The Five of Us, Spring 2014

The Five of Us, Spring 2014

Red Light! Green Light!

You know that game kids play where they're all trying to get somewhere the fastest, but one of them keeps yelling "Red light!" or "Green light!" to make them stop or go? I feel like that's a good metaphor for our adoption process. Every time we start going, we get caught by someone yelling "Red light!" unexpectedly.

We got our home study update done and I was told the "Adoptive Family Profile" was the next step, and then we would be on "the list." Well, apparently I missed the email with the AFP in it. It was resent this morning and I was surprised to see it was really only one page long. Okay, so much the better. I filled it in and sent it back.

I quickly received another email saying, "Did we talk about the pictures and birth mother letter to go along with this?" NO!!!! No, we never talked about that. Uuuugh. Well, the examples and instructions are in the mail. We should get them Saturday. As soon as we get them back to the agency, the case workers will begin showing them to birth families. I'm excited about writing the letter and preparing the pictures (and will probably start working on a draft before we get the examples!), but I'm also feeling frustrated that we just can't seem to get to the goal line.

Once we're done with all the things we can control, then the waiting changes. I'm not sure why, but I know that it makes a difference.

Anyway, we should be able to get the final pieces together quite quickly and I'm hoping to be able to post again at the end of next week to say: "We're on The List!" :)

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married 7/7/2001

Punk

Punk
ours through biology, born 7/25/2004, home 8/1/2004

Pea

Pea
ours through adoption from Liberia, West Africa, born 7/15/2005, home 10/25/2007

Pup

Pup
ours through domestic adoption, born 1/15/2011, home 2/10/2011, final 8/3/2011

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Round Two Timeline

  • 9/24/08 Home study update home visit for Ghana adoption
  • 10/15/08 Dossier sent to AOHG
  • 10/15/08 I600A application sent to USCIS
  • 10/30/08 First heard about possible domestic private adoption
  • 11/18/08 Last spoke with contact about possible domestic adoption; expected to hear back about meeting with birthmother
  • 12/3/08 Withdrew application from AOHG
  • 1/6/09 Found out another family had been chosen for possible domestic adoption
  • 1/21/09 USCIS fingerprinting appointment
  • 1/8/09 Received USCIS fingerprinting appointment notice
  • 4/11/09 Sent Pre-Application to Covenant Care Adoptions for Domestic Infant Adoption program
  • 6/8/09 Social worker visit to update home study from International to Domestic
  • 7/24/09 Received completed home study update
  • 8/25/09 Went "on the list" for birthfamilies to choose from
  • 4/28/10 Found out a birth mom had chosen us
  • 5/8/10 Met the birth mom
  • 5/11/10 Got the call that birth mom changed her mind
  • 5/19/10 Birth mom's scheduled c-section
  • 11/30/10 Visit from DSS sw about foster parenting
  • 11/30/10 Got the call that another birth mom had chosen us
  • 12/21/10 Met with the birth mom
  • 1/15/11 @1:42 PM BB was born!
  • 1/19/11 ICPC (interstate) paperwork sent to GA for approval
  • 1/31/11 ICPC Clearance Approved
  • 2/10/11 Placement Ceremony and Pup comes home!!!!
  • 8/3/11 It's Official! Pup's Adoption Decree was issued