Our Adoption Timeline

This is where you can see how far we have come in our adoption process:

1. July 10, 2006 Mailed paperwork for the Waiting Child program to our adoption agency, CCAI http://chinesechildren.org
2. July 27, 2006 Mailed application to Home study agency
3. July 27, 2006 Requested Doctor's letters for home study agency
4. July 31, 2006 Mailed formal adoption application to CCAI
5. August 9, 2006 Adoption Application approved by CCAI
6. August 9, 2006 Requested Mike's Birth Certificate
7. August 11, 2006 Mailed agency agreement and first payment
8. August 16, 2006 Received Mike's Birth Certificate
9. August 23, 2006 Ordered Birth Certificate (Barb) and Marriage Certificate from Switzerland
10. September 6, 2006 Barb becomes a US citizen
11. September 15, 2006 Barb applies for US passport
12. September 21, 2006 Swiss Consulate unable to Certify Swiss Marrige Certificate without proper Apostille FROM Switzerland - ordered new one.
13. October 9, 2006 First home study visit with social worker
14. October 16, 2006 Second home study visit (Mike)
15. October 16, 2006 Mailed I-600A to Denver USCIS
16. October 25, 2006 Third home study visit (Barb)
17. October 25, 2006 Police clearance reports received
18. November 10, 2006 Last home study visit
19. November 13, 2006 Medical exam Mike and Barb
20. November 21, 2006 Fingerprints done Mike and Barb
21. November 22, 2006 Received Medical reports
22. December 1, 2006 Homestudy in Review at CCAI
23. December 11, 2006 Received home study
24. December 11, 2006 Sent documents (except I-171) to Cheyenne for State certification
25. December 22, 2006 Sent documents to Washington D. C. to Dept of State certification
26. January 11, 2007 Received documents from Dept of State, sent off to Chinese Embassy
27. January 11, 2007 Sent Marriage license to Swiss Consulate for certification - again! Hope it works this time around!
28. January 16, 2007 Vaccinations Barb
29. January 24, 2007 REFERRAL!!!! We can't believe it's here!!!
30. January 29, 2007 Vaccinations Mike
31. January 29, 2007 Update Home study done, requested Andi's background check, since this is all the USCIS is waiting for (and we didn't know) - good thing we checked!
32. January 30, 2007 Discussed care plan for BoBo with our Pediatrician
33. January 31, 2007 LOI sent to our agency
34. February 2, 2007 Our LOI goes to China
35. February 8, 2007 Received our certified marriage license from the Swiss Consulate in San Francisco.
36. February 20, 2007 BoBo turns 3
37. February 20, 2007 We received our I-171-H
38. February 21, 2007 Mailed I-171 to Cheyenne for State Certification
39. March 6, 2007 Our completed dossier arrives at CCAI and is moved to translation.
40. March 6, 2007 PRE-APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
41. March 7, 2007 DTC (Dossier to China)
42. March 10, 2007 Care package sent
43. March 12, 2007 Our Dossier is hand-delivered to the CCAA
44. March 12, 2007 Log in Date (LID)
45. April and May 2007 Repaint, redecorate and rearrange kids' rooms
46. May 3, 2007 Sent another care package to orphanage
47. May 9, 2007 Agency notification that our dossier is in the Match room at CCAA
48. May 10, 2007 Final vaccinations Barb
49. May 17, 2007 LOA ("Letter seeking confirmation of adopter") on day 66 since LID
50. May 23, 2007 received updated information on BoBo
51. June 1, 2007 received Visas to travel to China
52. June 11, 2007 final care package sent
53. June 14, 2007 TA!!!! (=Travel approval) on day 94 since LID
54. June 27, 2007 Leaving for China
55. July 2, 2007 Nina day!
56. July 3, 2007 Adoption day
57. July 11, 2007 Consulate appointment in Guangzhou
58. July 14, 2007 HOME
59. August 5, 2008 Readoption hearing