September 4, 2006 – We inquired with Heritage about Qin, and were told that she was on hold for a family, and had many others waiting.
Wed., September 13 – We receive an email from Peggy at Heritage informing us that Qin is available.
Thurs., September 14 - after researching and speaking to drs., we fax in our formal application for Qin at 11:00 pm at night!
Friday, September 15 – 12:54 pm we receive an email that Qin is ours!!
September 30 – We sent our LOI to Heritage
October 5 – Scott and I complete our physicals and blood tests
October 6 – Heritage mails out our LOI to China.
October 18 – Our social worker comes for homestudy visit and we receive our fingerprint letter today!
October 26 – We send off Scott’s birth certificate to the Chinese Consulate in NY for Authentication
October 28 – We got fingerprinted in Tampa
November 10 – Receive homestudy draft from SW and sent over for review to dossier consultant and to our agency.
November 20 – Received PA!!
November 20 – Received homestudy back from our SW with most of revisions.
November 27 – Returned homestudy back to SW for final revisions
November 28 – Sent out two packages for Anna Grace to receive second week and third week of Dec.
December 8 – Received more pictures of Anna Grace from two more families visiting Hefei and received our completed and notarized homestudy reports!!!
December 11 – FedEx’d homestudy to USCIS and notification comes from CCAA that there are new rules as of May 1, 2007….we no longer qualify if our dossier is not logged in by then. L
December 13 – Homestudy report received by USCIS
December 19 – Receive more pictures of Anna Grace from our agency director. Our package that included her little family album was delivered to her!
January 4, 2007 – We receive our I171H!!!!
January 9 – Documents leave to FL Sec. Of State for certification
January 11 – CCAA adds another step (acceptance letter) to process of adopting a waiting child.
January 17 – Documents leave FL Sec of State and head to our dossier consultant in Houston.
January 25 – Our documents were picked up from the Houston Consulate office by our dossier consultant and sent to us via FedEx.
February 6 – We found out today that we are FINALLY DTC!!!!! Wooohooo!!!!!February 26 - We received our Login Date....an unbelievable 7 days after DTC! February 13!
April 6 - We sent Anna Grace another package, this one for her birthday, which is Saturday, April 7. Also, Kai's passport finally arrived today!
April 27 - after waiting 73 days, at 2:45 p.m. we received the call that our LOA was at our agency!!!!!
April 30 - LOA heads back to Heritage Adoption Services in Portland, OR. and is delivered on Wed., May 3, 2007.
May 4 - Our LOA was sent by our agency to CCAA and was delivered to them on May 6.
May 31 - On day 107 of the TA wait, and 34 days from receiving our LOA, we finally heard at 3:30 p.m. that our TA has arrived!!!!!
June 13 - We head to the beautiful country of the People's Republic of China.
June 19 - We hold our beautiful daughter for the first time.
June 25 - Our Consulate Appointment
June 27 - Start the journey back home to the US.
June 29 - Arrive in Ft. Myers and begin our lives as a complete, forever family.
