The Smith's Adoption Journey: the last few weeks

a quick trip to galveston for some beach time

lots of football

more beach time

2nd & 5th graders

prek

Lots going on. Getting ready for a full fall.

Our Adoption Timeline

June/July 2008 - Ashley got the adoption bug

August/September 2008- Ryan & Ashley did some serious praying about adoption

October 2008- We decided to adopt!

October 18, 2008 - Mailed our adoption application to AWAA

November 3, 2008 - Received approval from AWAA to adopt!

November 19, 2008 - 1st Home study meeting

November 25, 2008 - 2nd Home study meeting

December 2, 2008 - 3rd Home study meeting

December 16, 2008 - 4th & Final Home study meeting

December 29, 2008 - Home study approved by AWAA

December 31, 2008 - Send I-600a to US Dept of Homeland Security

January 15, 2009 - Receive fingerprint appointment

January 29, 2009 - Fingerprinting done and all of our dossier documents authenticated

February 12, 2009 - Received our I-171H approval in a record 2 weeks!

February 18, 2009 - Completed Dossier and sent to AWAA

March 20, 2009 - Dossier Approved by the Rwandan Embassy and sent via Fedex to Rwanda

March 26, 2009 - Dossier lands in Rwanda!

April 2009 - Waiting for Rwandan Approval

May 2009 - Another month waiting

May 22, 2009 - sent new/updated documents to AWAA

June 2009 - waiting continues

July 2009 - more waiting (month 4)

August 2009 - more waiting (month 5)

August 20, 2009 - received approval (approval was dated August 12) 21 weeks complete waiting time for approval

Sept & Oct, Nov 2009 - waiting for referral

November 9, 2009 - received our referral

November 16, 2009 - received our medical info

November 23, 2009 - successful court date

November 26-Dec 16, 2009- traveled to Rwanda

December 16, 2009 - home with Grace!

Summer 2010 - knew we would adopt again

November 2010 - started the required dhs training

December 2010 - finished training/started homestudy

January 2011 - finished homestudy/started waiting

February 11, 2011- our adoption resource file is open
March-Oct 2011 - waiting, wondering, praying

Oct 2011 - failed private adoption

Nov-Dec 2011 - reevaluation

January - decided to adopt from Uganda, started the process!

February - all of our paperwork is complete! Sent off for our fingerprinting!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

the last few weeks

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