We get to see this cute bottom in just a few weeks!!!
Yesterday we received an email from our family coordinator at AW telling us that Yelena went to court in Kras on Wednesday and received our court date for October 4th! Unbelievable! This is all happening so fast! Most families wait months before they get their court date and when we left we received a "tentative" court date for October 4, maybe October 11th. We didn't hold our breath because I have NEVER read a blog or heard of a family receiving a court date so quickly! God must really want this little girl to hurry home! And we are more than happy to bring her home that quickly!
With having the majority of my paperwork done on our first trip and delivering it to our facilitator when we got there, they were able to "fast track" us because they believed we would get the remaining paperwork done quickly and efficiently! No pressure!
So most of the morning, yesterday, was spent begging nurses at our doctor's office and our pediatrician's office to squeeze us in for our "physicals", blood work, chest x-ray's, doctor's license, etc. As of right now, we are only lacking the results to our blood work (which obviously takes a few days to get the results back). It pays to be a little persistent when your back is up against a wall! At the start of our day yesterday, the quickest time they could get us in was September 16, and October 6 for our kids. Uh, not possible for us! This is where the persistence pays off! "Can I please speak to your supervisor?" Bingo! Got Scott and I in yesterday, and the boys this morning! Check, please!!!
Now, for the harder part-getting many forms from our social worker! Ugh! I don't think she realizes the time crunch we are in! We informed her a week ago of all the forms we need to get moving. So, what email did I get from her today? " I haven't had time to look at it. I'll start this weekend." What????? I needed it YESTERDAY! We need her to amend our home study with a few facts on how we would "care" for the child if problems would arise, her updated medicals and a few other forms. She has to get them notarized and mailed to me. Then I have to get them apostilled, mailed to AW, sent to Russia for translations, all in two weeks! Do I think this is going to happen? No! Do I believe I can stay calm until I receive them? No! Is God in control? YES! OK, just BREATHE........
So, our itinerary that we received yesterday was a "rough draft," so to speak. It has us leaving Wednesday, the 28th of September, arriving in Moscow that Thursday evening, physicals done in Moscow that Friday morning, fly to Krasnoyarsk that Friday evening, arriving in Kras Saturday morning, rest Sunday, prep for court on Monday and visit miss M, court on Tuesday the 4th, travel home Wednesday (because we can't stay the 10 business days they make you wait until you have your "gotcha day"....no clue why they do this?). Whew! That's busy! I will have my hands on her in 25 days!!!!
Our 3rd trip hopefully will look something like this: travel back to Kras leaving Austin on Saturday or Sunday-the 16th, arrive in Kras on Monday-visit M, pick her up on Tuesday the 18th for good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will stay in Kras 1 night and have to take her to Moscow for a physical the next day, go to Embassy on the 20, receive her visa on the 21st, and return home the 22nd!
Here's the tentative itinerary. It probably will change due to us taking 2 trips and this is just our itinerary for 1 more trip! We will receive that tomorrow.
ITINERARY:
9/28 - Leave US for Moscow
9/29 - Arrive to Moscow
9/30AM - Moscow Medicals
9/30PM - Leave Moscow for Krasnoyarsk
10/1 - Arrive in Krasnoyarsk
10/3 - Visit orphanage
10/4 – Court Appointment!
*10 day waiting period*
10/19PM – Leave Krasnoyarsk for Moscow (take the evening flight from Kras to Moscow and not the morning flight)
10/20 –child’s medical exam and submit documents to U.S. Embassy
10/21 - Receive child’s visa
10/22 - Return to the U.S.*
Wanted to share and thank all of you for your prayers. God heard them and is sending His child to us to care for and love on!! It will not be hard because she is so stinkin' adorable. Seriously! Just wait until you meet her!!
Keep the prayers coming. Especially for our boys and grandparents when we are gone for these two weeks. Pray for smooth transition, good health and anything else you can think of:)
Love to you all!!
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