Timeline So Far

-October 29, 2007 mailed off preliminary applications

-October 31, 2007

mailed off official applications

- November 5, 2007

home study began

- November 29, 2007

home study was mailed to USCIS, started to wait for I-171 to come

-December 21, 2007

received I-171 in the mail

-December 26, 2007

drove to Frankfort, got everything finished, and mailed the dossier to Assistant Stork in D.C. !

-January 16, 2008

AAI received our dossier and mailed to Ethiopia :) Big Day!

-January 21, 2008

Alemu (our AAI contact in Ethiopia) confirmed receiving our dossier, and the 2-5 month wait for a referral began

-March 11, 2008

Found out we are 6th in line for a baby girl referral

-June 3, 2008

We are 5th in line for a baby girl referral!

-October 25, 2008

We are 1st in line for a baby girl referral.

-December 2, 2008        THE day!!! Our referral day!

-Court Date set for February 25th!

-Failed 1st court date, 2/25. New one set for 3/17!!

-Were told wrong. Our day isn’t 3/17, but hopefully 3/27!

1. -March 27th, 2009-It’s official! We passed court today! Yemi, we’re comin’!!!
   

-April 1st, 2009-

received travel dates of May 2-9. Our embassy appointment is May 7th. YAY!

-April 3-6th: Crazy and wonderful change of plans. We are now leaving April 18th and coming home April 25th with YEMI!

-April 21st: GOTCHA DAY!!!

-April 25th: Finally Forever Family Day!

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