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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!!
7 comments:
That is the cutest thing I've ever seen!!!! Yay, Ellie!!!!! You are a STAR! And so is your big brother that I hear playing the drums in the background!!!!!
Oh my goodness! That is the sweetest thing!
We have been checking in since getting home, just haven't had a minute to say hello.
It is wonderful to see her smile and sing aloud! She blossoming at home with her family!
Fantastic! You can really identify the tune, even if all the words aren't so clear. Good job, musician parents and big brother!
I love the way she says "potatoes"! She is so precious! What a blessing God has given you.
Oh My Goodness!!! She's the cutest thing. I love "tomatoes" and "potatoes". Thanks for the smile!
WONDERFUL!! SHE IS LEARNING ENGLISH SO WELL, AND I KNEW THE WORDS SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY WHEN SHE DIDN'T...A BEAUTIFUL VOICE!! LOVE THE DRUMS BEING AT YOUR HOUSE NOW...AND NOT MINE!!! LOL...LOVE YOU ALL!! KEEP THE VIDEO'S COMING!!
We loved her singing!! Adorable and we love how she sways to the song...can't wait to see her next songs!
Kimmie
mama to 7
one homemade and 6 adopted
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