Dane's a Big Brother

Dane's explanation of where babies come from!

Steps Completed to Dane's Sibling Coming Home

2011-10-28 - Isaac's Gotcha Day!!!
2011-08 - 1st Trip to Ethiopia - Court Date in Addis Ababa
2011-03-25 - Referral of Isaac!
2011-03 - Ethiopian Approval of Documents, Translation and Approval
2011 - 02 - Dossier - Authentication (Federal)
2011-02-10 - Dossier - Notarization (Local), Certification (State)
2011-02-10 - Finalized - Dossier Documents
2011-01-23 - USCIS - Immigration Approval
2011-01-05 - USCIS Fingerprint Appt
2010-11 - USCIS - Immigration Petition Submission
2010-11 - Home Study Completion
2010-11 - FBI Fingerprint Clearance
2010 - 10 - Begin Dossier Paperwork - The "real" paper chase
2010 - 10 - Home Study, Parts I, II and III
2010 - 09 - FBI Finger Print Submissions
2010 - 09 - Schedule Home Study
2010 - 09 - Create Personal Biographies
2010 - 09 - Adoption Education Classes
2010 - 08 - Begin the Paper Chase...or so we thought...
2010 - 08 - Decision to Adopt from Ethiopia
2010 - 08 - Sign Contract with Children's House International - Home Study Agency
2010 - 08 - Sign Contract with A Love Beyond Borders Agency
2010 - 08 - Rejection from Haiti (too young)
2010 - 08 - Submit Prelim Application to Haiti
2010 - 07 - Contact Agencies and Social Workers
2010 - 07 - Talk to Other Adoptive Parents
2010 - 06 - Decide to Adopt from Haiti
2010 - 06 - Decide It's Time to Adopt
1999 - Discuss Adoption As a Means of Growing a Family - Yep, It's for Us!

Monday, November 1, 2010