Here's a great video Jeff put together of moments from our trip to Ethiopia. Get your Kleenex and enjoy the show....
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ADOPTION TIMELINE (DESTINATION: ELLIE)
10/30/07- orientation meeting with home study agency
11-12/07- gathering documents for home study
1/28/08- home vist #1
2/1/08- immigration application and finger printing
2/5/08- home visit #2
2/22/08- accepted by placement agency (Adoppt, Inc)
2/27/08- received completed home study
2/28/08- home study received at USCIS office in Louisville
3/20/08- received I-171 H form!
3/26/08- KY state seals received for all dossier documents
4/4/08- dossier sent to Consulate General of Vietnam
in San Francisco for Vietnam Embassy authentication
4/8/08- dossier received in San Francisco
4/22/08- received confirmation from the Consulate General's office that our dossier was sent to Vietnam on 4/21!
4/28/08- dossier received in Vietnam; sent for translation
5/19/08- received word that our dossier was logged in sometime last week. WE ARE OFFICIALLY WAITING A REFERRAL NOW!
8/8/08- officially told we will NOT be getting Ellie from Vietnam
9/1/08- Deadline for referrals from Vietnam... none for us.
9/3/08- requested our dossier be sent back to us; researching other options for adoption; getting info on changing our home study and USCIS forms; LOTS of prayers on where God wants us to go next
9/8/08- Approved by Celebrate Children International to begin the process of adopting from Ethiopia!
9/15/08- Ethiopia contract and fees sent in. Our homestudy has been amended, and we are waiting for our amended 171H form as well.
9/30/08- received our amended 171H!
12/20/08- saw picture of a little girl; waiting for more info.
12/27/08- received video footage of little girl; waiting on medical info to make our decision.
12/30/08- received word that she is healthy
12/31/08- dossier returned to us with US Dept. and Ethiopian Embassy seals!
1/1/09- received complete medical evaluation on child; we will accept referral!! We have found her!
1/7/09- signed the papers to accept the referral of our Ellie.
4/9/09- re-fingerprinted for our 171H, as they are about to expire. STILL waiting on a court date...
6/5/09-Ellie has been moved to the Transition House in the city! Still no court date assigned
6/9/09- Court date assigned for 6/18/09!!
6/19/09- court date reassigned to 7/2/09
7/2/09- PASSED COURT!!! Awaiting travel dates!
7/29/09- Embassy date appointed for 8/11/09. Tickets purchased to travel on August 7th!!!!! WOO HOOO~~~
8/7/09- left for Ethiopia!
8/9/09- met Ellie face to face for the first time!
8/15/09- HOME at last!!
11-12/07- gathering documents for home study
1/28/08- home vist #1
2/1/08- immigration application and finger printing
2/5/08- home visit #2
2/22/08- accepted by placement agency (Adoppt, Inc)
2/27/08- received completed home study
2/28/08- home study received at USCIS office in Louisville
3/20/08- received I-171 H form!
3/26/08- KY state seals received for all dossier documents
4/4/08- dossier sent to Consulate General of Vietnam
in San Francisco for Vietnam Embassy authentication
4/8/08- dossier received in San Francisco
4/22/08- received confirmation from the Consulate General's office that our dossier was sent to Vietnam on 4/21!
4/28/08- dossier received in Vietnam; sent for translation
5/19/08- received word that our dossier was logged in sometime last week. WE ARE OFFICIALLY WAITING A REFERRAL NOW!
8/8/08- officially told we will NOT be getting Ellie from Vietnam
9/1/08- Deadline for referrals from Vietnam... none for us.
9/3/08- requested our dossier be sent back to us; researching other options for adoption; getting info on changing our home study and USCIS forms; LOTS of prayers on where God wants us to go next
9/8/08- Approved by Celebrate Children International to begin the process of adopting from Ethiopia!
9/15/08- Ethiopia contract and fees sent in. Our homestudy has been amended, and we are waiting for our amended 171H form as well.
9/30/08- received our amended 171H!
12/20/08- saw picture of a little girl; waiting for more info.
12/27/08- received video footage of little girl; waiting on medical info to make our decision.
12/30/08- received word that she is healthy
12/31/08- dossier returned to us with US Dept. and Ethiopian Embassy seals!
1/1/09- received complete medical evaluation on child; we will accept referral!! We have found her!
1/7/09- signed the papers to accept the referral of our Ellie.
4/9/09- re-fingerprinted for our 171H, as they are about to expire. STILL waiting on a court date...
6/5/09-Ellie has been moved to the Transition House in the city! Still no court date assigned
6/9/09- Court date assigned for 6/18/09!!
6/19/09- court date reassigned to 7/2/09
7/2/09- PASSED COURT!!! Awaiting travel dates!
7/29/09- Embassy date appointed for 8/11/09. Tickets purchased to travel on August 7th!!!!! WOO HOOO~~~
8/7/09- left for Ethiopia!
8/9/09- met Ellie face to face for the first time!
8/15/09- HOME at last!!
9 comments:
Holly, this is so beautiful. The computer I'm using doesn't have sound, so I'll watch it again later to see what I missed. I can't imagine it being any better. I got chills when you guys were driving down the road in the beginning. The whole experience seems miraculous. It is so full of God's miraculous blessing. It is a creation--a new family--and a new everybody in it. God is doing a "new thing".
She does look a lot like your husband, like everybody has been saying, but I think she looks like you from the profile and when she has a smaller smile. I hope I am able to follow her as she grows. I feel blessed to have witnessed this little bit of this miraculous blessing from so far away.
Would it be alright if I link to this from my blog? I know it is so personal and that you and I barely know each other. Please let me know if it would be alright. I would just introduce it as a beautiful international adoption story.
Incredible! I cried, then Ryan and I read it and cried together. We're ready to go back for a preschooler!
God has truly blessed you, Jeff, Brian, and Ellie. Thank you, Lord, for this new family. We love you, Holly, all four of you!
Hi Holly! I popped over from Christy's blog. I arrived on campus after you guys left but your Legacy...lived on! Married a BSU man myself!
It was amazing to see Ellie's face, so unsure, when she met you and her big, BEAUTIFUL smile after being loved by you! Congratulations on your blessing!!!
Holly, God is truly amazing! This video is beautiful. I love seeing how her smile got bigger and bigger with each photo. I know she wasn't sure of who these people were that came to bring her home, but you can tell by now she has trust and love in her heart for you all. Thank you for sharing!
~Lorie
Glory to God for this amazing love story! Even though I've looked at pictures and pictures over and over again, I wasn't ready for the shower when I saw the lady bring Ellie out to meet you all. And how she was preparing her for you. Seeing the 'moving' smile on Ellie's face makes her even more beautiful. It is still so surreal to see her finally with her family, Your family. Glory to God forever!
Oh, Holly ... I cannot even describe how I feel for you right now. My heart is just bursting with joy. Praise God! Here is your light for your heart holding on :)
Had to watch again and cried even more. I say it all the time, but she is beautiful. God has done an amazing thing!
oh Holly! okay, where is that box of tissue?...that was beuatiful. i love how she wrapped her little arm around your neck when you first held her up into your arms. is it okay if i share this on our blog within our video section? i'd like to add it. it was priceless to watch her emotions progress into the smiling and peaceful girl we see; especaiily in those last few photos. it fills the heart!
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