Everyday Moments: May 2009

5.08.2009

Travel Plans!!!

Yesterday our case manager Christy was sick:( so sweet Kiersten from AGCI called to let us know our embassy appointment had been confirmed! Hooray!!! We'll be leaving for Addis Ababa on Saturday, May 16th and coming home May 22nd. So we booked our air plane tickets and now have lots of shopping, organizing and packing to do.

5.01.2009

We Passed Court!!!

Our case worker, Christy just called and let us know Silas E. is legally our son!!! We are praising God!!! We passed court!!! And our hearts are so happy!!! Thank you for all your prayers. We will post more details later... we are on cloud 9!!!

Adoption #1 Timeline

08/28/08 - contacted "All God's Children International" in Portland, Oregon about our decision to adopt from Ethiopia.
09/03/08 - Contacted Angel's Cove of BCHFS in Mt. Vernon, IL to do our home study.
09/15/08 - Our contracts were received for All God's Children International.
09/19/08 - We were welcomed to the Ethiopia Program.
11/17/08 - Our home study was approved by DCFS and our agency. YEAH!!!!
12/09/08 - Officially on the waitlist for our new baby. Our numbers are 14 for a boy and 29 for a girl.
01/09/09 - Official numbers are 14 for a boy and 27 for a girl.
01/14/09 - CIS fingerprinting in Indianapolis, IN.
02/05/09 - official numbers are 6 for a boy and 19 for a girl.
02/13/09 - Unofficially #1 on the boy list and #17 for a girl.
02/13/09 - Approval for CIS fingerprints.
03/02/09 - Referral Day for Silas E. Bogard (little over 3 months old).
03/05/09 - Call with the International Pediatrician. Silas is a very healthy little boy!
03/06/09 -accepted our referral.
03/18/09 - Travel call
04/02/09 We got our Court Date for April 30th!!!
04/30/09 Our Court Date!
05/01/09 We found out we passed court and Silas E. is our son legally! Praising God!!!
05/18/09 - We meet Silas for the first time. It was just amazing. He stole our hearts!!!
05/22/09 We got home from Ethiopia and Silas meet his sisters Gracie and Emma for the first time.