Our Timeline

March 19, 2008 - Zane's "Forever Day" - final adoption hearing

October 24, 2007 - Zane's Gotcha Day!
October 22, 2007 - ZANE was born!!!!
September 18, 2007 - we met the baby's birthmother
September 17, 2007 - we got "the call" that we had been chosen for adoption of a baby boy!
August 17, 2007 - took our scrapbook/album to a local school for pregnant teens for a possible domestic adoption
September 12, 2006 - Major Milestone Date - LID!!! Log in Date
August 20, 2006 - Our dossier made it to CCAA
August 16, 2006 - Milestone Date - DTC! Dossier to China
August 10, 2006 - received an email informing us that our dossier passed critical review at CCAI - sent for translation
August 2, 2006 - received docments back from Chinese Consulate; mailed complete dossier to agency - Yeah!
July 26, 2006 - last two documents (171H & homestudy) sent for authentication
July 21, 2006 - received 171H!!!! sent it off to Tallahassee for certification
July 13, 2006 - received authenticated documents from Consulate
July 6, 2006 - fingerprints taken at Homeland Security
July 5, 2006 - got our fingerprint appointments from Homeland Security
June 30, 2006 - sent 11 of the 13 documents needed for authentication at the Chinese Consulate
June 29, 2006 - CCAI received our home study and sent it to Homeland Security
June 7, 2006 - Mike's passport came in the mail
June 6, 2006 - mailed our I-600A to Homeland Security
May 15, 2006 - final home study meeting - now just need to wait for the report!
May 8, 2006 - second home study meeting
April 28, 2006 - first home study meeting
April 13, 2006 - received the okay to start our home study
April 12, 2006 - Mike applied for his passport - men are so slow! And Kelly's passport came in the mail
April 4, 2006 - mailed our home study packet
March 31, 2006 - received our dossier guide - the paperchase begins!
March 16, 2006 - Kelly applied for passport
March 3, 2006 - received our home study packet
February 24, 2006 - received call informing us our application has been approved!!
February 20, 2006 - mailed our application