Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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John and Susan with daughter on Beach of Boca Raton
Addis Ababa is Where we Will Go
Now the Journey is Beginning...
Our Baby Girl
New Parents
John and Susan with daughter on Beach of Boca Raton
Adoption Process and Timeline
Journey Now Begins...Matched with Baby Girl
April 17, 2010
Switch to Domestic --March 24, 2010
Application and fee sent to A Step Ahead Adoption Consultants
Ethiopia requires 2 Trips! March 2010
Re-done Fingerprints and I 600A form --- December 2009 and March 2010, Homestudy updated, March 2010
Domestic Situation Doesn't Pan Out -- January 2010
Possible Domestic Situation, Twin Girls -- October 2009
Documents and Money Received in Ethiopia--by way of cleared checks!--November 30
Officially Waiting for an infant (0-12 months) or twins --Oct. 15, 2008
Dossier Documents mailed to CHSFS--Oct. 2
Dossier Documents notarized -- Oct. 1
Ethiopian Adoption Continued...
Baby Boy dies--Aug. 30
Talked with lawyer--Aug. 27
Met birth mother--Aug. 24
First approached about private adoption--Aug. 8
Ethiopian Adoption on Hold for Possible Private Adoption...
Adoption Study Approved--July 7
Home Visit--July 7
2nd Office Visit with Social Worker-June 23
1st Office Visit with Social Worker--June 10
Adoption Study Begins...
Application Part II mailed to CHSFS--June 24
Required Adoption Education Complete--June 15
Application Received and Approved by CHSFS--May 19
Adoption Begun--May 2008
In Vitro Fertilization Attempt Failed--April 2008
April 17, 2010
Switch to Domestic --March 24, 2010
Application and fee sent to A Step Ahead Adoption Consultants
Ethiopia requires 2 Trips! March 2010
Re-done Fingerprints and I 600A form --- December 2009 and March 2010, Homestudy updated, March 2010
Domestic Situation Doesn't Pan Out -- January 2010
Possible Domestic Situation, Twin Girls -- October 2009
Documents and Money Received in Ethiopia--by way of cleared checks!--November 30
Officially Waiting for an infant (0-12 months) or twins --Oct. 15, 2008
Dossier Documents mailed to CHSFS--Oct. 2
Dossier Documents notarized -- Oct. 1
Ethiopian Adoption Continued...
Baby Boy dies--Aug. 30
Talked with lawyer--Aug. 27
Met birth mother--Aug. 24
First approached about private adoption--Aug. 8
Ethiopian Adoption on Hold for Possible Private Adoption...
Adoption Study Approved--July 7
Home Visit--July 7
2nd Office Visit with Social Worker-June 23
1st Office Visit with Social Worker--June 10
Adoption Study Begins...
Application Part II mailed to CHSFS--June 24
Required Adoption Education Complete--June 15
Application Received and Approved by CHSFS--May 19
Adoption Begun--May 2008
In Vitro Fertilization Attempt Failed--April 2008
Want to Help Ethiopian Children?
A non-profit agency helping HIV/AIDS children in Ethiopia.
http://ahopeforchildren.blogspot.com/
and
UNICEF is doing amazing things for areas in the world which are literally starving to death. Plumpy Nut is a great product you can purchase from UNICEF. The peanut butter-type substance is providing nutrition to children.
Go to the UNICEF website for more information.
http://www.unicef.org/
http://ahopeforchildren.blogspot.com/
and
UNICEF is doing amazing things for areas in the world which are literally starving to death. Plumpy Nut is a great product you can purchase from UNICEF. The peanut butter-type substance is providing nutrition to children.
Go to the UNICEF website for more information.
http://www.unicef.org/
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa is Where we Will Go
To Learn More About Ethiopia
http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/index.shtml
and adopting from Ethiopia:
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/ethiopia_adoption.php
and adopting from Ethiopia:
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/ethiopia_adoption.php
Our Adoption Agency
To learn more about our adoption agency, Children's Home Society and Family Services, and find out about our possible country choices, go to:
www.childrenshomeadopt.org
www.childrenshomeadopt.org
Which Country to Choose?
We are currently trying to decide on the country in which to adopt. We have narrowed it down to Peru, Russia, or Ethiopia. To learn more about each country, click on the following links:
Peru:
http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Peru.html
Russia: http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Russia_Adoptions.html
Ethiopia: http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Ethiopia_Adoptions.html
Peru:
http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Peru.html
Russia: http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Russia_Adoptions.html
Ethiopia: http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/Ethiopia_Adoptions.html