ColourVision: Exciting News!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Exciting News!

We are so excited to announce to all of you that we will be pursuing adotion from Ethiopia! God layed this on both of our hearts during the time we were adopting Lily. We knew that God was leading us to adopt a little boy and we knew he would be african american. So,here we go on another amazing journey. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us!
The process will take about a year to complete and have him home. Ethiopia requires that you travel twice, once to the court hearing and again to bring your child home. Travel will not be as long as China was though, which is a good thing. We will only be there for a couple days for the hearing and then about 5 days when we get to bring him home.
I guess I need to start thinking of another name for our blog....hummmmm!

6 comments:

megs @ whadusayFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Wow, that is Awesome news!!! Congrats. So excited for your family and looking forward to following your journey!
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EmilyFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:40 PM
so excited for you-- so 2 more adoptions and you'll catch up to meg and me!!!
are you using ccai??
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The Waite FamilyFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM
Yes, using CCAI again.
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CindyFebruary 15, 2011 at 12:38 PM
So happy you shared this news!
Please keep us posted on the journey to your new son. And a BIG Congrats to your family!
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Our Journey to Grace and OliviaFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Love the new blog look! Girl you know I am so exicted!
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DebMMay 6, 2011 at 8:19 PM
OH MY!!!! I have no idea how I missed this. Maybe I was in China?? But, anyway.... YAHOO!!! AWESOME!!! Can't wait to follow your journey to Ethiopia!
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Welcome!

We welcome our family and friends to follow along on our daily lives and seeing what God does next. We will keep you up to date on current information pertaining to every aspect of our family. We hope this will help to keep you a part of our family's journey. Please feel free to post comments, prayers, thoughts, and whatever comes to you. They will be treasured.

Currently we are pursuing adoption of a little boy from Ethiopia and a little boy from China. Please stay posted for updates pertaining to them.

Liam's Timeline

Saw Liam on the website: 04/14/2011
Called on His file: 04/14/2011
Viewed His file: 04/26/2011
Call w/ Doctor: 04/28/2011
Accepted Liam: 04/28/2011
LOI Submitted: 04/29/2011
LOI sent to CCCWA: 05/03/2011
Recieved Pre-Approval: 05/06/2011
Homestudy draft to CCAI: 05/10/2011
Homestudy approved: 05/26/2011
Received our Homestudy: 05/28/2011
I-800A to USCIS: 05/31/2011
I-797 received: 07/29/2011 (approval 07/25)
DTC (dossier to China): 08/19/2011
Dossier hand delivered to CCCWA: 08/24/2011
LID - 08/26/20011
LOA - 10/24/2011
I800 submitted to NBC: 10/25/2011
I-800 Approval: 11/10/11
I-800 Approval Received via Mail: 11/19/2011
Approval received by NVC: 11/18/2011
Cabled: 11/22/2011
Article 5 taken to US Consulate: 11/23/2011
Article 5 Picked up (offically waiting for TA): 12/07/2011
TA: 12/22/2011
CA: 12/23/2011
Leave for China: 01/05/2012

Miles Timeline

Application Submitted: 02/15/2011
Application Approved: 02/23/2011
Homestudy Draft: 03/25/2011
Homestudy Approved: 04/15/2011
I-600A to USCIS: 04/15/2011
Fingerprints done: 05/15/2011
I-171H received (I-600A approval): 06/13/2011
Dossier to CCAI/IAN: 06/23/2011
Wait Listed # 12 : 07/14/2011
Dossier to Ethiopia: 07/28/2011
Wait List #9: 12/5/2011
Wait List #7: 1/18/2012
Wait List # 6: 02/17/2012
(2 families on hold, so technically #4!!)
Wait List#1 for a 3 year old, #3 for a 2 year old (3 families on hold): 04/09/2012
Received our referral: 10/09/2012
File submitted to court: 11/16/2012
Recieved Miles Court date: 11/26/2012
Miles Court Date: 12/07/2012
Leave for Ethiopia: 01/09/2013
Meet Miles: 01/11/2013
Our Court Date: 01/14/2013
Come Home: 01/16/2013
Submitted to Embassy: 02/27/2013
Leave for Ethiopia: 4/5/2013
Embassy Appointment: 4/8/2013
Come Home: 4/11/2013