Our Ethiopian Adoption Journey: 5h 13m 13s

Sunday, June 21, 2009

5h 13m 13s

I DID IT!!!!! I came in a little slower then I had wanted, but with most of the run at a temperature of 28C I'm just glad I was able to finish!!!!

12 comments:

Leah (Laura's Sister) said...: Way to go Laura. I'm so proud of you.; 21 June 2009 at 18:06
Ranavan said...: Woooohoooo!

You are awesome...nice work :); 21 June 2009 at 19:02
Anonymous said...: Marathon completed, Laura. Victory! How sweet it is when you cross that finish line. YOU DID IT! I continue to pray for you as you progress through the "adoption" marathon.; 21 June 2009 at 19:19
Melissa said...: POWERHOUSE!!! Wow! That's awesome. Well done!; 21 June 2009 at 19:49
Coldwater Mom said...: Amazing!; 21 June 2009 at 20:01
lyndsey said...: good for you!!! that is really great!! I love the pic where the woman is hosing you off- that would have felt good!!!

L; 21 June 2009 at 20:41
Stephanie said...: Congralutations!!! You should be very proud of your accomplishment!!

Steph ;-); 21 June 2009 at 20:56
Ramona said...: Yahoo! I'm really proud of you- and it was humid and hot today! You did it!
Ramona; 21 June 2009 at 21:41
Jenny said...: You Rock Girl!!! Awesome, totally awesome!

Jenny; 21 June 2009 at 22:56
Dancin' Momma said...: What a great accomplishment!!! Wow!; 22 June 2009 at 11:14
june said...: Way to go! And in that heat... yikes. I was thinking of you as the thermometer crept upwards...; 22 June 2009 at 17:33
Sharla said...: How awesome! Congrats! And look at how fit you are...you look great!; 28 June 2009 at 16:29

Our Ethiopian Adoption Timeline

Jun 19, 2011 - HOME!!!
Jun 12, 2011 - Seth is ours forever!
Jun 10, 2011 - Leave for Ethiopia to bring our SON home
Jun 7, 2011 - VISA VISA VISA
May 30, 2011 - Documents arrived in Nairobi
May 28, 2011 - Seth turns 2-years-old!
May 27, 2011 - Documents sent to Nairobi
May 17/20, 2011 - Passport issued/received
May 11/17, 2011 - Birth Cert. issued/received
May 11, 2011 - Support letter issued
Feb 7, 2011 Order of Adoption received
Jan 28, 2011 - Court #9 - WE PASSED COURT!!!!!!!!!!!! We have a SON!!!
Jan 25, 2011 - Court #8
Jan 21, 2011 - Court #7
Jan 12, 2011 - Court #6
Dec 30, 2010 - Court #5
Dec 17, 2010 - Court #4
Dec 13, 2010 - Court #3
Nov 25, 2010 - Court #2
Nov 5, 2010 - Court #1
Nov 3, 2010 - Laura meets Seth
Oct 31, 2010 - Laura leaves for Ethiopia
Oct 25, 2010 - Court date changed to Nov 5, 2010
Oct 7, 2010 - Court Date received, set for Dec 7, 2010
Sep 28, 2010 - Court re-opens in Ethiopia
Sept 21, 2010 - Court File # issued
Aug 6, 2010 - Court closes in Ethiopia
Jul 16, 2010 - OUR REFERRAL - 13.5 month old beautiful boy
Dec 16, 2009 - First referral since bankruptcy.
Nov 30, 2009 - Offically Waiting...again - New Imagine announces 246+ families will continue!
Nov 16, 2009 - Mailed new retainer agreement
Oct 1, 2009 - Imagine resumes operations
Sept 29, 2009 - Successful court approval to bring Imagine out of bankruptcy
Sept 21, 2009 - "YES" Vote to Restructure Imagine
July 14, 2009 - Imagine Bankruptcy
Feb 24, 2009 - Citizenship Par 2 sent
Nov 28, 2008 - Citizenship Part 1 approved
July 24, 2008 - Citizenship Part 1 sent
June 30, 2008 - Dossier arrived in Ethiopia - WE ARE EXPECTING a 0-18 month old boy/girl
Jun 26, 2008 - Dossier to Ethiopia. Domestic Adoption put on hold in MB (Grrrr).
Jun 5, 2008 - Dossier to Imagine
May 22, 2008 - Dossier to province for approval
Apr, 29 2008 - Homestudy completed and submitted to local agency
Feb 8, 2008 - First meeting with our local agency to submit international adoption application