Prayerfully decided to pursue adoption - February 15th, 2011
1st phone call to YWAM Becky Burns placing us on the waiting list - February 22nd, 2011
Our Completed application mailed to YWAM - April 26th, 2011
We completed 10 hours of required online training- July 5th, 2011
First homestudy meeting with social worker for homestudy, Kathie - May 20th, 2011
Second homestudy meeting - July 11th, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. (Millie)
Third homestudy meeting - July 11th, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m. (Nick)
Final homestudy meeting at our house - September 14th, 2011 @ 3:00pm
Official adoption announcement on the blog- February 18, 2011
(although Nick kept the blog private until after we told the kiddos on April 23rd)
Received 1st draft of the home study- September 15th, 2011
Home study officially approved by CHI- October 3rd, 2011
Received our Notarized home study- October 5th, 2011
From the time we dropped off our home study paperwork
until we received our Notarized Home Study
Mailed our USCIS I-600A Application to Homeland Security- October 20th, 2011
Received our Biometrics (fingerprint) appointment! November 5th, 2011
Fingerprint appt at USCIS office in Birmingham! - November 16th, 2011
We received our I-171H from Homeland Security- December 29th, 2011
From the time we mailed in our USCIS Application to receiving our I-171H
Drive dossier to Montgomery for State Seal and Authentication- December 30, 2011
Fedex completed Dossier to Asst. Stork in Washington D.C.- January 5th, 2012
From USCIS Approval to Referral
Received referral for 2 twin 2 yr old girls!- January 13th, 2012
Dossier to Ethiopia.- January 19th, 2012
