Oh What a Year!
adoptperu | Bringing Home Peru Child
by jessicaoxendine
4y ago
Today is exactly one year since we arrived back in the states with our completed family. It has been a whole year already!! It’s interesting that things are as uncertain and scary as they were one year ago but for completely different reasons. The world is different once again for us. Currently there’s an unstoppable virus that is surging throughout the globe and while we want to celebrate this wonderful milestone for our family, we are instead just holding each other close on our second week of a NY quarantine, answering questions like “why can’t we go out and play with our friends? and why d ..read more
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Life with Peru Kids
adoptperu | Bringing Home Peru Child
by jessicaoxendine
5y ago
Here is a much owed update. This, of course, before I transition the blog into RAISING PERU KIDS. I will keep Adopt Peru for the purpose of information and timeline regarding Peru adoptions but I think we are going to learn and grow from here on as we navigate the challenges of raising 3 Peru adoptees ages 9, 8 and 6. We have been home for 2 months now and we are slowly but surely getting our bearings. At first, we were just excited to be home after a lengthier than anticipated stay in Peru, then came the crazy realization that this was our life now. 4 kids 2 adults one dog; let the inevita ..read more
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And just like that, We are home! part 2.
adoptperu | Bringing Home Peru Child
by jessicaoxendine
5y ago
This past Wednesday we were up at 5am because the US Embassy was about an hour from our apartment and we would be going around peak rush hour so we needed to be early. This was one appointment I was NOT missing. Getting into the Embassy was interesting. I had to leave my purse and cell phone in a locker outside the building. That made me nervous but since I was allowed to bring my wallet in, I felt better. The interview was all of 5 minutes and 1 hour and 975$ later we were ready to wait and see if the visas are granted that afternoon. I had to go back to the apartment and pack all our stuff a ..read more
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And just like that, We are home! part 1.
adoptperu | Bringing Home Peru Child
by jessicaoxendine
5y ago
We went from no movement and stress over nothing being done to a crazy run to the finish line. This week was unbelievably stressful. Over the past weekend I was concerned that the last DNI had not come back. I was starting to worry that there was something wrong with the documents we submitted and we would have to do it all over again, this of course meant more waiting. By Monday morning I had had very little sleep and my appetite was zero. I must have called and check the app every 10 minutes and when 4:30 came I knew things weren’t going to happen that day. I had decisions to make about my f ..read more
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Please Peru Let us Go!!
adoptperu | Bringing Home Peru Child
by jessicaoxendine
5y ago
Yes we are still in Lima! Two weeks ago the kids became officially our children and a week and a half ago the silent period was over and we began doing the paperwork needed to change their personal info and start visas. We requested DNIs last Monday and that was a whole day event since apparently it isn’t everyday that they work with someone (as the mom) using her maiden name yet has no official document that identifies her as such and I left the country before they issued DNIs to children so I am not found in any registry except by birth certificate. Yes, that was fun! Its always a joy when y ..read more
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