Our I-171H Arrived Tonight....

Tonight we received our I-171H form that we applied for on 8/10/08. What does this mean? This means that we have been given clearance from US Homeland Security to adopt a child (male), 0-18 months from Russia. As a result our application (dossier) has been forwarded to the Russian Ministry of Education (MOE) in Moscow where it will be translated. This is the final step in submitting our paperwork. So it is now OFFICIAL!!! We have been waiting for this letter for 4 months now!!!

Adoption Update

A few of you have asked for an update regarding the adoption process. I apologize for not posting anything, however, there really is no update at this time. We are officially on the referral list and are now just waiting for that "phone call".

We did have a small setback in that our Adoption Coordinator, Chelsea (who we love) is leaving Frank Adoption. Due to the economic factors in the US, fewer families are willing to take on the expense of International Adoption at this time. Because of this, Frank Adoption has had to make a reduction in their staff. Chelsea was the newest social worker to join Frank and is now working part time on a contract basis. We have been assigned a new Coordinator, Anne who has been with Frank for 13 years and has adopted 2 children of her own from Russia. We plan to meet with her in the upcoming weeks.

We will post an update when we have one...Happy Holiday's.
Love - The Scott's