Adoption #2:
June 2011: Made the decision to start a second adoption
August 2011: Mailed Home Study Application
September 4, 2011: Official Homestudy Meeting
September 22, 2011: Mailed Final Homestudy to USCIS
October 12, 2011: USCIS re-fingerprinting
October 22, 2011: USCIS APPROVAL
December 10, 2011: Home Study Update
December 10, 2011: reached the $7600 mark in order to mail dossier.
January 7, 2012: Dossier turned in
February 6, 2012: Dossier received at West Sands office in Ethiopia
February 28, 2012: Decided to accept an HIV+ child
March 2, 2012: REFERRAL for Cherenet
April 4, 2012: Filed for Court
April 11, 2012: Received our Court Date for May 9
April 19, 2012: Preliminary Court Hearing
May 3, 2012: Depart for Ethiopia
May 5, 2012: Meet Chernet for the 1st time!
May 9, 2012: Court
Tedi's Adopton:
July 2009: randomly met Paul Maynard and learned of his adoptions
October 2009: Began considering Ethiopian adoptions
November 6, 2009: attended Arise Adoption's info meeting and confirmed our decision to adopt from Ethiopia
November 10, 2009: Mailed Arise Application
November 15, 2009: Began Christmas Ornament Sale!
November 30, 2009: Opened our adoption checking account and we were able to deposit $1400 strictly from ornament sales
December 4, 2009: Home Study Application Mailed
December 9, 2009: Mailed $1000 for second/final home study fee and 399 Ornaments SOLD
December 14, 2009: Able to Mail $4400 for our first set of adoption agency fees; 460 Ornaments SOLD
December 17, 2009: Received Dossier packet and began putting together dossier documents; 470 Ornaments SOLD
December 19, 2009: First Christmas gift for Baby Henderson, a teddy bear from my mom
December 27, 2009: Individual Home Study Interviews; 508 Ornaments Sold
December 29, 2009: I-600A mailed; 518 Ornaments Sold
January 9, 2010: Second Home Study Visit; Dossier complete other than finalized home study.
January 11, 2009: CIS Receipt
January 22-23, 2010: Adoption education seminar
January 23, 2010: Received unofficial info on a potential referral for Tedi
January 30, 2010: Reviewed Home Study
February 9, 2010: Official Home Study Completed
February 12, 2010: USCIS Fingerprinting Appointment
February 12, 2010: Jefferson Co Seal on HomeStudy
February 12, 2010: State of KY Seal on Dossier docs
February 12, 2010: Official Dossier mailed to Arise
February 16, 2010: Mailed $3000 Dossier translation fee
February 13, 2010: 270 T-Shirts SOLD
February 18, 2010: Dossier mailed from Arise to Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2010: Grant applications mailed (& Natalie's 27th birthday)
February 25, 2010: Dossier shipped from Washington, D.C. to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
February 26-27, 2010: Adopted for Life Conference in Louisville, KY
February 27, 2010: >325 T-Shirts sold
February 28, 2010: Dossier arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
March 18, 2010: Found out Natalie matched at the University of Lousiville Pediatric residency
March 19, 2010: Notified of matching grant from Lifesong for orphans
March 22, 2010: Learned court papers are filed and continue waiting for a court date
April 1, 2010: I-797C arrived (permission to bring an international orphan into the United States)
April 9, 2010: notified by our agency that they WILL NOT give us our court, but only tell us when we pass... still waiting to pass
April 18, 2010: Fundraising Cookout...$1100 raised
May 10, 2010: PASSED COURT
June 8, 2010: Confirmed Embassy Date and booked Travel
June 25, 2010: JT leaves for Ethiopia
July 1, 2010: Embassy Appointment in Addis Ababa
July 3, 2010: JT and TEDI are home: GOTCHA DAY
