The Night I Bought a $1000 Baby Bed.....
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Monday, August 23, 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
14 comments:
So sweet Ashley! Thanks for giving us a peek into your amazing journey and all the God is doing in your precious family!
tears.
Love this. Welcome home Ashlie!
I love it! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh Ashlie,
You had me in tears!!! What an emotional reunion for you. God has been so faithful to your family in bringing you back and working out all the bumps!! And speaking of bumps, it was lovely to see your bump which has obviously grown during your time in Africa. What a double blessing from the Lord!!
I am so excited for you and have been so blessed by your story. One thing I ask is that as soon as you are settled, would you please keep us all updated on Easton and Preston? I would love to continue to follow along!!!
Love and prayers,
Naomi
We read your story in today's paper and were moved to tears of joy. May God continue to bless you and your beautiful family. Would love to meet you and Easton. Stop down at the Broken Egg (Lakewood Ranch) some morning and say 'hello'!
With best wishes,
Dick and Lorraine Vitale
AWESOME video..that is priceless - may God bless your new family of 3 and soon to be 4!! You are definitely an inspiration to my husband & myself...God Bless!!
This made me cry. Im sharing it with my friends on facebook, too
What a great homecoming and inspirational journey! Congratulations to you both!
PRAISE GOD!!
tears
waiting for our turn!!
Welcome Home Fulmer Family!
We have been following your blog since we stumbled up on it from a friend of a friends blog this winter and ordered two of your tshirts... our daughter came home in January.
Praising God and doing our happy little dance up here in Michigan with you! God IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
love and hugs,
the Klein's
Beautiful Moment! Thanks for sharing!
Well now I am in tears!!!! I LOVE that! Congratulations!!!!
We have been cheering you and and praying for your journey! In tears watching your homecoming...just so touching! Can't wait for our turn!!!!
Jenn
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