a piece of our heart: We Made It!!! Woo Hoo!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

We Made It!!! Woo Hoo!

After two months of waiting to see Elora again...we finally made it back to Ethiopia. This morning, we got to see her sweet face and amaze at how she has grown in two months. Our sweet girl is rolling over, holding toys and giggling. And she is finally starting to get hair!!! Woohoo!

4 comments:

JennaMay 12, 2012 at 3:54 AM
Yay! SO happy you made it! and So happy to hear Elora's doing so well :-) Miss you!
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LaurenMay 12, 2012 at 1:46 PM
I have goose bumps! I'm so happy to hear that she's doing so well and that you're finally with her again! Give her a squeeze for me!
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Adam and JulieMay 12, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Yippee!!! I've been thinking about you and praying you were on you way back to Elora. She is beautiful! Congrats!
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AnonymousMay 12, 2012 at 4:51 PM
So excited for you! Can't wait to actually see her! Prayers for a safe arrival home.
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Adoption Timeline / Expenses

february 3, 2012 receive confirmation of March 5 court date (YAY)
january 31, 2012 purchased BOGO tickets to Ethiopia on faith
january 26, 2012 given unofficial Ethiopian court date of March 5th
january 5, 2012 accepted referral of Rekike
december 16, 2011 dicovered that Melat is unadoptable by us
august 16, 2011 8:00 PM: officially accepted referral of Melat
august 16, 2011 3:00 PM: AAAHHHH!! referral!
august 11, 2011: WOOHOO! dossier has arrived in Ethiopia!
august 2, 2011: Arise for Children merges with Lifeline to become Lifeline Childrens's Services
july 18, 2011: authentication of dossier ($ 575)
july 18, 2011: DOSSIER COMPLETED!! ($ 1,500)
june 28, 2011: file Department of Homeland Security paperwork ($ 890)
june 27, 2011 Arise for Children homestudy processing fee ($ 2,500)
june 7, 2011: passports ($ 245)
june 4, 2011: HOMESTUDY! ($ 800)
may 18, 2011: Arise for Children approval fee ($ 2,500)
may 18, 2011: signed homestudy agreement payment ($800)
may 9, 2011: adoption learning courses ($153)
april 27, 2011: begin compiling paperwork (birth certificates $10 x 5, FBI fingerprinting $33 x 2, blood work co-pay $15 x 2)
april 26, 2011: contacted Adoption Related Services to begin our homestudy paperwork ($200 application fee)
april 19, 2011: committed to Arise for Children as our adoption agency ($ 250 application fee)