Adoption Timeline

Spring 2012- When we first spotted our angel
12/11/12- Began our journey
12/14/12- Our sweet girl on MFFM!
12/15/12- Sent off agency application and fee
12/17/12- Contacted home study agency
12/21/12- Reece's Rainbow paperwork mailed
12/28/12- Russia passes law to stop American adoptions from Russia
12/28/12- First home study visit
1/11/13- Mailed off fingerprints!
1/12/13- Pets up to date with vaccines.
2/1/13- Completed required 10 hours of parent education training
2/9/13- Final home Study visit
3/3/13- Decision to move forward, holding a candle for Yana
3/6/13- Our little man on MFFM!
3/18/13- Passport photos and certified marriage licenses
3/20/13- Sent off passports
3/22/13- First set of docs apostilled!

4/3/13- First docs sent off!

4/12/13- Physicals complete!

5/6/13-Sent off 2nd round of docs!

5/9/13-Sent off FBI fingerprints

5/10/13-Judge signed our home study

5/21/13-Sent off USCIS!

5/28/13-Received notarized copies of HS in the mail!

5/29/13-Received email notifying us that our USCIS had been received.

6/20/13-USCIS Appointment

6/21/13- USCIS approved!

6/28/13- Received FBI clearance
7/1/13- Sent FBI clearance to get apostilled
7/1/13- Received a generous gift from the Kelleys
7/23/13-Mailed off last pieces of dossier!!
8/8/13-Submitted!
9/24/13-DATES! Our DAP appointment is set for 10/3
10/1/13-Leave on a jet plane :-)
10/3/13-DAP
10/7/13-Met our boy!
10/18/13-Court!
10/19/13-Flew home!

10/29/13-Court decree issued

11/9/13- Flying back to Ukraine for the 2nd trip
11/10/13-Arrived in Ukraine
11/12/13- Started the paper chase, back in Pryluky
11/18/13-Gotcha!
11/19/13-Embassy and medical appointments
11/20/13-Home!