The journey to our son Easton!
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Thursday, September 9, 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
9 comments:
love this.
love you.
love your family.
love your sons.
what a blessing you are to so many!
Love it. Made me all teary. Incredible story, the fingerprints of God all over. Can't wait to see your next little man. :)
BEAUTIFUL!!!
What an incredible, beautiful journey!
I know Amy Smith, by way of blogging. She shared this video on FB, and I am so glad she did...
Your story and the joy you are finding filled my heart with happiness. You have a beautiful blog... a reflection of your family, your hearts, your bright spirits.
Congratulations, and all the best for a healthy and happy future.
What a great video! Wonderfully done! It brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart for you and your family! I LOVE seeing God move, and it is clear He has orchestrated this beautiful tale of your journey to parenthood! Blessings to you ~
Your blog was my first ever adoption blog to follow, and my husband and I both have your tshirts :) It has been a great journey to watch! You guys are too precious!
Congrats! Congrats! Congrats! :)
I found your blog through someone else's and wanted to encourage you to come check out www.wearegraftedin.com. We are trying to get more folks involved there who are adopting from Ethiopia and other countries. We'd love to have you come by and join the forum if you are interested in fellowshipping with other adoptive families who love the Lord.
Blessings,
Kelly
I should have KNOWN not to watch that after just putting on my makeup! I cried through the whole thing!!! He is SO beautiful. And did you mention in an earlier post that he is from the Wolayta region? If so, he is from the same region as A!!!
Blessings to you all!
Jeanine
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