Our Adoption Journey

1.13.10 - Adoption Orientation
2.10.10 - Sent Application
2.20.10 - Homestudy Education Class # 1
2.20.10 - Received Packet in the Mail
2.23.10 - Homestudy Education Class # 2
2.25.10 - Fingerprinted
2.26.10 - Mailed Out First Part of Forms
2.27.10 - Homestudy Education Class # 3
2.28.10 - Fire Inspection
3.6.10 - Physicals
3.6.10 - Mailed Out Last Part of Forms
3.10.10 - Save-A-Baby Class
3.12.10 - Mailed Out a Few Other Pieces of Paperwork
3.13.10 - Homestudy Education Class # 4
3.20.10 - Networking Workshop
4.5.10 - Homestudy Part 1 (DH's interview, homeinspection & couple's interview)
4.12.10 - Homestudy Part 2 (My interview)
4.12.10 - Turned in Characteristics Checklist Form
4.13.10 - Received Draft of Homestudy
4.14.10 - Sent Back Additions/Corrections to Draft of Homestudy
4.28.10 - Mailed Out Draft of Profile to Agency
5.4.10 - Found Out That We Need More Backgroud Checks (lived out of state during college), but our profile will still be shown during potential situations-nevermind, the dates were wrong
5.5.10 - Meeting with Agency Director to Review Profile
5.5.10 - Homestudy Approved
5.10.10 - Mailed Out Agency's Characteristics Checklist Forms
5.18.10 - Baby Basics Class
5.29.10 - Mailed Out Baby Basics Class Attendance Form
6.17.10 - Profiles Turned into Agency
6.17.10 - Online Letter & Photos Emailed to Agency
6.18.10 - Received Homestudy "Congrats" Letter in the Mail
6.29.10 - Received Monthly Phone Call #1
6.30.10 - Monthly Payment #1
7.16.10 - Baby C Was Born
7.17.10 - THE CALL
7.17.10 - Met Baby C&BM
7.19.10 - Brought Baby C Home
7.19.10 - Monthly Payment #2
7.21.10 - First Post-Placement Visit
7.21.10 - Baby C is offically ours!
7.22.10 - Baby C's First Appointment
8.12.10 - Baby C's Second Appointment
8.13.10 - Second Post-Placement Visit
8.17.10 - Learned that BM wants to set up a meeting
8.18.10 - Visit Agency (Drop off 1st set of pictures) & Pay Placement Fee
9.3.10 - Meeting with BM! (Gave her more pictures)
9.9.10 - Received Pictures from Baby C's BM
9.10.10 - Third Post-Placement Visit
9.15.10 - Learned that Baby C's BM dropped off hair bows at the agency for Baby C
9.16.10 - Baby C's Third Appointment
9.16.10 - Mailed out Baby C's 7 Week Pictures for her BM
9.20.10 - Pick up the bows that Baby C's BM dropped off at the agency
9.28.10 - Meeting with BM & perhaps BF (he did not come)
10.8.10 - Fourth Post-Placement Visit
10.18.10 - Mail out Baby C Pictures
10.26.10 - Meet with Baby C's Babysitter
10.27.10 - Found out that Baby C's BM bought her an outfit
11.3.10 - First Meeting with Lawyer
11.4.10 - Fifth Post-Placement Visit
11.4.10 - Receive outfit from Baby C's BM
11.12.10 - My First Day Back to Work
11.15.10 - "We Got News"
11.16.10 - Baby C's Fourth Appointment
12.1.10 - Meeting with BM (Brought us a hat, toy and 4 greeting cards)
12.2.10 - Sixth Post-Placement Visit
12.5.10 - Adoption Group Holiday Gathering
12.22.10 - Found out that Baby C's BM left gifts at the agency
12.29.10 - Meeting With Lawyer to Sign Paperwork
12.30.10 - Seventh Post-Placement Visit
12.30.10 - Receive Gifts From Baby C's BM
1.24.11 - Baby C' Fifth Appointment
1.28.11- Eighth Post-Placement Visit
2.2.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM
2.23.11 - Ninth Post-Placement Visit
3.2.11 - Found out the Baby C's BM dropped off a gift at the agency and waits to meet up soon
3.10.11 - Found out that Baby C's BM has cancerous bumps on her foot
3.22.11 - Tenth Post-Placement Visit
3.24.11 - Baby C's BM surgery
4.20.11 - Finalization
4.20.11 - Receive Baby C's Gifts from her BM
4.28.11 - Baby C's Sixth Appointment
5.5.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM (tell her about pregnancy)
6.18.11 - Baby C Urgent Care (viral rash)
6.24.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM & her mother
7.15.11 - Baby C's 1st Birthday Party
7.16.11 - Baby C' 1st Birthday!
7.19.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM & BF
7.26.11 - Baby C's Seventh Appointment (1 year check-up)
9.12.11 - Flu Shot (while at Baby T's 1st Appt.)
9.23.11 - Ran into Baby C's BM at Mall
9.26.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM & BM's Friend
10.5.11 - Baby C Appointment (double ear infection)
10.20.11 - Baby C's Eighth Appointment (15 Month Check-Up)
11.2.11 - Found out (email) that Baby C's BM & BF were taking some time apart
11.11 - Meeting with Baby C's BM & BF
1.12 - Meeting with Baby C's BM & BF
1.26.12 - Baby C's Ninth Appointment (18 Month Check-Up, 27 lbs & 32 1/2")
2.12 - Meeting with Baby C's BM, BF and BM's friend
3.12 - Ran into Baby C's BM at the mall
3.12 - DH took Baby C to the Dr. (possible croup), started steroids the next day
Lost track... busy living life :)

 

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