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Adoption Timeline
- 11/25/09- Adoption decree is done
- 11/23/09- Put plane tickets on hold
- 11/19/09- Bennett K. Gibson passed court and became our legal son!
- 11/19/09- Our COURT DATE!
- 10/27/09- We found out our court date
- 10/15/09- Our Case is Submitted to Court
- 10/14/09- Ethiopia Courts are Back OPEN and Working
- 10/13/09- Bennett turns 6 months old
- 10/12/09- Ethiopia courts were supposed to open but did not
- 10/9/09- Got our approved I71H in the mail
- 10/9/09- Bennett weighs 13.2lbs
- 9/23/09- got new pics of our baby boy
- 9/23/09- Sent letter from vet to USCIS about Mercedes
- 9/21/09- Got new video of Bennett and he is smiling and laughing....we are told he can roll over as well!
- 9/6/09- Bennett weighes 5.7kg (12.5 lbs)!!!!
- 8/31/09- Got video in the mail of Bennett
- 8/30/09- My Baby Shower (thrown by Mom and Christa for our families and some friends)
- 8/03/09- Saw Bennett on Skype wearing an outfit we sent him
- 7/27/09- Our agency told us Ethiopia is closing for September
- 7/15/09- Our agency told us Ethiopia courts are planning on staying open for rainy season
- 7/09/09- Dossier sent to Ethiopia
- 7/02/09- 10:56pm Dossier was put in UPS box headed for Washington DC
- 7/02/09- Final letters from CCI came in mail
- 7/01/09- Recieved video of Baby Bennett!
- 6/30/09- 9:12pm OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED BABY BENNETT'S REFERRAL!!!!
- 6/30/09- Baby Bennett weighs 5 kg! (about 11lbs)
- 6/30/09- Talked to Dr. about Baby Bennett's Medical File
- 6/30/09- Redo cover letter, get county seal again, go to capital and get state seals
- 6/29/09- Our documents for dossier are approved by CCI
- 6/29/09- Recieved Baby Boy's Medical File
- 6/26/09- Baby Boy put on HOLD for our family
- 6/26/09- Final Homestudy Arrived in Mail
- 6/25/09- First "While You Are Waiting" meeting with women at Highview
- 6/11/09- Saw Picture of Baby Boy I fell in Love with
- 6/5/09- Doctor Appointments
- 6/04/09- Adpotion Class at Highview
- 6/1/09- Sent Application to Agency
- 6/01/09- Home visit part of Homestudy
- 5/28/09- USCIS File I600 and get Fingerprints
- 5/26/09- Brian got a New Drivers ID
- 5/26/09- First Homestudy Visit
- 5/18/09- Get letter from 5th Third
- 5/18/09- Send out State Police Criminal Check and Child/Spouse Abuse Check
- 5/12/09- Sent Application to Adoption Assistance
- 5/12/09- Sent for copy of Marriage Liscense
- 4/13/09- Baby Bennett K. is born
About our Family
- Brooke and Brian
- We were married on August 16, 2008! We started dating October 13, 2002. We have a beautiful baby boy whom joined our family through adoption on December 28, 2009.
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Important Dates In Our Lives
- April 13- Bennett's Birthday
- May 14- Brooke's Bday
- June 2- Jordan's Old Due Date, Christa's Bday, Mercedes Bday
- June 30- Accepted Bennnett's Referral
- Aug 16- Our Wedding Day
- Oct 13- Day we Started Dating
- Oct 17- Day of Miscarriage with Jordan
- Nov 7- Brian's Birthday
- Dec 13- Day we got Engaged
1 comment:
Brooke, your blog is beautiful!! Can you believe you leave in TWO DAYS!!! WOW!!! I think about our time in Ethiopia every single day! It will never leave you I promise. Your son's name is stunning & his room to match!! Thank you for supporting our 2nd adoption. Feel free to add us to your roll or our button- lets keep in touch!
Merry Christmas- your present is waiting for you in ET!
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