Timelines

Here are the timelines for our 3 adoptions (starting with the latest one)...

Current Adoption
  • June 5, 2014 - USCIS Approval!
  • May 16th, 2014 - USCIS fingerprints (went early and got in!)
  • April 29th, 2014 - homestudy approved
  • March-April 2014 - Working on home study updates, new paperwork, online education
  • March 7, 2014 - We say YES!
  • Feb. 18, 2014 - Asked adoption agency to let us review their files
  • Feb. 6, 2014 - Reach out to adoption agency (different than previous one) about the children
  • Feb. 5, 2014 - Amber sees new pictures of same siblings and sends them to Troy to pray for them
  • Jan 7, 2014 - Amber sees picture of siblings and begins to pray for them 
  • Dec 18, 2013 - Informed that the adoption agency chose another family for the boy.  We choose to step back and seek God in His direction for our family
  • Dec 10, 2013 - Home study approved
  • October 2013 - Begin paperwork for adoption of boy who stayed in our home with a children's orphan choir


Saylor's Adoption
  • Sept. 29, 2012 - SAYLOR IS HOME!
  • Sept. 24, 2012 - Forever in our arms!
  • August 13, 2012 - Passed Court!
  • July 19, 2012 - Referral!
  • October 2011 - Officially #5 on the list.
  • September 2011 - Officially #6 on the list.
  • August 2011 - Officially #10 on the list.
  • April 8th, 2011 - Officially #24 on the list
  • November 4th, 2010 - Officially #50 on the list
  • October 5th, 2010 - Officially #59 on the list
  • September 20th, 2010 - Received FDL in the mail
  • September 9th, 2010 - Officially #69 on the list
  • August 10th, 2010 - Officially #72 on the list
  • August 6th, 2010 - Mailed in I600A form to USCIS
  • July 22nd, 2010 - Officially on the list at #78
  • July 21st, 2010 - Mailed updated dossier documents to AGCI *July 16th, 2010 - AGCI tells us 2 documents need revised *July 14th, 2010 - Mailed dossier to AGCI for girl 0-12 months
  • March-June 2010 - Working on homestudy/dossierMarch 2010 - Accepted by AGCI for Ethiopian Program

Silas' Adoption
  • Returned home with Silas on June 19th, 2009! 
  • Leave for Ethiopia on June 13th, 2009! 
  • US Embassy appointment June 15th, 2009. 
  • PASSED COURT May 20th, 2009. Silas is legally our SON. 
  • Court date scheduled May 20th, 2009 
  • REFERRAL OF A PERFECT BABY BOY FEBRUARY 11th, 2009 
  • Officially #3 on boys list and #12 on girls list February 5th, 2009 
  • Received I-171H in the mail February 2nd, 2009
  • Unofficially #3 (or #2 or #1) on boy's list and #12 (or #11 or #10) on girls list January 29th, 2009 
  • Unofficially #4 on boy's list and #13 on girls list January 19th, 2009 
  • Unofficially #5 on boy's list and #14 on girls list January 16th, 2009 
  • Officially #11 on boy's list and #19 on girls list January 10th, 2009 (unofficially #7 and #15) 
  • Officially #11 on boy's list and #21 on girl's list December 8th, 2008 
  • Officially #15 on boy's list and #26 on girl's list November 17th, 2008 
  • Officially on the waiting list November 14th, 2008 
  • Dossier mailed to AGCI November 5th, 2008 
  • Home Study approved October 31st, 2008 
  • Received & made edits on home study draft October 14th, 2008 
  • Submitted I-600A October 8th, 2008 
  • Home Visit October 6th, 2008 
  • All dossier paperwork completed Sept. 27th, 2008 
  • Adoption Planner received August 20th, 2008 
  • Contracts mailed in August 8th, 2008 
  • Paperwork began in July 2008 
  • Decision to adopt in June 2008

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