7500 miles: Childbirth in Ethiopia

Follow the link to watch a video about childbirth in Ethiopia. This story aired on the Today Show on Wednesday, December 29th, 2010.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40839682#40839682

Adoption Timeline

11/23/09- Apply to AWAA

12/9/09- Accepted into AWAA's Ethiopia Program

1/18/10- Apply to ECFA for home study

1/26/10- Begin collecting papers for dossier

3/8/10- Begin home study meetings

3/29/10- Complete home study

4/30/10- Home study sent in for state approval

6/18/10- Home study approved by IL

6/28/10- Home study approved by AWAA

7/6/10- Send in I600A to Immigration

8/14/10- Printed for USCIS approval

9/1/10- Receive USCIS approval

9/3/10- Certify documents for dossier

9/7/10- Dossier to AWAA

9/17/10- DTE

9/22/11- On Deck; move into #1 for an infant boy with AWAA

11/17/11- Switch agencies to adopt twin boys

11/18/11- Begin recompiling documents for new dossier

12/8/11- New dossier

12/24/11- Dossier "lands" in Ethiopia and begins translation

2/3/12- Submitted to Court

5/7/12- Court Date

5/29/12- Birth Certificates Received

6/18/12- Passports

6/27/12- Medical Exam

7/3/12- Submitted to Embassy

7/22/12- Travel

8/2/12- Home for Good!!

2nd Adoption:

2/1/13- Home Study Updated

2/28/13- Home Study Approved

4/16/13- USCIS Fingerprinting

4/26/13- back on list- waiting for baby girl

10/14/13- surprise pregnancy

*On hold until baby boy arrives, then back on the list for baby girl!

5/24/2014 Luke Matthias is born

8/2014 begin updating paperwork

10/2014 Back on the list for baby girl!

1.09.2011