Uganda: Our Sweet Girl

  •  October 5, 2011 Adoption Finalization
  •  June 25, 2011 We are a family of SIX!!!
  • June 17, 2011 FAVORABLE RULING!!!
  • June 10, 2011 Attend Court
  • May 25, 2011 Court date (postponed)
  • May 23, 2011  Meet our Sweet Girl
  • May 19, 2011 Leave for Uganda
  • May 16, 2011 We find out we have a court date in one week!
  • April 4, 2011 Dossier arrives in Uganda
  • March 22, 2011 Mail Dossier to AAI
  • March 19, 2011 Receive Statutory Declarations from attorney & updated USCIS Approval (I-71H) arrrives
  • March 18-19, 2011 Fundraiser Garage Sale (raised over $4,000 in two days!)
  • March 3, 2011  Mail updated home study to USCIS
  • February 28, 2011 REFERRAL DAY!!!
  • February 15, 2011 Approved by AAI & USCIS Approval (I-71H) arrives
  • February 14, 2011 Mail application to AAI
  • February 11, 2011 Inquire about a waiting child with AAI
  • January 25, 2011 USCIS fingerprinting (my turn - walk in)
  • January 24, 2011 USCIS fingerprinting (hubby only - walk in)
  • January 10, 2011 Receive fingerprinting appointment notice from USCIS
  • January 3, 2011 Receive I-797c (Notice of Action) from USCIS
  • December 24, 2010 Send I-600A and home study to USCIS
  • December 23, 2010 Receive approved home study
  • December 16, 2010 Approved by Generations!
  • December 15, 2010 Officially Apply to Generations Adoptions
  • December 14, 2010 Officially decide to use our home study agency (Generations Adoptions) to complete our international adoption
  • December 10, 2010 Home study interview (Part 2)
  • December 8, 2010 Home study interview (Part 1)
  • November 24, 2010 Fed Ex all documents to home study agency!
  • November 23, 2010 My Physical for home study
  • November 20, 2010 Hubby's Physical for home study (the doctor agreed to make this appointment on a SATURDAY!)
  • November 19, 2010 Receive complete application and begin gathering documents for home study agency
  • November 18, 2010 Pre-application with international home study agency
  • November 2010 Begin steps to pursue independent adoption from Uganda
  • October 25, 2010 Officially become a licensed foster to adopt family
  • Home study interviews
  • Fire Inspection
  • Health Inspection
  • August 2010 Complete 30 hours of Foster to Adopt classes with local agency
  • July 2010 Begin researching adoption options (domestic, foster to adopt and international)