Bringing Home Noelle!: November 2008

Giving Mama kisses

Giving Dada kisses

Finally....Noelle's message to everyone....

GO VOTE!!!

Our adoption timeline

5/06/2006 Attend Spirit of Adoption Seminar

5/15/2006 Fill out online application with AWAA

5/25/2006 We have been accepted into the China program

6/11/2006 Made first payment, signed agreements with awaa

6/14/2006 Physicals

6/23/2006 Recieved Dossier packet! We are paper pregnant!

6/26/2006 Mailed our I600A to USCIS

6/27/2006 First home study {2 more next week!}

7/10/2006 Had our last home study visit

7/20/2006 Applied for our passports

7/31/2006 Got our passports back!

8/17/2006 Picked up home study express mail to USCIS

8/24/2006 Letter from USCIS fingerprint appt. Sept 7!

9/07/2006 Had fingerprints done at Homeland Security!

9/21/2006 Recieved letter from Homland Security...not I171H like we expected, but a letter stating that we need a new home study because CHCS does not have a license????

10/19/2006 Good news....CHCS HAS A LICENSE!!!

10/20/2006 Hand delivered home study with copy of CHCS license and USCIS handed me our I171H!! Thank you Jesus!!

10/21/2006 Mailed all our documents to Legal-Eaze in NY

10/23/2006 Documents at Chinese Embassy -Authentication!
Mailed Dossier to AWAA overnight!

10/24/2006 AWAA has our dossier at there office and everything looks great!

10/27/2006 DTC {Dossier to China}

10/30/2006 Dossier arrives at CCAA our 13th Anniversary!

11/17/2006 Applied for Special Needs Program

11/22/2006 LID {Log in Date}

10/08/2007 Referral!!!!!

10/11/2007 LOI {Letter of Intent}

10/30/2007 PA {Pre-Approval}

11/28/2007 RA {Referral Approval}

12/27/2007 TA {Travel Approval} We're going to China!!!!!

1/17/2008 Leave Bangor Maine!

1/21/2008 GOTCHA DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/30/2008 HOME AT LAST WITH OUR BABY GIRL!!!!!!

Bringing Home Noelle!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

I am so disappointed in my fellow American citizens for electing Obama, but...

Tuesday, November 4, 2008