Adoption Timeline

7.31.2012 - Submitted to Embassy.
7.4.2012 - Passed court. Bonsa is officially our son!!!
6.29.2012 - Court date. Approved, not yet official.
6.28.2012 - Met our son.
6.23.2012 - Left for first trip to Ethiopia
6.5.2012 - Case submitted to court.
5.21.2012 - Completed & mailed dossier.
5.23.2012 - Received & accepted a referral!!!
5.21.2012 - Received I-171H from USCIS.
5.17.2012 - Completed fingerprinting for USCIS.
4.24.2012 - Received appointments for fingerprinting.
4.12.2012 - Confirmation that our I600-A was received.
4.6.2012 - I600-A mailed!
3.15.2012 - Home study narrative approved by CHI.
3.1.2012 - Completed our last home study visit!
2.29.2012 - Completed our adoption education credits.
2.28.2012 - Completed 8 of our 10 adoption education credits.
2.23.2012 - Received rough draft of home study narrative.
2.7.2012 - Mailed home study paperwork to Adoption Advocates.
2.6.2012 - Completed home study paperwork!
11.15.2011 - Completed 2 of our home studies.
11.8.2011 - Accepetd to Adoption Advocates!
11.3.2011 - Mailed our application to Adoption Advocates.
11.2.2011 - Accepted to CHI!
10.24.2011 - Mailed our application to CHI.
10.21.2011 - Decided on our home study agency - Adoption Advocates.
10.13.2011 - Completed 3 of our 10 adoption education credits.
10.12.2011 - Accepted to YWAM's Ethiopia Adoption Program!
9.28.2011 - Mailed in our application to YWAM.
9.26.2011 - Announced our adoption.
9.25.2011 - Given the "okay" to apply to YWAM! Officially off the wait-list!
7.5.2011 - Pre-screening with YWAM. Added to application wait-list.