Moved To Move: Sweet Ruthie Grace

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sweet Ruthie Grace

One of the absolute highlights of our adoption journey has been meeting fellow adoptive families, both live and in person and via the internet. Sweet, sweet like minded people are a blessing.

Several months ago, I "met" via Facebook a family from Alabama who were fundraising to bring their sweet girl home from China. The Boyd family sold our adoption tees for their adoption and I just can't even tell you how exciting it was when they came home with Ruthie Grace and pictures like these showed up on Facebook.

Welcome home Ruthie Grace.......I'm SO thankful that you are one less!

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UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 1:39 PM
LOVE this! Thanks for sharing! :)
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Our Adoption Timeline

October 22, 2013 - Our Preliminary Hearing was held in Ethiopia (we were not present for this one). July 25, 2013 - We accepted the referral of the most precious 6-year-old girl EVER! July 1, 2013 - We are (still) #2 on our agency's wait list. June 11, 2013 - Home Study Renewal appointment with our Social Worker. Officially changed our parameters to accept one child, age 2-6 or two children (sisters), up to age 8. June 1, 2013 - We are (still) #2 on our agency's wait list. May 1, 2013 - We are (still) #2 on our agency's wait list. April 27, 2013 - Received new I600a (previous one was good for 15 months and expired this month April 1, 2013 - We are #2 on our agency's wait list. April 1, 2013 - Jordan has fingerprints renewed. March 22, 2013 - Jeff & Kelley have fingerprints renewed. March 1, 2013 - We are currently (still) #2 on our agency's wait list. February 21, 2013 - Mailed request to USCIS for renewal of fingerprints. February 1, 2013 - We are currently #2 on our agency's wait list. January 1, 2013 - We are currently (still) #3 on our agency's wait list. November 28, 2012 - We are currently #3 on our agency's wait list. November 1, 2012 - We are currently #6 on our agency's wait list. October 18, 2012 - Received amended I171H; now approved to adopt a child, age 2-6 (formerly were approved for age 3-5) October 4, 2012 - Mailed request to amend i171h to USCIS (changing age range from 3-5 to 2-6). September 28, 2012 - We are still #9 on our agency's wait list. August 31, 2012 - We are #9 on our agency's wait list. August 1, 2012 - We are #14 on our agency's wait list. July 1, 2012 - We are #17 on our agency's wait list June 5, 2012 - We are #20 on our agency's wait list MAY 2, 2012 We are #21 on our agency's wait list APRIL 2, 2012 We are #23 on our agency's wait list MARCH 1, 2012 We are #25 on our agency's wait list FEBRUARY 11, 2012 Receive our I171-H..."Notice of Favorable Determination Concerning Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition"....this means that, based upon our application (I600A) and subsequent fingerprinting, we have been approved by the US Customs & Immigration Services to bring an orphan into the USofA. FEBRUARY 3, 2012 We are #27 on our agency's wait list. JANUARY 12, 2012 We are #29 on our agency's wait list. JANUARY 11, 2012 Jeff, Kelley and Jordan fingerprinted at the USCIS office in Nashville. JANUARY 3, 2012 Jordan receives notice of biometrics (fingerprint) appointment (to be done on January 26, 2012). JANUARY 2, 2012 Dossier is delivered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia DECEMBER 18, 2011 Jeff and Kelley receive notice of biometrics (fingerprint) appointments (to be done on January 11, 2012 @ 10:00 am) DECEMBER 13, 2011 Received receipt of I600A from Department of Homeland Security NOVEMBER 28, 2011 Mailed I600A NOVEMBER 26, 2011 FedEx'ed dossier to Lifeline (Louisville, KY) NOVEMBER 25, 2011 Received final product, Home Study report, revised and notarized. OCTOBER / NOVEMBER Work on/Complete all educational requirements. Books: "The Connected Child" and "Adoption Parenting". Two online seminars and completion of Lifeline's "workbook" (includes trans-racial adoption exercises, identifying of resources, adoption - family, social, financial questionnaires, etc.). OCTOBER 21, 2011 Home Study Appointment (#2) - Jeff & I only OCTOBER 12, 2011 In-home Home Study appointment SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Submitted signed Contract and Fee Schedule agreements to Lifeline SEPTEMBER 2011 Received and began working on Home Study Packet from Adoption Assistance, Inc. Submitted application to AA ($50.00 app fee) SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Submitted our initial application to Lifeline Childrens Services with $250.00 application fee SEPTEMBER 2011 Begin researching agencies which turned out to be a harder job than expected.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sweet Ruthie Grace

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