Prepare Our Hearts: One Year In Our Arms! Gotcha Day June 27

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

One Year In Our Arms! Gotcha Day June 27

It is so hard to believe that we have had our sweet girl in our arms for one year! What an incredible year it has been! Our God is amazing! God chose this amazing little girl to be a part of our family and we continue to be in awe of how perfect she is for our family. We thank God every day for this precious gift that He has entrusted us with. It has been amazing to watch her personality blossom and her character form. As we find ourselves looking back at pictures from a year ago, we cannot believe how different she looks. What an amazing transformation we have watched over the past year! She has gone from a timid and scared little girl to having a feeling of security and safety within our family. She has gone from a shy and quiet little girl to a very social little girl full of personality. We love you Karlye Ann Xin Berck and we will never forget the day we held you in our arms for the first time!

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Referral picture! Unsure of her age when this picture was taken. We will never forget this moment of seeing Karlye's picture for the first time!

1 year old-first update from the orphanage

16 months old-second update from the orphanage

Karlye's picture while we were waiting to travel. She is playing with her photo album and her rattle from her care package. This picture was taken with the camera we sent in her care package. We developed these pictures in China after we received the camera on Gotcha Day.

A second picture taken by the orphanage while waiting to travel

Gotcha Day 2011!

Gotcha Day 2012! My how she has changed!

Gotcha Day 2012!

Karlye's feet when taken to the orphanage

Karlye's feet after her first surgery in China

Karlye's feet on Gotcha Day 2011

Casts after surgery once home

Beautiful feet after her casts were removed!

Special shoes and brace

Running and playing! Love this picture!

3 comments:

ShannonJune 26, 2012 at 8:11 PM
what a beautiful picture of God's blessing on your family! it has been so fun to watch your sweet family grow and blossom. karlye is so beautiful and it's amazing to see the progress over the year. i vividly remember waking up every morning to read your latest blog entry to see how you guys were doing and praying for you every step of the way during your time in china! love and hugs to you three :)
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AnonymousJune 26, 2012 at 10:29 PM
What a beautiful story of God's wonderful work and another child of his living in a wonderful home with great parents!! Love the pictures (the backpack is almost as big as she is) and cannot believe how much Karlye has changed in 1 years time. We are so blessed to have her in our family and she has the most wonderful parents to teach her about love. She has a lively personality that makes you want to be around her all the time. She has only been in your arms a year but she has been in your hearts forever (and ours)!! Love to all, Aunt NeNE
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Danny and JulieJuly 4, 2012 at 11:19 AM
She is SO incredibly beautiful!!! She is so full of life and love. We are thankful we know you and hope to see you again the next time we are in alabama! It is amazing to see what 2 precious parents and a whole lot of love will do :). She is a blessing!

Julie
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Jonathan's Adoption Timeline

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Article 5 Pick Up 03/23/2015
Article 5 Drop Off 03/09/2015
NVC PDF Letter 02/27/2015
GUZ # 02/26/2015
I-800 Approval In Mail 02/27/2015
I-800 Approval 02/20/2015
I-800 Receipt In Mail 02/17/2015
I-800 Receipt Date 02/06/2013
I-800 Submitted 02/04/2015
LOA 02/03/2015
Dossier Out Of Translation 12/05/2014
PA 12/05/2014
LOI Submitted 12/02/2014
Accepted Referral 12/01/2014
Referral 11/26/2014
LID 11/25/2014
DTC 11/07/2014
Certification/Authentication 10/20/2014
I-800A Approval In Mail 10/18/2014
I-800A Approval Date 10/15/2014
I-800A Fingerprints 09/22/2014
I-800A Receipt In Mail 09/05/2014
I-800A Receipt Date 08/27/2014
I-800A Mailed 08/25/2014
Home Study Completed 08/22/2014
Final Home Study Video 08/07/2014
Third Home Study Visit 08/06/2014
Criminal History Clearance 08/04/2014
NB Individual Home Study 07/22/2014
SB Individual Home Study 07/21/2014
First Home Study Visit 07/08/2014
Fingerprints Mailed 07/05/2014
Fingerprints 07/3/2014
Medicals 07/02/2014
Application Accepted 06/25/2014
Submitted Application 06/22/2014

