Cheatham Chat: WE PASSED!

WE PASSED COURT!!

We are overjoyed to be

THE CHEATHAM 6!

heading to the airport...

very very sad to leave...

but the good thing is...

we get to come BACK and get our newest bundle of joy!

We cannot post pics until we get our official adoption decree

(so I hear)

longer posts later...

can't wait to share later!

Timeline

2009

December 26: Request packet from an agency. We are starting to get serious about this.

December 30: Submit pre-application with the same agency.

2010

January 11 : Awesome phone conversation with a friend...She highly recommended Gladney...Gladney is local and has a wonderful reputation...Submit pre-application to Gladney

January 22: Phone Orienatation with Gladney

Katie's Big Blog Post - one more affirmation from God that this is what we are supposed to be doing!

January 25: Submit request for application with Gladney

January 27: Receive Formal Gladney Application

January 26: Complete I600

February 19: Sent Group 1 documents and I600 -- No turning back now!!! That was a big chunk of $$$$!

February 19-22: Told family and friends

March 3: Heather's TB results - negative- yippie!

Derek's Dr. appt

March 5: Fingerprints done and sent to FBI

March 7: Received an email along with several other friends that our peeps are holding a garage sale as a fundraiser for our adoption. We are overwhelmed with the thoughtfulness and generosity. Our friends are lovely and sneaky!

March 9: Mailed a bunch of stuff to Gladney and to Kate

Just have to collect reference letters now and deal with the non notarized insurance verification letter.

March 15: Received FBI fingerprint clearance! Woohoo! We aren't criminals!

March 30: Homestudy

April 14: God provides a nice deposit to the adoption fund via IRS refund. He really is working out all the details amazingly.

April 17: Garage Sale and He DID provide!

April 18: Homestudy completed and sent to Gladney!

April 29: Gold Party! God provided again!!! Amazing!

May 17: Officially Gladney Approved!

May 17/18?: Homestudy sent to CIS

May 21: Phone call with our caseworker, Sara Cox. Lots of excitement coming our way!

June 15: My friend Michelle hands me an envelope with a bundle of cash to donate to our adoption fund from a gold party she had to benefit our adoption. God Rocks!

June 22nd: Fingerprint (Biometrics) Appointment

September 29: Received call from USCIS asking us to resend all documents: homestudy, I600a application, verification of payment, birth certificates, marriage certificate. All was emailed to them this day.

October 1: Cannot get a hold of our caseworker. Told by someone else at CIS that we are not in the system.

October 6: Received our I-171H (finally!)

October 8: Kate received all remaining documents (we are officially done with the paperchase!)

October 12: Officially on the WAIT LIST!!! Dossier complete and sent to Washington DC

2011

July 27: refingerprinted

August 3(ish): received renewed 1-171

November 13: blown away by receiving a financial gift that pays our entire Ethiopia and misc agency fees plus a plane ticket or 2! God is so awesome!

To Come:

Referral (we get to see who God picked for us and learn all about him!!!)

Court date(s) (wait for a court date is average of 3-4 months)

Embassy Appointment (average wait time is 3-6 weeks after passing court)

Gotcha sweet boy!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

WE PASSED!

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