Ghana Bound: Happy New Year

Welcome, 2013!! 2012 was such an exciting year as we brought Esi and Samuel home! We cannot wait to see all God has in store for 2013! Looking forward to a great 2013!!

Adoption Timeline

5/8/11- Decided to adopt

5/11/11- Picked country (must be approved)

5/13/11- Sent off first set of paperwork

5/16/11- Paperwork arrived

5/19/11- First Home Study meeting

5/24/11- Joe got fingerprints done

5/25/11- Donna got fingerprints done

5/26/11- Second Home Study meeting

5/31/11- PPD test (Andrew and Megan)

6/1/11- Approval letter sent

6/3/11- Approval letter arrived in country

6/14/11- Final Home Study meeting

6/26/11- Letter approved. We are adopting from GHANA!!

7/27/11- Training sent off

8/1/11- Call from adoption agency and everything looks great! Got an official "Congratulations!"

8/2/11- The waiting begins for being matched

8/4/11- Dossier paperwork came in the mail

8/29/11- I600-a sent out

9/9/11- I600-a received

10/11/11- Joe and Donna fingerprints complete

10/12/11- Fingerprints cleared

10/12/11- I600-a approved

11/17/11- Saw E and S for the first time

11/18/11- Accepted their referral!! WE'VE BEEN MATCHED!!

11/29/11- Sent off our dossier and welcome bags to a traveling family

12/25/11- Saw pictures of E and S. They received their welcome bags

1/13/12- Joe and Donna received Hep A vaccine

1/27/12- Megan's fingerprints complete x2

1/27/12- Joe and Donna received Yellow Fever vaccine

2/13/12- Joe and Donna received Hep B vaccine

2/15/12- PASSED COURT! Esi and Samuel are legally ours!

2/24/12- Got I600 appointment

2/24/12- Joe and Donna sent off for Visas

3/2/12 - Visas in hand. Ready for take off.

3/15/12- Joe and Donna head to Ghana

3/17/12- Joe and Donna meet Esi and Samuel for the 1st time!!

3/19/12- 1600 filled

3/22/12- Joe and Donna said good-bye to Esi and Samuel. Hardest day ever!

4/20/12- I600 approved

4/23/12- Megan received Yellow Fever Vaccine

5/4/12- Sent off for Megan's visa

5/14/12- Received Megan's visa

7/27/12- Received Samuel's passport

8/17/12- Received Esi's passport

8/28/12- Visa appointment

9/4/12- Visas printed

9/26/12- Esi and Samuel's Homecoming!!

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year

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