Our Family Journey: Christmas is Here...

I'm calling it now- this will be the best Christmas season ever!

We're incredibly blessed :)

Current Adoption Timeline

Preliminary Application Completed

Formal Application Submitted

Began Homestudy Paperwork - 4/22

Turned in Homestudy Paperwork- 4/24

Homestudy Update Interview- 5/13

Homestudy Completed- 6/26

I-600a Sent Off- 6/27

USCIS Notification Arrived- 7/12

USCIS Fingerprints Complete- 7/15

I-600 NOT Approved- 7/29

I-600 RFE info sent back- 8/3

I-600a Approval Arrived!- 8/22

State Seals- 8/23

Dossier Turned in- 8/26

Dossier Authenticated- 10/9/13

Dossier to Ethiopia- 10/11/13

Switched to China Program- 2/14/14

Fingerprints Mailed- 2/18

FBI Clearance Back- 3/20

Home Study Rough Draft- 3/25

Home Study Complete- 4/8

I-800a Sent- 4/9

I-800a Receipt Date- 4/10

I-800a Appt. Notice- Arrived 4/21

I-800a Fingerprints Complete 4/25

(I-800a Fingerprint Appt- 5/2)

I-800a Approval- 5/2 (24 days)

I-800a Arrives- 5/5

State Seals on Dossier- 5/8

Mailed to MI for Authentications- 5/10

Dossier to Consulate-5/12

Dossier Authenticated- 6/2

Dossier to China- 6/5

LID (Log in Date)-6/13

Notified LID- 6/19

Matching Conf. Call- 6/26

Dossier Translated- 9/4/14

THE CALL!!- 11/21/14

Dossier Out of Translation- 11/24

LOI Turned Uploaded- 12/1

Soft LOA- 12/2

Hard LOA @ Agency- 12/8

Hard LOA- 12/9

I-800 to USCIS- 12/10

I-800 Approved- 12/22

GUZ #- 12/30

I-800 Hard Copy- 12/30

DS-260 Filed- 12/30

NVC PDF- 12/31

Article 5 Drop- 1/5

Article 5 Pick Up 1/20

TA/CA Notified- 2/5

Leave for China 3/4

CA Appt. 3/16

Arrive Home 3/19

Live life together :)

Kaleb's Adoption Timeline

April 5th- Orientation Meeting
- Began formal application
April 20th- Submitted Formal Application
May 4th- Scheduled Homestudy Visits
May 11th- Homestudy Joint Interview
May13th- Wes' Interview
May 14th- Kim's Interview
May 17th- Home Visit (final homestudy meeting)
May 21st- Homestudy finalized & I-600 paperwork sent in
June 1st- Received USCIS appointment letter
June 11th- USCIS Appointment
June 11th- Found out I-600 did NOT get approved
June 17th- Got letter of changes for USCIS
June 24th- Returned updated homestudy
July 6th- I-600 Pre-Approval Letter Arrived
July 9th- Dossier Complete
July 9th- Dossier Documents are State Sealed
July 12th- Dossier turned into Bethany!!
July 26th- Dossier sent to D.C. for authentication
August 3rd- Dossier returned from authentication
August 6th- Dossier sent to Ethiopia : )
We're on the Wait List!
May 13th- Matched with our son!!
A sweet 6 week old baby boy :)
June 17th- Submitted to Court
June 29th- Update and more pictures
July 11th- Learned of our Court Date!
July 22nd- Birthfamily court date
July 28th- Our court date in Ethiopia
August 10th- Passed Court- He is officially OURS!!!
August 16th- Received the call that we had passed court
August 22nd- Birth Certificate Recieved
September 6th- Submitted to Court
Notified we have the passport!
September 14th- Travel Clearance!!
We're cleared to go pick him up :)
October 3rd- Family Day...together forever!
October 4th- Embassy Appointment
October 8th- Homecoming Day

Our Family Journey

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Christmas is Here...

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