Viaggio a Vietnam: Celebrating the 9/10 month birthday with two cousins....

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Celebrating the 9/10 month birthday with two cousins....

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SandraApril 3, 2011 at 6:52 AM
love that last pic. Matteo looks so happy!
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Meg, Pat, Van and GeradApril 3, 2011 at 1:31 PM
He always looks so happy :) We couldn't have gotten a smile out of Van at that age if we'd tried. Certainly not on camera! Those cupcakes look yummy. Enjoy them Matteo :)
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FrancescaApril 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Thanks Sandra, Meg, Pat and Van....Matteo is not always happy, believe me...however he is a happy little boy for the most part....it is mostly his personality and then I am always doing very silly things and making funny noises that just get him smiling...he brings out the goofy part of me and that helps to make him laugh....but in these photos he was just so thrilled with the cupcake and the taste of the icing....all I did was point the camera....he also seems to understand that I am taking photos as I do show him the photos I take and he LOVES looking at them....so that helps when I point and he knows that he is being photographed....he does continue to surprise me with his anticks...this last photo was a laugh and posture that I had not seen before and SO glad I caught it on film!!
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Catalyst Of Calamity April 4, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Cute, cute, cute, cute, cute, CUTE!
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Timelines of Adoption #1

August 5, 2008 Mailed Adoption documents to Agency
Sept. 19, 2008 - Received Ministry Approval of Homestudy
Sept. 29, 2008/Oct. Dossier to Vietnam(DTV)
October 27, 2008 - Received Part 1 - Citizenship Approval
October 27. 2008 - was told from Sept. 29. 08 - 18-20 months for a referral.
November, 30, 2009 told that a child proposal could come within 3 months.????? (Didn't happen)
July 9, 2010 -Received referral of my little boy, Matteo.
July 10, 2010 - Received Photos
July 16, 2010 - Citizenship Part One extended to October 31, 2011.
July 26, 2010 - Homestudy Extended to March 19, 2011
Sept. 1, 2010 - Received Matteo's Medical
October 19, 2010 - Received Matteo's Dossier
October 22, 2010 met with social worker to sign final paperwork.
October 25, 2010 - Official approval by SW sent to agency and sent to Minstry.
October 29, 2010 - Letter of No Objection (LONO) issued and sent to Agency and in turn sent to Vietnam.
November 8, 2010 - Hard copy of Letter of No Objection received by me.
November 16, 2010 - Leave for Vung tau, Vietnam.
November 19, 2010 - Held Matteo Bao for the first time.
November 22, 2010: Giving and Receiving Ceremony
December 6, 2010: Return to Canada.
December 8, 2011 - Mailed application to request Legal Name
change
January 20, 2012 - Name is now legally changed.
October 19, 2012 - Citizenship Certificate with new name arrived today finalizing all paper work for Adoption #1.

Timelines: Adoption #2

July 4, 2012 - Signed Homestudy update with Social Worker
July 11, 2012 - Agency received Homestudy update
July 12, 2012 - Agency sent Homestudy update to Ministry of Children and Youth Services
August 9, 2012 - Ministry of Children approves homestudy for the second adoption

January 2, 2013 - Citizenship Part 1 confirmed.

September 23, 2013 - Ministry of Children reconfirms Approval of adoption #2.
October 2013 - Dossier to Vietnam (DTV)

March 2014 - Dossier Deposited at the Department of Adoptions (DA) in Vietnam

June 17, 2014 - Referral of Malio Dinh

October 8, 2014 - Loss of Referral.

November 13, 2014 - Death of Malio Dinh/K.

May 13, 2015 - Prematch Referral of Malia Nhi (investigation already completed)

July 1- 2015 - Article 16 signed in Vietnam - Child Dossier Received.

July 21 - 2015 - Article 17 signed in Ontario delivered to agency July 23.

August 4 - 2015 - Travel set to HCMC before G&R date set

August 18 - 2015 - G&R and Adoption finalized.

September 1st-2015 - Travel home.