February 18, 2015 - Contacted a friend about interest in China adoption process
February 23, 2015 - First contact with our social worker about adoption
March 12, 2015 - Meeting with local agency about domestic and international adoption
March 12, 2015 - Over lunch, we decided to start with China
March 14, 2015 - Emailed adoption application to Holt International
March 17, 2015 - Contacted Holston Home for Children for a home study
April 14, 2015 - Turned in the home study application and first interview
April 16, 2015 - Joint interview with social worker
May 6, 2015 - Husband's interview with social worker
May 15, 2015 - Had an unencouraging discussion about international adoption. Went walking on the riverwalk and ran into a family who was just back from China-adopted a girl with CLCP
June 4, 2015 - Home visit and family interview
July 10, 2015 - Home Study approved
July 20, 2015 - Mailed I800-A
July 23, 3015 - Receipt of I800-A
August 5, 2015 - Found out the girl from the riverwalk who has little sister adopted from China with CLCP will be in E’s American Heritage Girls group
August 6, 2015 - Received letter for USCIS fingerprint appt.
August 13, 2015- Found out the same girl with adopted sister will be in W’s school class
August 15, 2015 - Found out the mother of the family I met on the riverwalk will be leading the AHG group with me
August 17, 2015 - 8am - Fingerprint appointment in Atlanta (1.8 miles past Calhoun we ran out of gas. It was dark and raining. We pulled off on a closed exit and called Roadside assistance. Denny walked up exit ramp and tried to flag people down but no one stopped. I was in the car praying for God to send us an angel to help us. A worker pulled up to Denny and had 2 gallons of gas in his truck!)
August 28, 2015 - I800A approval!! 2 1/2 weeks early from the 1 month expected wait.
September 18, 2015 - Dossier to China
September 22, 2015 - Logged In - Average wait for a girl is 6-9 months
December 2, 2015 - 2:49 pm Received call from Beth at Holt with a file of a little girl to review
December 3, 2015 - Sent of LOI in order to hold her file
Sometime during week of December 6th we received our LOA
December 22, 2015 - Received update on Gracie - included x-rays, pictures, and a video!
December 23, 2015 - Officially matched with Gracie!
January 12, 2016 - I800 Approval
January 19, 2016 - Filed DS-260
January 20, 2016 - Received NVC letter
January 21, 2016 - Article 5 drop off
February 3, 2016 - Received Visas
February 4, 2016 - Article 5 issued
February 23, 2015 - First contact with our social worker about adoption
March 12, 2015 - Meeting with local agency about domestic and international adoption
March 12, 2015 - Over lunch, we decided to start with China
March 14, 2015 - Emailed adoption application to Holt International
March 17, 2015 - Contacted Holston Home for Children for a home study
April 14, 2015 - Turned in the home study application and first interview
April 16, 2015 - Joint interview with social worker
May 6, 2015 - Husband's interview with social worker
May 15, 2015 - Had an unencouraging discussion about international adoption. Went walking on the riverwalk and ran into a family who was just back from China-adopted a girl with CLCP
June 4, 2015 - Home visit and family interview
July 10, 2015 - Home Study approved
July 20, 2015 - Mailed I800-A
July 23, 3015 - Receipt of I800-A
August 5, 2015 - Found out the girl from the riverwalk who has little sister adopted from China with CLCP will be in E’s American Heritage Girls group
August 6, 2015 - Received letter for USCIS fingerprint appt.
August 13, 2015- Found out the same girl with adopted sister will be in W’s school class
August 15, 2015 - Found out the mother of the family I met on the riverwalk will be leading the AHG group with me
August 17, 2015 - 8am - Fingerprint appointment in Atlanta (1.8 miles past Calhoun we ran out of gas. It was dark and raining. We pulled off on a closed exit and called Roadside assistance. Denny walked up exit ramp and tried to flag people down but no one stopped. I was in the car praying for God to send us an angel to help us. A worker pulled up to Denny and had 2 gallons of gas in his truck!)
August 28, 2015 - I800A approval!! 2 1/2 weeks early from the 1 month expected wait.
September 18, 2015 - Dossier to China
September 22, 2015 - Logged In - Average wait for a girl is 6-9 months
December 2, 2015 - 2:49 pm Received call from Beth at Holt with a file of a little girl to review
December 3, 2015 - Sent of LOI in order to hold her file
Sometime during week of December 6th we received our LOA
December 22, 2015 - Received update on Gracie - included x-rays, pictures, and a video!
December 23, 2015 - Officially matched with Gracie!
January 12, 2016 - I800 Approval
January 19, 2016 - Filed DS-260
January 20, 2016 - Received NVC letter
January 21, 2016 - Article 5 drop off
February 3, 2016 - Received Visas
February 4, 2016 - Article 5 issued