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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Gotcha Video!!!

Another adoption video. These are definitely the favorite of everyone who follows adoption blogs. This is the sister of an AGCI family welcoming home their new little 7 month old from Ethiopia.

Watch, enjoy, and be MOVED!

Maleah Vandergiessen from Jay McKenney on Vimeo.

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Our Timeline

11/8/09 - Orphan Sunday at our Church. God moves in our hearts to consider adoption.

11/22/09 - Lunch with Corrie at Dairy Queen in Minneapolis. A lot of "how does this all work?" questions.

12/12/09 - Coffee with the Reynolds at Panera. Many, many questions answered....."Oh, and one more thing."

1/20/10 - Contract mailed to AGCI.

2/9/10 - 1st homestudy visit (in Omaha with Nebraska Christian Services).

2/19/10 - 2nd homestudy visit (in Omaha).

2/25/10 - 3rd and final homestudy visit (at our home).

2/26/10 - Dinner at Texas Roadhouse with the Henns. What a great night after a rough week. They also convinced us that we were not too old to blog! The blog started the next morning.

4/8/10 - Homestudy completed.

4/12/10 - Homestudy and Dossier mailed to AGCI.

4/20/10 - On the waiting list with AGCI. #52 of all families waiting for a girl.

5/12/10 - #46 of all families waiting for a girl.

5/13/10 - Clarification on our waiting list status. We're #4 of all families waiting for a 2-3 yr old. #1 of all families waiting for a 4-5 yr old!

5/21/10 - FBI Fingerprinting for immigration purposes (in Omaha).
6/9/10 - USCIS I-171H Approval received.
6/10/10 - #41
7/13/10 - #38
8/8/10 - #32

9/10/10 - #29
10/7/10 - #24

11/5/10 - #15

11/7/10 - Orphan Sunday 2010

12/2/10 - Referral!!!
12/9/10 - Referral paperwork accepted by AGCI
12/20/10 - Received our court date (2/28/11)
2/24/11 - Met our Peaches for the first time
2/28/11 - Attended court in Addis....and passed!
3/14/11 - Case opened at the U.S. Embassy
3/24/11 - U.S. Embassy date
3/27/11 - HOME with our Peaches!!!!!
10/2/12 - Re-adoption Court Hearing Complete!