Waiting for Shepherd: December 2010

Our Adoption Timeline

May 17, 2010 - Sent in AWAA application for Ethiopia program
June 2, 2010 - Received approval phone call from AWAA
June 16, 2010 - Assigned family coordinator and began paperchase
June 18, 2010 - Finished Hague training
June 21, 2010 - Scheduled first home study appointment
June 21, 2010 - Received birth and marriage certificates
June 22, 2010 - Completed AWAA dossier letters and paperwork. Waiting on home study to send I-600A
June 26 - July 6 - Last family vacation as a family of 5
July 13, 2010 - Completed physicals
July 17, 2010 - First garage sale fundraiser
July 23, 2010 - Received completed and notarized medical forms
July 24, 2010 - First Home Study Meeting
July 31, 2010 - Second Home Study Meeting
August 7, 2010 - Final Home Study Meeting
August 7, 2010 - Received finalized home study
August 7, 2010 - Sent off USCIS I-600A application and paperwork
August 27, 2010 - Received fingerprint appointment for September 17. Yay!!
September 17, 2010 - Fingerprint Appointment
October 5, 2010 - Received I-171H
October 6, 2010 - AWAA receives our completed dossier
October 15, 2010 - Dossier to Ethiopia
April 8, 2011 - Received Referral
July 5, 2011 - Court Appearance in Ethiopia
November 22, 2011 - Passed court in Ethiopia!!!