asher's adoption timeline

• The adoption timeline is a big deal. Whether you're thinking about adopting, are in the middle, or can't wait to start up again, there is just something about those dates! Here's a list of what Asher's adoption timeline looked like. We are currently still waiting for a final court date here in Texas to refinalize and change his name and get a Texas birth certificate. As long as it's by kindergarten I guess it's ok...
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• 05-12-09 baby galindo is legally ours!
• 05-04-09 court date
• 04-08-09 received FDL! finally!
• 01-29-09 referral day!!!
• 01-09-09 girl: 12 boy: 8 sibling: 10
• 12-05-08 girl: 15 boy: 8 sibling: 10
• 11-07-08 girl: 19 boy: 11 sibling: 9
• 10-01-08 officially on the waitlist! girl: 25 boy: 15 siblings: 9
• 09-29-08 sent dossier to AGCI - yay!
• 09-26-08 received homestudy in mail
• 09-24-08 homestudy completely approved
• 09-15-08 homestudy revisions begin
• 09-02-08 homestudy submitted to AGCI
• 08-27-08 final medicals for both
• 08-25-08 fingerprints miraculously approved!
• 08-12-08 round one fingerprints
• 05-25-08 officially start redoing all homestudy
• 05-14-08 home visit with new social worker
• 05-08-08 home study officially rejected
• 04-02-08 home study sent to AGCI for review
• 03-27-08 homestudy revisions made
• 03-26-08 receive home study first draft
• 03-16-08 finally insured!
• 02-27-08 house visit for home study
• 01-15-08 finally get moving on the dossier
• 11-21-07 dossier orientation call
• 11-20-07 dossier packet arrives
• 11-14-07 orientation phone call with AGCI
• 11-12-17 contract addendum mailed
• 10-30-07 mail application and contracts to AGCI
• 08-07-07 request application from AGCI
• 08-06-07 decision made: adopt ethiopia!
• 03-2007 discuss possibility of adopting within the year
• 12-2006 nell ann starts "big time" prayers about adoption
• 03-2005 first talk ever about adoption