Bigs, Littles and More Littles: 2014

Monday, January 27, 2014

Our Video

All along I knew I wanted to do a little slideshow of some sort after the adoption to celebrate our experience. So here it is. Thank you for following us on our journey. You are all my heart!

http://youtu.be/A7KZMnF8b_8

Our China Timeline

5/17/2016 - I-800A approved

5/16/2016 - Medical expedite approved

5/13/2016 - USCIS officer assigned

5/9/2016 - Biometric fingerprint appointment

4/30/2016 - Fingerprint notice received

4/19/2016 - Received PA for boy #2!!!!

4/15/2016 - USCIS Lockbox arrival

4/13/2016 - Fedex I-800A to USCIS

4/13/2016 - Letter of intent/Nurture Plan sent on boy #2

3/25/2016 - Received PA for boy #1!

3/23/2016 - Villa Hope sent completed home study to AAC

3/16/2016 - Letter of intent/Nurture Plan sent on boy #1

2/10/2016 - Began home study with Villa Hope

1/7/2016 - Changed agencies. Mailed application to AAC.

12/24/2015 - Mailed application to CCAI, our adoption agency.

12/28/2015- Mailed application to Villa Hope, our home study agency.

Our Colombian Timeline

12/22/13 - Fly home!!!

12/20/13 - Passport application, picked up passport, picked up medicals, obtained visa

12/19/13 - Picked up Article 23 from ICBF

12/19/13 - Attempted Colombian passport processing, failed due to an error on birth certificate

12/19/13 - Received Sentencia and birth certificate by airplane courier delivery

12/18/13 - Sentencia completed!

12/16/13 - Medical examination and partial Sentencia!

12/13/13 - TB test

12/12/13 - Medellin to Bogota to await Sentencia

11/27/13 - We think the petition to adopt was signed by the judge somewhere around this day

11/16 /13 - Flight to Medellin to wait for the courts to process the case

11/15/13 - Cleared to leave Valledupar for Medellin

11/14/13 - Bonding interview

11/13/13 - Encuentro appointment

11/13/13 - Little One released from the hospital

11/7/13 - Brant and I met Little One today for the first time in the hospital

11/5/13 - Encuentro scheduled for today but cancelled due to Little One's health

11/3/13 - Flew BOG to VUP

11/2/13 - Flew from HSV to BOG

10/29/13 - Article 5

10/21/13 - Received visas in the mail

10/17/13 - Visa approved. Received electronic copy.

10/16/13 - Given possible Encuentro date of 11/1/2013. Notified later that day to change date to 11/5/2013.

10/9/2013 - Provisional I-800 approval received

10/2/2013 - Brant's background check received

9/26/2013 - I-800 received by USCIS

8/23/2013 - Updated background checks and medicals requested by region

8/19/2013 - Received official referral letter for Little One. Letter was dated 8/14/2013

7/31/2013 - Received hard copy of dossier approval which was dated June 28, 2013

7/9/2013 - Received verbal provisional approval of our dossier from Colombia

6/4/2013 - Dossier submitted to Colombia

5/8/2013 - Signed Letter of Intent for Little One

4/22/2013 - Received USCIS approval (I-797C)

4/17/2013 - Biometric FBI fingerprints

4/9/2013 - Received Little One's file from agency

4/8/2013 - Dossier sent for review/translation in Colombia

4/3/2013 - Dossier back from Secretary of State

4/1/2013 - Dossier sent for apostils

3/8/2013 - I-800A submitted to USCIS

3/7/2013 - Homestudy completed

1/22/2013 - Psychologist evaluation

12/28/2012 - 4th Homestudy visit

11/29/2012 - 3rd Homestudy visit

10/23/2012 - 2nd Homestudy visit

10/2/2012 - My fingerprints approved with AL DHR

10/1/2012 - 1st Homestudy visit

9/20/2012 - Brant's fingerprints approved with AL DHR. Mine rejected. Resubmitted.

8/29/2012 - Application approved.

8/22/2012 - Mailed our adoption application to the agency.

8/14/12 - Meeting in Birmingham with Lifeline Children's Services our adoption agency.

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Our Video