Lucy's Adoption Timeline

Return Home 02/06/2013
Consulate Appointment 02/04/2013
Gotcha Day! 01/28/2013
Leave For China 01/24/2013
Confirmed Consulate Appointment 01/15/2013
Travel Approval 01/14/2013
Article 5 Pick-Up 01/02/2013
Article 5 Drop-Off 12/18/2012
NVC Letter 12/17/2012
Received GUZ # 12/17/2012
I-800 Approval 12/10/2012
I-800 Receipt 11/29/2012
Update From Orphanage 12/03/2012
I-800 Sent 11/27/2012
LOA Signed 11/27/2012
LOA 11/27/2012
PA! 11/13/2012
Sent LOI 11/08/2012
Accepted Referral!! 11/06/2012
Saw Our Daughters Face For The FIrst Time! 11/05/2012
Log-In 06/21/2012
DTC!! 06/05/2012
Documents Sent for Authentication/Certification 05/09/2012
I800A Approval 05/03/2012
Fingerprinting For I800A 04/30/2012
I800A Receipt 04/10/2012
I800A Sent 04/05/2012
Individual Home Study (Nathan) 02/28/2012
Individual Home Study (Stacie) 02/20/2012
Second Home Study 02/08/2012
Adoption Medicals 02/07/2012
Completed Application 01/10/2012
First Home Study 01/06/2012
Recieved Clearance 12/12/2011
Fingerprints Mailed 11/14/2011
Initial Fingerprinting 11/10/2011

Karlye's Adoption Timeline

Home from China 07/08/2011
Consulate Appointment 07/05/2011
Gotcha Day!! 06/27/2011
Leaving For China! 06/21/2011
Travel Approval!! 06/08/2011
Updated Pictures 05/23/2011
Article 5 Pick-Up 05/16/2011
NVC Letter In Mail 04/30/2011
NVC Email Letter (Finally!) 04/29/2011
NVC Cable (We Think) 04/26/2011
I-800 Approval 04/15/2011
Received Our Visas! 04/12/2011
USCIS Received Our I-800 04/04/2011
Visa Application Arrived 03/25/2011
Mailed Visa Application 03/24/2011
I-800 Sent 03/24/2011
Signed LOA!! 03/23/2011
LOA Arrived! 03/22/2011
Update From The Orphanage 1/28/2011
Received our Pre-Approval From China 1/26/2011
Accepted Our Daughter's Referral 1/21/2011
Saw Our Daughter's Face For The First Time 1/20/2011
No January Match 1/17/2011
Log-In Date 1/11/11
Received Call That Our Dossier Made It To China 12/22/2010
DTC (Dossier To China) !!!! 12/16/2010
Dossier Sent For Certification/Authentication 11/30/2010
Received our I-797 (Result of I-800A) 11/30/2010
I-800A Approval Email (Immigration Approval) 11/24/2010
Biometric Fingerprint Appointment 11/10/2010 2 weeks early!
Received Fingerprint Appointment 11/09/2010
Receipt from Homeland Security 10/30/2010
I-800A and Home Study Sent to Homeland Security 10/07/2010
Final Home Study Visit 9/22/2010
Third Home Study Completed 9/8/2010
Medical Physical Completed 8/20/2010
Individual Home Study Visit 8/20/2010
Medical Physical Completed 8/18/2010
Individual Home Study Visit 8/18/2010
Fingerprints Mailed 8/5/2010
Initial Fingerprinting 8/4/2010
First Home Study 7/26/2010
Initial Meeting 7/9/2010
Submitted Application 7/6/2010
First Contact with Lifeline 6/23/2010

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