LifeCHANGING: I heart our postman!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

I heart our postman!

Because he just delivered our I-171H USCIS approval!

Oddly this feels very similar to the day I found out I was pregnant with Lilli.

Looks like my Monday will be filled with government offices for authentications, an afternoon with my scanner, and hopefully a trip to Fed-Ex before they close!

Woohoo! Waitlist here we come!

3 comments:

Sarah CraigApril 3, 2010 at 9:03 PM
And so the waiting begins - kind of like the "olden days" when you couldn't find out what you were going to have -- a boy or a girl!!
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RebeccaApril 5, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Woohoo, indeed!!! Congrats!
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Kirstin CApril 18, 2010 at 9:58 PM
I'm stalking your blog waiting for a post that says y'all are on the waiting list!! :)

So far we're really considering just taking our older child with us... but I'll probably keep changing my mind over & over until I have to make a decision. How old is your little one? What are y'all thinking?
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Our Adoption Timeline

4/5/11: CIS refingerprinting appointments
3/24/11: Received CIS refingerprinting appointments
3/11/11: Requested CIS refingerprinting
2/8/11: Back on the waitlist!!!! Adjusted waitlist date is 9/17/10
1/25/11: Homestudy ammendment update sent to Gladney
1/20/11: Received TBI clearances
1/13/11: Requested TBI clearances ($58)
1/11/11: Chris and Nancy medical updates
12/28/10: Update paperwork Fedex'd to Gladney
12/21/10: Homestudy ammendment sent to Gladney for approval
12/16/10: Lilliana's medical update
12/15/10: Turn in new employment letter and financial worksheet to homestudy agency
11/02/10: Notify Gladney we are ready to take our adoption off hold
10/27/10: Chris starts new job
09/09/10: Notified Gladney that we wanted to put our adoption on hold
09/01/10: Chris laid off work
04/26/10: Dossier arrived in Ethiopia ($156.90 for shipping)
04/19/10: Waitlist!!!
04/15/10: Conference call with Kristin at Gladney to confirm our preferences
04/05/10: All documents authenticated and dossier sent to Gladney ($292)
04/03/0: Received I-171H!!!
04/1/10: Paid for Gladney out of state docs authentication ($30)
04/1/10: Paid for second portion of program fee and post placement admin fee ($2700)
03/25/10: Gladney approved!!!
03/24/10: Heard all Dossier docs look OK for authentication
03/17/10: Returned request for evidence from USCIS
03/17/10: Paid for completed homestudy and prepaid post-placement visits ($1800)
03/15/10: Received request for evidence from USCIS
03/10/10: Received news of changes in Ethiopian travel. Two trips now required.
03/08/10: Finalized homestudy mailed to Gladney and USCIS
03/02/10: Mailed out of state documents for authentication
02/23/10: Homestudy sent to Gladney for review
02/22/10: Reviewed homestudy before being sent to Gladney for review
02/19/10: Mailed Dossier paperwork to Gladney for review before authentication
02/12/10: Obtained extra passport size photos for dossier ($16)
02/08/10: 2nd Homestudy visit
02/05/10: Received FBI clearances
02/04/10: Mailed all three parts of Gladney Application with first portion of program fee and homestudy review fee ($3000)
02/03/10: Compiled family pictures
02/02/10: Received all medical paperwork
02/02/10: 1st Homestudy visit
01/28/10: All recommendation letters received
01/28/10: Obtained bank letter
01/25/10: Chris's physical
01/21/10: CIS fingerprint appointments
01/19/10: Received Chris's employment/insurance letter
01/11/10: Nancy's physical
01/07/10: Received proof of life insurance
01/07/10: Received CIS fingerprint appointments
01/04/10: Requested recommendations
01/04/10: Obtained Lilli's birth certificate ($20)
12/26/09: Received passports
12/18/09: Received Lilli's medical paperwork
12/16/09: Requested FBI clearance ($36)
12/15/09: Received Nancy's employment/insurance letter
12/14/09: Fingerprints for FBI ($20)
12/14/09: Applied for passports ($230)
12/12/09: Received TBI clearances
12/11/09: CIS 1600-A application and fingerprint request ($830)
12/10/09: TBI clearance sent ($58)
12/9/09: Received home study packet
12/9/09: Received Nancy's birth certificate
12/5/09: Sent in home study application ($50)
12/3/09: Obtained marriage certificate ($25)
12/3/09: Obtained Chris's birth certificate ($25)
12/3/09: Requested Nancy's birth certificate ($48.40)
12/2/09: Requested and received application ($307.50)
12/1/09: Gladney Phone Orientation
11/29/09: Filled out Gladney Online interest form ($50)
11/22/09: Made the decision to adopt from Ethiopia
09/19/09: Gladney information session
09/10/09: Requested information from Gladney
08/09: Started thinking about adoption