My Road to Motherhood: My Story

Dates in my journey - Timeline

Fri., April 18, 2014 - One year cancerversary
Thurs., April 18, 2013 - my life came tumbling down, diagnosed with breast cancer
Mon., Mar. 18, 2013 - received news!!!!
Mon., Mar. 18, 2013 - should have traveled
Tues., Feb. 26, 2013 - not a good day
Fri., Feb. 15, 2013 - spoke to director of agency
Thurs., Feb.14, 2013 - email to phone agency
Jan. 2013 - sent my profile to agency
Fri.,Oct. 12, 2012 - Revised home study sent to Toronto agency
Mon., Sept. 17, 2012 - signed updated home study
Wed., Sept. 12, 2012 - met with social worker to update home study
Thurs., May 31, 2012 - arrived home in the wee hours of the morning
Wed., May 30, 2012 - left my country
Sat., May 26, 2012 - visited a very special orphanage
Mon., April 21, 2012 - first orphanage visit
Sun., May 20, 2012 - arrival in my country
Sat., May 19, 2012 - travel to my country
Wed., April 25, 2012 - my dossier arrived in countrty
Wed., April 18, 2012- Documents to my country's consulate in Toronto
Wed., April 11, 2012 - signed agency contract and agreement
Tues., Mar. 27, 2012 - Recieved confirmation that I have passed Part 1 Confirmation of Canadian Citizenship of Adoptive Parent
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012 - Ontario agency received my dossier
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012 - met with my adoption worker here in Vancouver and then sent my dossier to my Ontario agency
Wed., Feb. 8, 2012 - met with my lawyer to notarize paperwork, sent it to the Attorney General in Victoria
Tues., Feb. 7, 2012 - My profile is posted on Canada Adopts
Fri., Feb. 3, 2012 - received crimminal record check and fingerprints in the mail
Tues., Jan. 31, 2012 - met with worker at local agency to go over dossier requirements
Thurs., Jan. 26, 2012 - My first appointment and visit to the travel clinic
Mon., Jan. 16, 2012 - Received letter from Citizenship and Immigraton Canada confirming they received my Part 1 application
Tues., Jan. 10, 2012 - Crimminal Record Check and Fingerprints taken at VPD for dossier
Wed., Jan. 4, 2012 - Confirmation of Canadian Citizenship of the Adoptive Parent - Part 1 mailed today
Sat. Dec. 3, 2011 - Attachment Toolkit Workshop through AFABC
Tues. Nov. 15, 2011 - paid Canada Adopts for Gold Package, completed profile, working on letter
Wed. Nov. 9, 2011 - paid agency to register with Canada Adopts
Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 - MCFD Matching Event
Wed., Oct. 26, 2011 - picked up my home study, signed and all!
Oct. 13, 2011 - informed my agency about my new country
Fri., Sept. 16, 2011 - meet with my social worker re: home study, we signed but need a few more things done to finalize
Fri., Sept. 2, 2011 - Home Study goes to agency for approval
Mon., Aug. 29, 2011 - Final Home Study Session #6
Thurs., Aug. 4 - Home Study Session #5
July 23,24 - Adoption Education Program - Weekend Two
Tues., July 19, 2011 - Home Study Session #4
July 16,17 - Adoption Education Program - Weekend One
Tues., July 5, 2011 - Home Study Session #3
Tues., June 28, 2011 - Home Study Session #2
Tues., June 14, 2011 - Home Study Session #1
Thurs. May 19, 2011 - registered with my agency
Thurs. April 28 - Ministry Workshop - BC's Waiting Children @ AFABC
Wed. April 20 - meet with Sunrise re: India 2 program
Mon., Mar. 28, 2011 - Meet with Choices Agency - Victoria
Tues., Mar. 8 - Meet with FSGV
Sun. Mar. 6 - Adoption Orientation at Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV)
Wed. Mar. 2 - Meet with Sunrise Adoption North. Van.
Sat. Feb. 5, 2011 - Adoption 101 at AFABC and my decision made to adopt

Adoption Process

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