My Single Adoption: And so it begins...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

And so it begins...

Found out today that the adoption agency that used to work with the orphanage I visited in Africa will no longer be working with that orphanage or at least that's what they told me today. Also found out that a past team member is using a different agency to adopt from there so all hope is not lost. It's good to be figuring this out ahead of time because the home study may be slightly different depending on the agency so hopefully I'll know soon. Please keep praying - I'm super hopeful about this boy! I'm open to what God has but I really pray I get to be this little boy's momma.

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KimAugust 3, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Autumn,

Would you mind e-mailing me? I don't see your contact information on here. I'd love to chat with you about "that orphanage" ;o).

Kim
thechangemecrew at gmail dot com
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Adoption Timeline

11/1/12 Arrived home in the US with my son!!!
10/28/12 Gotcha day - met M's grandma in the morning and picked him up in the afternoon - for good!!!
10/26/12 Got on a plane to go get my son!!!
10/23/12 Birth relative interview - found out the same day that I was cleared for pickup!!!!
10/15/12 Submitted for Embassy
9/5/12 Mihretu's medical exam happened. Now we are waiting on the report so we can be submitted to Embassy!
8/31/12 Mihretu's passport is here! 1 more step before Embassy - his medical exam next week!
8/28/12 MOWA approval letter received - 1 step closer!
8/25/12 Got a letter in the mail from Show Hope. I am receiving a grant which means I'm pretty much fully funded!!!
8/23/12 Got Mihretu's birth certificate!!!
8/10/12 After being back in the states since Wed, I get the word that I have officially passed court and I'm legally Mihretu's momma!
8/6/12 The judge agrees and does my parental interview for court while I'm in Ethiopia!
8/1/12 See my boy for the first time in a year!!! Got to spend 7 days with him. He loves to snuggle and did not want to be separated from mom. He was already calling me mommy by the end of the first day. A true God thing!
7/25/12 Got a text at 3am while I'm in Uganda telling me my case has been submitted for court!
7/20/12 Got word an hour before my flight left for my Uganda/Ethiopia trip that my son's paperwork is finally done and he's been moved to my agencies care center!!
5/31/12 Turned in adoption grant application - praying I get a grant!
3/23/12 Attended Created 4 Care Adoption conference
1/14/12 - fingerprinting I-600 approval received, scanned and emailed to my agency
1/10/12 Dossier is finished & mailed it to my agency
12/1/11 Fingerprinting appointment
11/12/11 Adoption Fundraiser concert
10/17/11 Home Study Approved by my adoption agency
10/13/11 Fundraiser Concert announced for Nov 12
10/1/11 Yard Sale Fundraiser
9/26/11 Give home study agency my I600 A form along with and wait for fingerprinting appointment to arrive in the mail
9/26/11 Final home study appointment - the home visit!!!
•9/1/11 2nd home study appointment
•8/28/11 iPad giveaway
•8/18/11 Application, Contract and fees have been paid to adoption agency
•8/16/11 First Home Study Appointment
•8/2/11 After doors closing on one agency, found an agency that would work with me
•7/28/11 Day after I got home - started looking into adopting him
•7/24/11 Fell in love with a 2 year old little boy in Africa