Evangeline's journey home: Pictures

The 1st look at our daughter.We received these 3 pictures

when we received the first little bit of info about her.

She is about 9 mos old in these 3 pics

These 2 pics were given to us when we accepted the referral on 1/3.

She is about 14 mos old in these 2 pictures.

Timeline

9/29/11 application for homestudy

10/3/11 application to AAI

10/8/11 Homestudy interview at home

12/13/11 I800A to USCIS

1/2/12 call from Laura with possible referral of Chu MengTing

1/2/12 "held file for medical consultation"

1/4/12 accepted "referral"

1/6/12 requested expedition of I800A with Dr. Letter

1/12/12 China Pre Approval

1/17/12 Fingerprints in Charlotte

1/19/12 I800A approval

1/19/12 Chinese Embassy denies German docs in DC

1/23/12 Chinese Embassy approves German docs in Chicago (thanks to Denise Hope)

2/1/12 Dossier to China (DTC)

2/13/12 LOG IN DATE (LID)

2/17/12 Dossier is in translation

3/14/12 Request to BLAS for updated info on MengTing

3/23/12 Dossier is "in process"

3/25/12 BABY Shower

4/11/12 Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to AAI

4/12/12 LOA arrives here

Visa applications to Denise Hope

I 800 Appliation to Lock Box

4/16/12 partial update from BLAS

4/19/12 I800 APPROVAL

4/20/12 I 800 APPROVAL ARRIVES AT NVC

4/24/12 NVC APPROVAL

passports arrive with Chinese Visas

5/1/12 NVC letter is emailed to me to forward to AAI to request US Embassy approval in Guangzhou CHINA

5/3/12 Article 5 issued (thanks to Congressman Heath Shuler's office for expedition)

5/8/12 Kay Foundation contacts us to help us with a grant!!!!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!!!!

5/21/12 TA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/22/12 booking our tickets, Yikes they are sooo expensive. Our appointment with the consulate is 6/11 at 8:30 am, YAY

at 7pm booking transatlantic tickets is done, thank goodness that was agonizing

5/23/12 all hotel stays are booked