4boys2girls: February 2013

embracing the LOVE of our family, and sending bunches to YOURS!!

Our Adoption Process

12/18/09**First meeting with potential adoption agency
1/05/10***Sent adoption application in to agency
1/11/10***Application Accepted!
1/23/10****!st PIP class
1/26/10 ***Sent in home-study fee
2/01/10***Fingerprints done
2/02/10***Fingerprints mailed out
2/06/10***2nd PIP class
2/16/10***TB tests for whole family
2/17/10***Physicals for mama & papa
2/24/10***Home-study paperwork in the mail
3/20/10***All four home-study interviews complete
4/12/10***Approved Home-study received and sent out for certification
4/14/10***Home-study back and sent with Immigration papers
4/16/10****DOSSIER SENT IN!!!!
4/20/10***Dossier received and approved by Holt!
4/29/10***Applied for Passports
5/06/10***Fingerprinted for Immigration
5/07/10***I600A Approved!
5/11/10***#19 waiting for referral
5/12/10***#17
5/13/10***Received I 171 Approval for Immigration
5/14/10***#15
5/20/10***Passports received-scanned copies to Holt
5/27/10***#9
6/15/10***Dossier received in Ethiopia!
6/22/10***Referral of our baby girl--OH WOW!!!
7/01/10***Sent in acceptance paperwork with payment
07/03/10**PIP 5 Class
07/27/10**Sent updated HS (change age) for new I171 app
08/03/10**Update on our beautiful babe
08/06/10**Court case submitted with Ethiopia high courts
08/13/10**Received approval of Amended I-171H (age change)
08/24/10**We got our court date today!!!! November 24th it is!!!.
11/0510***Conference call for travel
11/19/10**Leaving for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
11/24/10**Standing in front of the High Courts of Ethiopia to be declared A's parents!!! Woo Hoo!
01/03/11**Received Embassy Date of January 25th--leaving Jan. 19th!!! Happy.....doesn't really even explain it.
01/19/11**** LEAVING TO BRING THIS SWEET PINK BUNDLE HOME!!!! THE JOURNEY IS ALMOST COMPLETE!!! SHE"S COMING HOME!!!
01/21/11****Landed in Addis Abab, Ethiopia
01/24/11****Took custody of Aregash.....in our arms FOREVER!!!
01/25/11****Embassy Appt....documents missing--not able to go :0(
01/27/11****Embassy Appt rescheduled...successful and we're on our way home!
01/28/11*********WE'RE HOME with our baby girl!!!!!! Journey complete.......she is ours....Aregash Faith Dejene Chiolis~~~~~

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