God's Plan A for Mike and Amy!: Wordless Wednesday

Adoption Time Line

02/29/08 - Attend Steven Curtis Chapman Concert Where We Learn About Upcoming America World Seminar
03/08/08 - Attend America World Seminar
05/22/08 - Send Program Application to America World
06/17/08 - Acceptance Call from America World!
07/08 - Read through Dossier Guidelines and books about Ethiopia from the library and complete 8 hours of Online Training
08/21/08 - Home Study Update Started
08/22/08 - Begin to Gather Paperwork for our Dossier
09/19/08 - Passports Arrive
09/26/08 - I600-A Form on File with USCIS
10/15/08 - We Are Fingerprinted
10/22/08 - Paperwork Complete!
11/18/08 - Home Study Update Completed!
12/01/08 - Home Study Approved by LCFS(our home study agency) and AWAA(our international adoption agency)
12/09/08 - Home Study Sent to Illinois Intercountry Coordinator at DCFS for Approval
01/26/09 - Read Through Changes in Dossier Guidelines and Begin to Regather Paperwork
01/26/09 - Home Study Endorsed by State of Illinois
02/09/09 - Home Study Sent to USCIS for Approval
02/27/09 - Corrected Home Study Resent to USCIS for Approval
03/15/09 - We have regathered all needed paperwork!!
03/30/09 - 2nd Corrected Home study resent to USCIS for Approval
05/01/09 - the I171-H form arrives in the mail!
05/14/09 - First Attempt to Certify Paperwork
05/21/09 - Second and Successful Attempt to Certify Paperwork
05/21/09 - Dossier and Other Papers FedExed to America World!
05/29/09 - We are Date to Ethiopia (DTE) - Our paperwork is on its way to Ethiopia!!!
08/27/09 - Receive Our "On Deck" Email!
09/18/09 - Home Study Update Begins (to increase our age range from 0-3 to 0-5 years old)
10/01/09 - Home Study Update Complete and Approved - Sent to DCFS for Approval
10/20/09 - Referral Day!!!!!
10/23/09 – FedEx Our Referral Acceptance Letter to America World!
11/12/09 - We learn our court date will be December 2!!!!
11/30/09 - Updated Home Study is FedExed to USCIS
12/02/09 - Court Date: We don't fail but we don't quiet pass
12/24/09 - WE PASS COURT!
12/30/09 - Refingerprinted because our prints expire January 15
01/04/10 - Begin another home study update due to Mike's change of job
01/14/10 - Receive Endorsement Letter from DCFS for New Home Study
01/21/10 - Our Case (Update) is Completed by USCIS
02/03/10 - Paperwork is Received at National Visa Center
02/05/10 - Embassy in Ethiopia Verifies They Have Updated Information
02/13/10 - Leave for Ethiopia
02/14/10 - Arrive in Ethiopia
02/15/10 - "Metcha" Day
02/16/10 - "Gotcha" Day
02/19/10 - Leave Ethiopia (but a part of our hearts remain!)
02/20/10 - Arrive back home a Family of Four!
04/01/10 - Readoption Day in Chicago
05/13/10 - Readoption Complete!
07/15/10 - Issued American Birth Certificates
11/08/10 - Apply for Certificates of Citizenship for boys
12/03/11 - Pick up the boys' Certificates of Citizenship!!