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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Happy thirteen months Matteo !!!

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A bad hair moment thanks to his cousin

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Some play time after an afternoon siesta

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Matteo having a small tantrum in palazzo Fortuny - time for his bottle

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Ponte Di Realto

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View from Ponte Di Realto

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Matteo and mommy with artwork in behind

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Matteo touching an original Kounellis work of art

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Matteo and mommy silhouetted by the light into palazzo Fortuny

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View from palazzo Fortuny

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Matteo and mommy on the Ponte Di Realto

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Matteo was mesmerized by this huge piece

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Back at the park for a second time!!

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A doorway to a wellness centre

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Piazza San Marco way off in the background - getting ready for our long walk back

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Matteo looks so grown up here !!

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Where we had lunch in the park

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Bridge in the giardini

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Matteo and mommy become part of the exhibit

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Matteo in the Korean pavilion with a contemporary version of La pieta

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This was in one of the pavilions with a cash machine . Anytime someone chose to use the machine and withdraw money the organ played very loud music

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Venice biennale of contemporary art - trying to understand what it all means

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Matteo on his first swing in Italy

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View from the waterbus on our way to the public gardens to view a huge art exhibit

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A quiet side of Venice

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A floating vegetable and fruit market

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Matteo and the grande canal

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One of a very few wheelchair accessible bridges

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Matteo and mommy against a backdrop of the grande canal

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Canale grande Venezia

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Matteo getting lots of attention

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Breakfast in the hotel courtyard in venezia!

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

View from inside the Guggenheim

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Matteo's bed in Venice

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Florence: Dali, Miro, Picasso and Matteo

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Having fun in Venice

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On our way to the supermarket to look for formula for Matteo

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View from the Guggenheim

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Matteo walking on the balcony of the Guggenheim museum in Venice

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Venezia....

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If people thought a stroller in Vietnam was a challenge...!!!

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Vanity fixtures at hotel Domus Florentiae

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David using a porta potty at Piazza San Croce

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Matteo in the Piazza della Signoria

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Matteo and mommy - Ponte Vecchio in the background

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David eating gelato with Ponte vecchio on the background

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This is how Matteo entertains himself while we walk the streets of Florence

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Ponte vecchio - Matteo and David

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No photos allowed

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Always happy to be walking

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I am a single mother who adopted my beautiful son Matteo Bao in Vung Tau, Vietnam in November of 2010. We began our second adoption journey together and threw our wishes to the stars. Unfortunately our second adoption journey travelled through a valley of loss before showing us the road towards a beautiful little girl. We are so excited and thrilled to have been matched with her and we will name her Malia Nhi. We are so ready for her to join our family.
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      • Happy thirteen months Matteo !!!
      • A bad hair moment thanks to his cousin
      • Some play time after an afternoon siesta
      • Matteo having a small tantrum in palazzo Fortuny -...
      • Ponte Di Realto
      • View from Ponte Di Realto
      • Matteo and mommy with artwork in behind
      • Matteo touching an original Kounellis work of art
      • Matteo and mommy silhouetted by the light into pal...
      • View from palazzo Fortuny
      • Matteo and mommy on the Ponte Di Realto
      • Matteo was mesmerized by this huge piece
      • Back at the park for a second time!!
      • A doorway to a wellness centre
      • Piazza San Marco way off in the background - getti...
      • Matteo looks so grown up here !!
      • Where we had lunch in the park
      • Bridge in the giardini
      • Matteo and mommy become part of the exhibit
      • Matteo in the Korean pavilion with a contemporary ...
      • This was in one of the pavilions with a cash machi...
      • Venice biennale of contemporary art - trying to un...
      • Matteo on his first swing in Italy
      • View from the waterbus on our way to the public ga...
      • A quiet side of Venice
      • A floating vegetable and fruit market
      • Matteo and the grande canal
      • One of a very few wheelchair accessible bridges
      • Matteo and mommy against a backdrop of the grande ...
      • Canale grande Venezia
      • Matteo getting lots of attention
      • Breakfast in the hotel courtyard in venezia!
      • View from inside the Guggenheim
      • Matteo's bed in Venice
      • Florence: Dali, Miro, Picasso and Matteo
      • Having fun in Venice
      • On our way to the supermarket to look for formula ...
      • View from the Guggenheim
      • Matteo walking on the balcony of the Guggenheim mu...
      • Venezia....
      • If people thought a stroller in Vietnam was a chal...
      • Vanity fixtures at hotel Domus Florentiae
      • David using a porta potty at Piazza San Croce
      • Matteo in the Piazza della Signoria
      • Matteo and mommy - Ponte Vecchio in the background
      • David eating gelato with Ponte vecchio on the b...
      • This is how Matteo entertains himself while we wal...
      • Ponte vecchio - Matteo and David
      • No photos allowed
      • Always happy to be walking
      • Matteo walking in l'academia
      • Matteo asleep on the train to Florence
      • Exhausted because we almost missed the last train
      • Train ride Roma to Firenze
      • Matteo asleep in Saint Peter's square
      • Vatican museum - no elevator
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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.
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