OUR JOURNEY SO FAR

September 30, 2005 Requested Information from GWCA
September 30, 2005 Contact Adoption Advocates for Home Study information.
October 10, 2005 Attended GWCA Seminar
October 19, 2005 Mailed Application to GWCA
October 27, 2005 Application with GWCA approved
October 28, 2995 Attended Education Class with Adoption Advocates
October 28, 2006 Signed Contract with Adoption Advocates
November 4, 2005 Mailed GWCA Contract
December 2, 2005 Kim's Physical Exam
December 16, 2006 Police Clearance Done
December 26, 2005 First Home Study Visit
December 29, 2005 Second Home Study Visit
December 30, 2006 John's Physical Exman
January 2, 2006 Sent for our Passports
January 12, 2006 Sent Home Study to GWCA for Approval
January 13, 2006 GWCA approved Home Study
January 16, 2006 Mailed I-600 Application
January 19, 2006 I-600 Application Received
January 30, 2006 Received Finalized Home Study
February 27, 2006 Passports came today
May 5, 2006 Finger Printing Appointment
May 26, 2006 Received I-171H Yippie!!!
June 2, 2006 Went to the Great Seal (Detroit Michigan)
June 2, 2006 UPS Dossier to Chinese Consulate (via courier)
June 2, 2006 Ups Dossier to Chinese Consulate (Washington DC)
June 13, 2006 Received Dossier back from Chinese Consulate (Chicago)
June 15, 2006 Received Dossier back from Chinese Consulate (DC)
June 19, 2006 Mailed Dossier to GWCA
June 21, 2006 Dossier Approved by GWCA
June 23, 2006 DTC (dossier to China)
July 4, 2006 LID (Log in date in China)
August 2006 - Pending Translation
September 2006 - Translation
October 2006 - Pending Review
November 2006 - Still Pending Review
December 2006 - No Referrals, No update. Merry Chirstmas!
January 2007 - Still Pending Review! Happy New Year!
February 2007 - No Referrals, No News! Happy Valentine's Day!
March 2007 - Still Pending Review! Happy Birthday Me! :-)
April 2007 - Still Pending review!
May 2007 - Still, yep still pending review!
June 2007- I will say it again! Still Pending Review!
July 2007- I know! yep! still pending review! (June is in review!!!)
July 27, 2007 - Finally in Review!!!!! Yippie!!!
August 2007 - Still in Review!!
Sept 9, 2007 - We are finally out of the Review Room!!!! Yippie!!! I can breath now!!!!