7397 Miles To You: Out of the mouth of babes

Friday, April 29, 2011

Out of the mouth of babes

In the car on the way home from dance class Danielle says to me in a tearful little voice......

"Mommy, I want my baby brother home now."

All of our hearts are longing for him

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AshleyApril 29, 2011 at 5:36 PM
Awwww...Evan says this all the time too. Breaks my heart- I wish it was that easy...
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KrisApril 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Our revised 171H came yesterday (something actually happened fast for us!?!) Mailed our dossier today! (Had to tell SOMEONE.)
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8/25/10-mailed application to Holt

9/17/10-1st homestudy appointment

9/24/10-home visit with social worker

9/29/10-3rd homestudy appointment

11/30/10-Holt approves homestudy

12/21/10-USCIS fingerprinting appointments

1/18/11-1st I171H approval-needs corrections

1/19/11-mailed Holt dossier

1/24/11-officially on the wait list

1/28/11-received revised I171H
& mailed it to Holt

1/31/11-dossier complete

2/13/11 completed adoption training

2/14/11 Dossier in Ethiopia :)

2/24/11 One month on wait list

3/24/11 Two months on wait list

4/24/11 Three months on wait list

5/24/11 Four months on wait list

6/24/11 Five months on wait list

7/24/11 Six months on wait list

8/22/11 One year since applying

8/24/11 7 months on wait list

9/24/11 8 months on wait list

10/24/11 9 months on wait list

11/24/11 10 months closer

12/24/11 11 months closer

1/24/12 ONE year on waitlist!

2/15/12 re-fingerprinted

2/24/12 13 months closer

3/24/12 14 months closer

4/24/12 15 months

5/24/12 16 months

6/24/12 17 months (Getting closer!!!)

7/24/12 18 months- ahhhhh!!!!

8/24/12 19 months

8/25/12 2 years since applying

8/28/12 REFERRAL!!! 2 1/2 year old boy

8/29/12 officially accept referral

9/25/12 submitted to court

11/3/12 Meet son for 1st time

11/5/12 Court date

12/18/12 Submitted to embassy

1/17/13 Embassy

1/19/13 HOME!!!!!!

7397 Miles To You

Friday, April 29, 2011

Out of the mouth of babes

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