will we cope?
The Paper Trail

Other adoption blogs:

Adoption Blog China
Musings of a Pepsi Addict(India)
Adoption stories and poetry
Adoption Travel Weblog
AdoptVietnam.org
The Architecture of the Nest China
Family Bound (Republic of Georgia)
A Journey to China
My Adoption Journey to China
Our Korean Adoption
The Journey (tm) to China
Our Journey to Maggie(Vietnam)
Just a Dad Russia/Republic of Georgia
A Mile in My Birks (Samoa)
Mommy Gab Domestic Parenting isn't pretty
Shila and Andy(Colombia)
Tainted Miracle(domestic)
The Red Thread China
The Russians Are Coming!
This woman's work(domestic)

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Our adoption Timeline March 2003: Decided this is the year to begin
April 28 2003: Submitted Police clearance papers
May 7 2003: Recieved initial info on Rani
May 13 2003: Submitted pre-application for AIAA
May 14 2003: Recieved orphanages OK to move forward
May 15 2003: Recieved first pic of Rani
May 30 2003: Submitted medicals to homestudy agency
June 12 2003: First Homestudy interview
June 27 2003: Recieved first draft of homestudy
July 2 2003: Recived certified homestudy
July 2 2003: Submitted 1600a to BCIS
July 2 2003: Submitted homestudy to AIAA
July 8 2003: Arani officially ON HOLD for our family!
July 19 2003: Recieved Rani's official referral packet
August 28 2003: Dossier sent to AIAA
September 30 2003: Dossier on it's way to India
November 9 2003: Finally recieved our BCIS clearance
November 30 2003: Teri visits Rani in India and takes doll and picture album. Also my birthday :-)

Archives:
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October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003

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June 09, 2003

Final total

Well, the final total on the raffle was $357.00 Thank you so much! That almost covers our homestudy charge. :-)

The first homestudy interview is Thursday! I am so excited! Nervous too, but excited to be getting going on this. I want the homestudy done so that I know Rani is for sure on hold for us! Also I know the agency has more pictures and video and I want to see it! :-) This is more tough than waiting for a pregnancy to be at an end. At least when you are pregnant you have your baby with you! It's so hard knowing that someone else is caring for my little girl! I pray every day that they are gentle with her and loving.

posted by Tamra at 04:29 PM

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