Adoption Timeline

10/30/13- requested information for specific child on China Special Focus list
11/12/13- put our child's file on hold
11/26/13- Applied to Adoption Agency
11/27/13- Accepted in China Program
12/6/13- Adoption Physicals
12/10/13- Collected State Criminal checks
12/13/13- Requested Medical Review/Updated Special Needs Information on our child's file
12/17/13- Sent in LOI!!
12/23/13- 1st Homestudy Interview (Orientation)
1/3/14- PA!!!
1/29/14- FBI Background Check Clearance

2/10/14- Final Homestudy Interview
2/20/14- Received Homestudy Draft for review
3/3/14- Homestudy Finalized
3/10/14- i800a application receipt
4/15/14- i800a approval
4/30/14- Dossier certified and authenticated
5/2/14- DTC!! (Dossier to China)
5/12/14- LID
5/23/14- Dossier OOT
7/28/14- LOA!!
7/31/14- 800 receipt
8/12/14- 800 approval
8/18/14- guz# & 260
8/20/14- NVC rtf letter
8/21/14- Art 5 drop-off
9/9/14- Art 5 pick-up
9/15/14- Travel Approval!!

Ways God is already providing for us:

• family lending us a car to use after we decided to sell our van (so wonderful!)
• We hadn't even shared our plans to adopt Zachary with anyone!  God is so awesome and these people are too :)
• made contact with a local blogger who has proven invaluable in her encouragement, information, and resources.  God put her in our life before we even knew how we'd need her expertise!
• Notes of encouragement from family and friends showing their support and love