The Night I Bought a $1000 Baby Bed.....
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
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Easton's Adoption Timeline
July 23rd, 2009-Acceptance from AWAA, Officially began the adoption process!
August 5th, 2009-Return from summer vacation and start working on the homestudy and dossier documents
August 31st, 2009- Homestudy paperwork done, 3/4 the way complete with the Dossier
September 12th-26th, 2009- First Home Study Visit 9/12, 2nd visit 9/23, 3rd visit 9/26.
September 16th, 2009-Received Notary Authentication from FL Dept. of State.
September 19th, 2009- Dossier complete 90%-waiting on the Finalized Home Study Report and I-171H (Immigration Papers)
August 20th, 2010- Flew out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
August 5th, 2009-Return from summer vacation and start working on the homestudy and dossier documents
August 31st, 2009- Homestudy paperwork done, 3/4 the way complete with the Dossier
September 12th-26th, 2009- First Home Study Visit 9/12, 2nd visit 9/23, 3rd visit 9/26.
September 16th, 2009-Received Notary Authentication from FL Dept. of State.
September 19th, 2009- Dossier complete 90%-waiting on the Finalized Home Study Report and I-171H (Immigration Papers)
October 19th- Home Study Completed, finalized copies received!!!!!
October 20th- I-600A Sent to USCIS
October 28th- Confirmation that USCIS received our application. Waiting for an appointment to be finger printed at the CIS department in Tampa.
October 29th- Made 4 copies of the Dossier....waiting for Immigration Paperwork, the LAST piece!!
November 14th-Appointment Notification for Biometrics (fingerprints)
December 1st- USCIS Building in Tampa to be fingerprinted.
December 23rd- Immigration Approval Received (I-7171H) Sent Dossier to our Agency in Washington, DC!!!
January 8, 2010-DTE!!! (Dossier to Ethiopia!!!!!) Officially on the waiting list for Easton!!!!
February 8, 2010- 1 Month Waiting for our referral! =)
March 8, 2010- 2 Months Waiting for our referral! =)
March 10, 2010- The Ethiopia Government changed the adoption procedure to a 2-trip program. Meaning, families must travel 2-4 weeks after receiving a referral to appear in Ethiopian Court. Families will return to the US (without child) after their court date. Finally families will travel back to Ethiopia 10-12 weeks later, to bring their child home.
April 8, 2010- 3 Months Waiting for Easton's Picture!!!
August 19th, 2010- US Embassy AppointmentOctober 20th- I-600A Sent to USCIS
October 28th- Confirmation that USCIS received our application. Waiting for an appointment to be finger printed at the CIS department in Tampa.
October 29th- Made 4 copies of the Dossier....waiting for Immigration Paperwork, the LAST piece!!
November 14th-Appointment Notification for Biometrics (fingerprints)
December 1st- USCIS Building in Tampa to be fingerprinted.
December 23rd- Immigration Approval Received (I-7171H) Sent Dossier to our Agency in Washington, DC!!!
January 8, 2010-DTE!!! (Dossier to Ethiopia!!!!!) Officially on the waiting list for Easton!!!!
February 8, 2010- 1 Month Waiting for our referral! =)
March 8, 2010- 2 Months Waiting for our referral! =)
March 10, 2010- The Ethiopia Government changed the adoption procedure to a 2-trip program. Meaning, families must travel 2-4 weeks after receiving a referral to appear in Ethiopian Court. Families will return to the US (without child) after their court date. Finally families will travel back to Ethiopia 10-12 weeks later, to bring their child home.
April 8, 2010- 3 Months Waiting for Easton's Picture!!!
May 1, 2010- Find out we are at the top of the list for a baby boy referral!!! Praying our day is coming soon!!!!!
May 8, 2010- 4 Months Waiting for Our Referral!!!!
May 13, 2010- REFERRAL!!! We see our 2 month old baby for the 1st time EVER!! He's beautiful, we are in love, and we are parents!!!!
June 4, 2010- Announce that we are pregnant!!!!!! We are going to be a family of 4 by Christmas!
June 18, 2010- Ashlie and her Mom Leave for Ethiopia! Ashlie will be teaching at the Transition Home and loving on Easton everyday until she can bring him home forever!
June 20, 2010 - Ashlie meets Easton for the first time!!!
July 14, 2010 - Ryan meets Easton for the first time.
July 21, 2010 - We pass court, and are officially a family!
August 20th, 2010- Flew out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
August 21, 2010- Easton's Homecoming!!!!!!
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STARTLING STATS ABOUT ETHIOPIA
* One out of every 20 children born alive die in their first month of life
* One out of ten die before reaching their first birthday
* One out of six die before reaching their fifth birthday
* There are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia
* The median age in Ethiopia is 18
* 1.5 million people in Ethiopia are infected with AIDS
* Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
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About Me
- Ryan and Ashlie
- I am the wife to my amazing husband Ryan and mother to our two sons, Easton Aschenaki and Preston Abenet. We adopted our son from Ethiopia in 2010 and after 9 months in the adoption process were surprised to find out that I was pregnant! Our 2 boys are only 8 months apart. We are excited to embark on our next adoption journey. We will be adopting our daughter from Ethiopia! Follow our story at: www.fulmerstory.blogspot.com
10 comments:
oh dear, this is causing an emotion I was not prepared for today!!! brings back memories and excites me for new ones. So excited for you to finally see your baby boy :) YAAAAAAYYYY!!!!
ohhhhh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HURRAH!!!!!! I was crying so hard when I saw this! AH! Congrats on baby Easton!!!!
Ahhh, thanks Janet and Bex!!!! We have had an emotionally crazy day!!!! You would think 9 months in the adoption process would be enough time to prepare your heart but NOTHING could have prepared us for today!!!! Seeing him for the first time was a moment I will never forget!!! He's so precious!!! =) thanks for your support and prayers!!! Praying we will meet him soon!!!!! =) Ashlie
I am so thrilled for you both!! What a TINY little boy!! He is indeed the smallest baby I have ever heard of too!! Wow God has been so good to you as you have patiently waited!!!
You have a couple of trips so close to each other from the sounds if things!!!
Blessing to you both!! What ice cream will you have to celebate? All of them LOL!!!!
Naomi
Congrats to your both! How sweet to catch it on video to show him someday! It brought tears to my eyes and I didn't even get to see him, I can't imagine how you are feeling!! God is GOOD!
okay, where was the kleenex and the waterproof mascara when you need it. it was amazing. i cried as if it was my grandbaby! but he will just have to be our "adopted" nephew! phew. i gotta go redo my makeup! You two are amazing. hugs from the hall's. ryan i hope to get to know you through the rest of the journey. You have an amazing wife! she has been there for my 17 year old daughter and blessed us both!
ash...i was laughing at you with the camera in your hand! that was cute!
PRAISE JESUS>>>HE ANSWERS PRAYERS BEYOND YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION!
Can not wait til that baby dedication day!!!
Congrats! We don't know each other, but I've been praying for you all! I'm so happy for your family!
Such a sweet and tender moment! THANKS for sharing it with us! SO VERY excited for you!
This is Crissy Sorenson (also with AWAA) (DTE 5/7/10), and I just read your post and watched your video clip- and bawling!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing that precious moment!!!!!!! We are SOOO excited for you!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my, I don't even know you guys and I sobbed through the entire video :) So excited for your growing family! You are in our thoughts and prayers as you journey to Ethiopia to meet your new child. We look forward to starting the adoption process too.
God Bless, Elizabeth
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