I've officially gone private...so if you're here, you're good to go. :)
Please leave comments when you think of it...this blog will eventually be printed and/or made into a book for Chloe, and all we'd love her to see how excited everyone was to meet her. If you're new to the blogging world, to leave a comment click on the words "Said Hello, Hola, or Ni Hao" that are at the bottom right under each of my posts.
Paperwork update...TECO is yet to send our documents out to our agency, so our dossier MAY be a day or two delayed going to Taiwan. I'll keep you updated. (Update 6:45 pm, it WAS sent from TECO after all, YAY!! Paperwork will arrive at Gladney on 3/9, and will hopefully head out to Taiwan that same day!)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Paperwork Update
On Saturday we got our adoption contracts from Taiwan/Gladney. Monday we had them notarized (along with the rest of dossier), then Tuesday I drove them downstate to be certified. After that I sent them off to TECO (the Taiwanese equivalent of a consulate) and they should arrive at Gladney by Friday. On Monday, they're off to Taiwan (unless there is a problem, of course).
So, God speed little dossier, go do what you do best in Taiwan...and do it FAST. :)
Now, we wait. And wait. And wait. In the meantime, I'm putting together a care package to send to Chloe. I'll post more about that later.
I'll be going private in the next day or two, so make sure you email me if you want to continue reading. If you have sent me your email address, I will send you an invite.
Thanks!
So, God speed little dossier, go do what you do best in Taiwan...and do it FAST. :)
Now, we wait. And wait. And wait. In the meantime, I'm putting together a care package to send to Chloe. I'll post more about that later.
I'll be going private in the next day or two, so make sure you email me if you want to continue reading. If you have sent me your email address, I will send you an invite.
Thanks!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Number One Question...
When can you go get her??
Well, I wish the answer was next week, but it's not. We have to go through a fairly complex court process in Taiwan that averages 4-6 months. August is the month we're hoping to travel. Jake and Sara both have September birthdays, so we'd love to be home with Chloe before then.
Here's the basic process:
This week I will be completing the paperwork that gets submitted to Taiwan. With any luck, it will be done and sent by the end of the week or early next week. Once we are entered into courts, we wait for a hearing date.
Step 1:
Hearing (typically 1-3 months after paperwork is filed in Taiwan)
Step 2:
First Ruling (typically 1-3 months after hearing)
Step 3:
Final Ruling (typically 2-6 weeks after first ruling)
After the final ruling, Chloe will be legally ours
Step 4:
Paperwork Processing and Travel Notice (typically 4-6 weeks after final ruling)
The trip to Taiwan will be about a week long. We want to take time in Taiwan to experience Chloe's birthcountry, but at the same time don't want to be gone from our other two "babies" for too long. We're excited about our upcoming (hopefully sooner than later) trip!
Well, I wish the answer was next week, but it's not. We have to go through a fairly complex court process in Taiwan that averages 4-6 months. August is the month we're hoping to travel. Jake and Sara both have September birthdays, so we'd love to be home with Chloe before then.
Here's the basic process:
This week I will be completing the paperwork that gets submitted to Taiwan. With any luck, it will be done and sent by the end of the week or early next week. Once we are entered into courts, we wait for a hearing date.
Step 1:
Hearing (typically 1-3 months after paperwork is filed in Taiwan)
Step 2:
First Ruling (typically 1-3 months after hearing)
Step 3:
Final Ruling (typically 2-6 weeks after first ruling)
After the final ruling, Chloe will be legally ours
Step 4:
Paperwork Processing and Travel Notice (typically 4-6 weeks after final ruling)
The trip to Taiwan will be about a week long. We want to take time in Taiwan to experience Chloe's birthcountry, but at the same time don't want to be gone from our other two "babies" for too long. We're excited about our upcoming (hopefully sooner than later) trip!
Gotta love the internet!
I've been having trouble figuring out what Chloe's birthname means. While Mandarin (Chinese) is spoken in Taiwan, the pinyin (symbols) can be different.
So, I went on to Facebook and searched for her birthname (Yi-Hsiu). And wouldn't ya know it, a lovely young lady from Taipei came up. She's a student at Boston. I sent her a message about her name and she told me the following:
In general,
Yi-- means happy; cheerful; joyful
Hsiu--means beautiful and excellent
And it's pronounced Yee-Show. :) Thanks Yi-Hsiu! :)
Isn't that cool? I love what Chloe Mei (Yi-Hsiu)'s name means. :) And I love the internet! :)
So, I went on to Facebook and searched for her birthname (Yi-Hsiu). And wouldn't ya know it, a lovely young lady from Taipei came up. She's a student at Boston. I sent her a message about her name and she told me the following:
In general,
Yi-- means happy; cheerful; joyful
Hsiu--means beautiful and excellent
And it's pronounced Yee-Show. :) Thanks Yi-Hsiu! :)
Isn't that cool? I love what Chloe Mei (Yi-Hsiu)'s name means. :) And I love the internet! :)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Going to go private...
Our adoption agency has recommended that blogs are private, at least until we pass court and Chloe is officially ours. So, I'm going to have to go private with our blog. I wish I didn't have to, but I don't want to do anything to jeopardize our sweet little girl's adoption.
So, I'll wait a few days to go completely private. If you want to be able to read the blog after that, please send me an email to: tmnewman@chartermi.net, or leave me a comment below and I'll send you an invitation. Please, don't hesitate to do this as I know how wonderful it is for me to watch families go through the process.
Thank you! (And yes, I'm still floating on Cloud 9!)
So, I'll wait a few days to go completely private. If you want to be able to read the blog after that, please send me an email to: tmnewman@chartermi.net, or leave me a comment below and I'll send you an invitation. Please, don't hesitate to do this as I know how wonderful it is for me to watch families go through the process.
Thank you! (And yes, I'm still floating on Cloud 9!)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wow.
WE GOT THE CALL TODAY!!!!!!
We have another baby girl!! I'm so excited! There aren't enough exclamation points to use at times like this!!!!!!!!!! It's been a few hours and I'm STILL shaking.
So much for 2-4 months!
She was born on 1/4/09. She weighed just under 6 lbs and was 19 inches long. Her name will be Chloe Mei. Mei is actually her birth grandma's name, and it means littlest sister, beautiful and Rose (Sara's middle name) in Chinese! She's absolutely beautiful. Sigh. I'm SO happy. :) :)
Here's the pics I received of her today. We got a video too, but I still need to figure out how to make it work.
Yahoo!!! We have a baby girl!!!
(Amidst our joy, there is a young woman in Taiwan who is hurting tonight for her infant daughter. If you could, please pray for Chloe's birthmom and family tonight. Thank you.)
We have another baby girl!! I'm so excited! There aren't enough exclamation points to use at times like this!!!!!!!!!! It's been a few hours and I'm STILL shaking.
So much for 2-4 months!
She was born on 1/4/09. She weighed just under 6 lbs and was 19 inches long. Her name will be Chloe Mei. Mei is actually her birth grandma's name, and it means littlest sister, beautiful and Rose (Sara's middle name) in Chinese! She's absolutely beautiful. Sigh. I'm SO happy. :) :)
Here's the pics I received of her today. We got a video too, but I still need to figure out how to make it work.
Yahoo!!! We have a baby girl!!!
(Amidst our joy, there is a young woman in Taiwan who is hurting tonight for her infant daughter. If you could, please pray for Chloe's birthmom and family tonight. Thank you.)
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