The Antics of Ailors: Can you guess what we're doing?

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Can you guess what we're doing?

Any ideas?

No?

Ok. We'll tell you.

Mark and I are at the computer because we're filling out our application to start our second adoption!

Hooray!! We're going back to Ethiopia to add to our family.

More details to come ...

5 comments:

Demarie said...: Congratulations!!!! :-); October 14, 2010 at 12:39 AM
Tracy said...: Congratulations!; October 14, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Emily said...: Yay! Congrats!!! We may be shortly behind you....:); October 14, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Jodes and Boz said...: That is SO EXCITING!!! We haven't even finished our first (waiting on the I-171H) and are already talking about our second. LOVE THIS!; October 14, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Shannon said...: I heard about this from my cousin...your mom told her! So awesome! Let the fun begin...second time around!; October 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM

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Adoption #2 Timeline

August 28, 2013 -- Submitted to Embassy
July 31, 2013 -- Adoptive Family court date
July 10, 2013 -- Guardian court date
June 6, 2013 -- Acceptance paperwork mailed -- wait for court date begins
May 29, 2013 -- REFERRAL!!! It's a boy!
May 17, 2013 -- Second dossier is sent to Ethiopia
June 14, 2011 -- Dossier is translated and registered in Ethiopia
May 27, 2011 -- Dossier to Ethiopia! The wait begins.
April 27, 2011 -- submit completed dossier to agency
March 19, 2011 -- received I-171H
February 18, 2011 -- fingerprints done!
February 12, 2011 -- received fingerprinting appointment for March 8
January 22, 2011 -- Mailed I-600A to USCIS
January 21, 2011 -- Received copy of homestudy
November 15, 2010 -- Second home study visit
November 8, 2010 -- First home study visit
October 14, 2010 -- Submit formal application
October 4, 2010 -- Submit preliminary application

Simon Kebebe's Adoption Timeline

April 14 - Home with Simon!
April 4-14 - Travel to Ethiopia
April 1, 2010 - 2:30 p.m. - Travel Call!
March 17, 2010 - 9:22 a.m. - Passed Court!!
March 17, 2010 - court date
January 11, 2010 - returned referral acceptance; wait for court date begins!
January 4, 2010 - REFERRAL! It's a BOY!
March 31, 2009 - dossier to Ethiopia; the wait begins!
March 6, 2009 - dossier to Washington DC for authentication
February 23, 2009 - submit completed dossier to agency
February 19, 2009 - received I-171H
January 27, 2009 - fingerprinting appointment
January 10, 2009 - received fingerprinting appointment
January 3, 2009 - mail I-600A
December 20, 2008 - received copy of home study
November 10, 2008 - third home study visit
October 27, 2008 - second home study visit
October 20, 2008 - first home study visit
September 22, 2008 - Mark's birthday! meeting with agency
August 2008 - approved! begin formal application
August 2008 - submit preliminary application to agency
July 2008 - decision to adopt