Believe it or not, it's been over 7 1/2 months of us just WAITING. We're coming up on our year mark in about a month or so. After we announced we were adopting we've had friends tell us they were pregnant, and have had their babies already. It's just craziness. I was really feeling hopeful that October was our month, but now that we're hitting the halfway mark, I'm starting to lose that hope.
We've been told that there are MANY many toddlers waiting, but that doesn't really affect us, since they consider "toddlers" to be 2,3, and 4 year-olds.
We're planning to visit family for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I just can't face another family function without any news of our baby! It's TORTURE! I soooo want to have good news to share!
Prayerfully, we will!
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Tim & Katie, married November 27, 2004
born in Wheaton, IL on April 5, 2007
born in Ethiopia - celebrating his birthday - September 3, 2009
The journey's not over...it's really just beginning.
The Nesters
Tim & Katie, married November 27, 2004
Cale Timothy
born in Wheaton, IL on April 5, 2007
Megersa William
born in Ethiopia - celebrating his birthday - September 3, 2009
The clock stops here.
Timeline specific to our wait:
Application to DTE - 3 months, 1 week, 1 day
Dossier to Referral - 8 months, 1 week, 2 days
Referral to Court - 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day
Passing court to receiving embassy date - 1 week, 3 days
Referral to Homecoming - 4 months, 1 week, 1 day
Application to homecoming - 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks, 1 day.
Application to DTE - 3 months, 1 week, 1 day
Dossier to Referral - 8 months, 1 week, 2 days
Referral to Court - 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day
Passing court to receiving embassy date - 1 week, 3 days
Referral to Homecoming - 4 months, 1 week, 1 day
Application to homecoming - 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks, 1 day.
adoption timeline
- March 13, 2010 - Megersa is home forever!
- March 9, 2010 - arrived in Ethiopia!
- March 8, 2010 - boarded ET air to ETHIOPIA!
- Feb 23, 2010 - recieved Megersa's "child departure report"
- Feb 19, 2010 - made reservations at the King's Hotel in Addis, for March 9-12.
- Feb 10, 2010 - booked flights from DC to Addis with ET air.
- Feb 6, 2010 - got an email with travel dates! March 10th it is!!
- Feb 5, 2010 - got an email with Megersa's birth certificate attached. His birthday is Sept 3, 2009!
- Jan 27, 2010 - WE PASSED COURT! Megersa Jace is legally our son!
- Jan 25, 2010 - found out that our court date is scheduled to be heard in 2 days!
- Dec 30, 2009 - got bill for last portion of ET fee. The bill stated our case had been submitted Dec 18!
- Dec 28, 2009 - found out that Megersa's case had been submitted to court and that we are in Group V
- Dec 23, 2009 - 1st photo update from AAI
- Dec 14, 2009 - 1st medical update report
- Dec 8, 2009 - Megersa got his welcome bag! :)
- Nov 24, 2009 - Megersa is eligible for court (I think!).
- Nov 16, 2009 - sent out Megersa's Welcome Bag and Placement Agreement
- Nov 12, 2009 - received the Referral Placement Agreement in the mail today!!
- Nov 9, 2009 - Officially accepted Megersa's file!
- Nov 9, 2009 - Meeting with an International doctor to discuss Megersa's medical file.
- Nov 5, 2009 - OUR REFERRAL!! Megersa Jace. I'm already in love with him.
- Oct 27, 2009 - 8 months. We're number 2. We "should be getting the call in the next few weeks." ....I'm not gonna hold my breath.
- Sept 27, 2009 - 7 month update - seems as though we are #3 right now. We were told we "should be getting a call next month!"
- Sept 1, 2009 - met with Open Hearts Adoption for possible grant!
- August 27, 2009 - 6 month update - looks like we're number 6 on the list (for now) and it'll still be another 1-2 months.
- July 27, 2009 - 5 month update - We are still probably looking at several months before a referral.
- July 17-18 - Garage Sale for Jace (in Wheaton)
- June 27, 2009 - 4 month update - It looks as though we are about number 6 on the list for a boy.
- May 29 & 30, 2009 - Garage Sale for Jace (in Aurora)
- May 27, 2009 - 3 month update - there are about 10 families in front of us, we could hear news in about a month, give or take
- April 27, 2009 - 2 month update - AAI is handing out referrals to families whose dossiers went to Ethiopia in January
- April 1, 2009 - received our 171h approval
- March 27, 2009 - 1 month update - not much to report
- March 7, 2009 - raffle/silent auction/gold party for Jace!
- March 7, 2009 - got fingerprinted for USCIS
- February 27, 2009 - DTE (dossier to Ethiopia)
- February 14, 2009 - sent our Dossier to AAI
- February 10, 2009 - filed the I600A (orphan visa petition)
- January 16, 2008 - AAI called and said our homestudy was approved!
- December 28, 2008 - Dossier arrived in the mail!
- December 22, 2008 - 2nd (and final) Homestudy Visit
- December 20, 2008 - received the "green folder" from AAI
- December 15, 2008 - First Homestudy Visit
- December 7, 2008 - sent in adoption processing contract to AAI
- December 3, 2008 - Tim and Katie got first set of fingerprints for ICM
- November 26, 2008 - got approved by AAI to adopt from Ethiopia
- Novemeber 21, 2008 - got approved by ICM
- November 21, 2008 - sent in application to Adoption Advocates International (our adoption agency)
- November 19, 2008 - sent in application to Illinois Christian Ministries (our homestudy agency)
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Just keep hanging in there!
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