7,447 miles to the son: Improvement = Happy Dance

Friday, March 18, 2011

Improvement = Happy Dance

Fredrik's philosophy has been to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I married a smart man. Today hoping for the best paid off. Things are improving.

This was posted on our agency's news blog a couple days ago:

Good News out of Ethiopia!!

We have heard from our staff in Ethiopia this morning, and we understand that MoWA has agreed to process 20 cases a day rather than the 5 cases we had heard recently.

In addition to this good news, we understand that today MoWA (Ministry of Women's Affairs) wrote 25 letters which is an improvement from above. Things are looking up.

Happy Friday All.

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Danielle AnthonyMarch 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM
oh i am so glad!
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TeresaApril 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Keep the faith & things will continue to progress as they should.
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Timeline

January 24, 2013- Fly home to USA with Wynray!!!

January 22, 2013- Embassy interview in Addis

January 11, 2013- CLEARED EMBASSY!!!

January 9, 2013- Submitted to Embassy

December 4, 2012- PASS COURT!!!

December 3, 2012- Meet Wynray for first time in Addis Ababa

November 19, 2012- Birth Parent interview with Court

October 30, 2012- Submitted to Court

October 8, 2012- REFERRAL!!!

October 5, 2012- #1 on infant boy wait list!!!

July 23, 2012- Accepted an offer on our Charleston home, Fredrik signed offer letter with Toshiba, looking for a new home study agency in NC because we're MOVING. Officially #8, Unofficially (but the one that counts) #2!!! Whew!

March 16, 2012- officially #11 on infant boy list, unofficially #5. Application submitted for Baby E, needing lots more information...

December 5, 2011- We're officially #15 (Wow, took 5 MONTHS to move one spot)

August 16, 2011- Dossier finally being sent to Ethiopia for translation.

July 5, 2011- Put final forms in the mail, incl. USCIS approval and education. No more paperwork (right?)!

June 27, 2011- We're officially #16, unofficially #10.

June 21, 2011- We're officially #17, unofficially #11.

June 15, 2011- We're officially #18 on the wait list, and unofficially #12 with 6 families ahead of us on hold.

May 27, 2011- Biometrics appointment. We've moved to #21 on the wait list.

May 3, 2011- we get the phone call that we are finally on the "wait list" for an infant boy... #23!

March 11, 2011- our family has broadened our options now being open to an infant or toddler boy.

March 9, 2011- intercountry adoption in Ethiopia is reduced by 90%. Instead of 40 adoptions processed daily, only 5 will be processed per day

February 22, 2011- changed agencies and began moving forward again.

December 27, 2010- found out our agency has a case under investigation. Everything comes to a halt.

December 9, 2010- social worker came to our house for the first part of our homestudy

December 8, 2010- had our physicals and blood work done

November 13, 2010 - Sent in paperwork for Homestudy and Dossier... keeping things moving

October 11, 2010- requested birth and marriage certificates from Wilkes Co and Chatham Co, NC and Sweden, and mailed out reference letter forms to our references

September 22, 2010 - Phone orientation with Gladney.

September 10, 2010 - Mailed initial Information Sheet to Gladney Adoption Agency ("Gladney")

7,447 miles to the son

Friday, March 18, 2011

Improvement = Happy Dance

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