our timeline

a timeline to three four:  FIVE!
timeline for sweetie:

7/11/2016: requested file form agency (Madison)
7/13/2016: sent in initial paperwork and payment to agency ($2,000)
7/13/2016: sent in initial paperwork to home study agency and half payment: ($900)
7/18/2016: rbi background fingerprinting done
waiting for first home study meeting
waiting for client information packet form Madison
7/21/2016: received PA! wowza, that was fast!!!
7/29/2016: first home study visit





timeline for the Ls:

• 12/28/2013-found our sweet girl on RR site, sent inquiry email regarding the agency with her file
• 12/30/13-put in contact with MAA, who had her file
• 1/21/2014--received paperwork and contracts from MAA
• 1/22/2014-sent in signed contract and request for marriage length waiver from china
• 2/4/2014--first home study meeting, in sw office
• 3/4/2014-received PA from China to adopt "lucy-girl"
• 4/30/2014--final home study visit, at our home
• 6/26/2014-ran all over kingdom-come to notarize, certify, and authenticate our dossier docs
• 06/27/2014--dossier received by MAA and sent to chinese consulate
• 7/31/2014--USCIS biometric appt
• 8/9/2014--USCIS approval received
• 8/16/2014--USCIS approval, last dossier document, sent to MAA
• 9/8/2014--DTC!!! 
• 9/15/2014--LID!!!
• 11/26/2014--LOA!
• 11/27/2014--notified by our agency of the special bond lucy-girl has with one of her foster brothers
• 12/1/2014--give our agency an official "yes!" we want to adopt luke too!
• 12/1/2014-submitted i800 application (part of lucy-girls' immigration process)
• 12/12/2014--home study amended for us to adopt luke

• ??/??/??--"meeting our daughter!" and son!!!!!