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I've had better...
...days that is!Denied one more time from another grant agency. That makes 3.Found out that it could be FALL before we even have a referral.It's days like this that I wonder if we're really supposed to...
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8 month post- DTE update...
Well, 8 months down, about 7 or so to go...then we'll have our daughter home!We are still about a month or more away from a referral...AAI is almost complete with Oct families that have requested a...
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New Info
Well, we're 9 months and a week and something since our DTE date of 11/6.The founder/head of AAI is currently in Ethiopia for one of her many trips during the year.She posted on our yahoo group that 4...
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We.Are.Next!!
That's right...we are next in line for the referral of a baby girl! Billie called yesterday to find out the latest scoop. One family has currently been given the information on their referral, then...
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Already a part...
My dad was in Honduras last month for a mission trip. He brought back several things, and of course, the girls were spoiled!He found these dresses. And bought 4 of them. On his own. Made my mom cry....
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IT'S A GIRL!!!!
It is with great joy that we announce our acceptance of a referral of a little girl!After 10 months and 4 days of waiting we received the loooooooooooooooong awaited phone call from AAI on Thursday...
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Step one in preparation for daughter #4...
...new beds.Seeing as though we will have 4 girls sharing one room (we are NOT giving up the playroom!) we knew that the only way it would work would be to have two sets of bunk beds in the...
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Welcome Bag
AAI gives adoptive parents the opportunity to send a welcome bag to the child that we will soon be receiving into our family. It's a great way to say "we love you and can't wait to bring you home".Here...
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New Pic
Oh my. What that little girl does to my heart everytime I see a pic of her...We received an updated photo of our little EG today. Totally unexpected. I knew to expect a new photo every once in a while,...
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Welcome Bag Photo
Last Tuesday we got another photo emailed to us of our little EG. It was the cutest picture!She had on her "Daddy's Sweet Pea" shirt and was holding her photo album, bear and Elmo book...along with the...
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We have a group!
I called AAI today and found out that we are in Group R. This is how they group court cases/files together. As far as I know, there were 15 families that were filed for court last week, us being one of...
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WE PASSED!!!
I feel like screaming it from the top of my house!I called AAI yesterday to see if they knew when our court date would be. The lady that I talked to told me that we had been court approved the day...
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Ellagrace Hiwot Dantzler
Had to remove the video momentarily. Will re-post after we get little miss home!
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Court paperwork
Well, we finally received the long-awaited court paperwork.We passed court on Nov. 11th, and got the official documents on Dec. 19th. Included in those docs was a very special birth certificate.Here...
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Health Update on EG
I emailed AAI a couple of days ago, since we hadn't received a health report since our referral.We got an update today!She weighs 30lbs and is 34" tall. Here is the write-up:"Hiwot was treated for...
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Mmmmmm....
Now that's a downright yummy photo.How the person that took this knew that I love shots of little baby hands, I'll never know.But I'm glad they caught hers.
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Just an update...
Ok. Here's where we're at.Our court paperwork was sent to the Atlanta USCIS office sometime in mid to late December, to begin approval of our I600. We have to have the form I600 approved. This form...
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YES!!!
WE HAVE APPROVAL!!As of February 17, 2010, Hiwot Billie Dantzler is considered a beneficiary of a United States Citizen (that would be US)!!So now we have everything that we need for our Ethiopian...
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On a jet plane...
...our I-600A approval, that is! Our approval made it from the USCIS office in Atlanta to the National Visa Center in New Hampshire last week.It left the NVC on Thursday and is now on its way to the...
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She's coming HOME!!
We are overjoyed to announce that our sweet girl will be on a plane bound for DC, next Thursday! Her flight comes in at 4:50, and we will be there to meet it!To say that we are excited is the...
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