2011
August -Made decision that we would begin pursuing adoption rather than having another bio kid
September 13th -Chose Ethiopia!!
September 21st -Found Adoption Agency and Home Study Agency
October 25th -Physical Exam for Home Study ($36)
Official Copies of Birth Certificates ($46)
October 31st -Mailed Agency Application ($250)
November 1st -Turned in Home Study Paperwork ($100)
Applied for Adoption Grant ($16)
November 7th -Mailed in Agency Contract ($2,417)
November 11th -Agency Orientation with Lifeline
Applied for Matching Grant with GGAM ($10)
November 12th -Updated Dogs Rabies Shots ($40)
November 17th -Home Study Visit ($875)
November 29th -Final Home Study Visit
December 9th -Received HS Draft ($1100)
Ethiopia Changed Age Requirement
December 12th -Transferred to DR of Congo
December 20th -Congo Orientation
Received Approved HS
December 22nd -Filed I600A ($890)
Paid Remainder of 2nd Agency Fee($1183)
Applied for Perpetual Change Grant ($20)
December 26th -Got passport sized photos for visa, passport & dossier ($53)
December 28th -Renewed Ashton's Passport ($135)
Paid for Online Education Seminar ($150)
2012
January 13th -Received Ashton's Passport
January 31st -Home Study to Congo *Officially Waiting!!* ($3400)
February 1st -Applied for Hand in Hand matching grant
February 23rd- Biometric Fingerprints
March- Received Immigration Approval - I-171
May 4th- Referral!!!
June 8th- Matched with birth mom for baby boy due in October!!!
June 29th- Got our first foster placement (3 year old boy named W)
October 12th- Kade was born!
November 30th- Congo adoption on hold
December 14th- Kades adoption finalization
December 17th- Approval to adopt W (our foster son)
Still to come:
-Court
-Visas Issued
-Embassy Interview
-Travel(!!!)
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