October, 2005
Began serious research into adoption
November 17, 2005
Officially began to pursue adoption
November 19, 2005
Told Maemae and Papa about our plans to adopt
November 24, 2005
Told Nannan and Pop our plans
November 25, 2005
Decided that CCAI would be our agency
Began filling out first application
November 28, 2005
Mailed initial application to CCAI
Mailed application to Adoption Assistance
December 4, 2005
Approved by CCAI
December – January
Paper Chased
January 4, 2006
Went to Louisville to be Fingerprinted
January 19, 2006
Met with Stacie, our social worker at our house.
January 22, 2006
Second Meeting with Stacie in Lexington
January 27, 2006
Completed home study sent to CCAI and USCIS
February 22, 2006
Received our I 171-H!!!
February 28, 2006
We went to Frankfort to have all of the documents certified by the Secretary of State
March 1, 2006
Sent all of the documents by FedEx to Caring Hands in Washington, D.C. for authentication
March 14, 2006
Received all documents back from D.C.
March 15, 2006
Sent the dossier to CCAI in Colorado
March 24, 2006
Received an e-mail requesting more family pictures for the dossier
March 27, 2006
Sent 12 family pictures to CCAI
March 28, 2006
Amanda from CCAI phoned to say we passed Critical Review and we are moving into translation!!!!!
April 4, 2006
DTC!!
April 12, 2006
LID!!
June 20, 2006
Received the Brown Envelope
March 28, 2007
Started Paper Chase again!
April 16, 2007
Social worker came to update the home study.
April 24, 2007
Went to Charleston, WV to have our fingerprints redone.
February 10, 2009
Began paperwork for third 797C
April 6, 2009
Sent paperwork to Louisville for 797C extension.
April 18,2009
Our new social worker came to update our home study.
April 21, 2009Fingerprinted in Charleston, WV
May 22, 2009
Received our new 797C
