The Bailey Fam: February 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

Upwards Basketball this year. This is the first year for our church and the boys have loved it!

Here it is February and I'm finally posting Christmas pics!

Our annual gingerbread house decorating.

The Christmas Eve program at church.

Throwing "reindoor food" on the lawn this year. (if you look closely to the right you can see it shimmering)

Their FAVORITE gift this year.

Christmas morning ready for church.

Adoption Check List

Application accepted by All God's Children International 10-19-10
Received Orientation packet 10-25-10
Orientation Call 10-28-10
Sent out OH child abuse check 11-17-10
FBI fingerprints done 12-2-10
Overnighted our agreement papers and first fee 1-3-11
Received our folders in the mail to start home study. 1-24-11
Recieved 2 of 4 copies of birth certificates 2-16-11
State fingerprints done 2-23-11
Fire Inspection 2-24-11
Ate at Ethiopian restaurant 2-25-11
Local checks done & got marriage license copies 2-28-11
Completed our online classes and workbook, sent to be approved 2-28-11
Physicals completed 3-3-11
Completed our homestudy paperwork and sent 3-3-11
Received 2nd set of birth certificates 3-18-11
1st homestudy visit 3-23-11
2nd homestudy visit 4-8-11
OH child abuse checks in 4-8-11
Power of Atty county certified 4-22-11
Passports sent in 4-22-11
State certification back 5-3-11
Homestudy officially appoved 5-6-11
Received our 3 notarized copies of our homestudy 5-14-11
Overnighted 1-600A to USCIS 5-16-11
Received Passports 5-19-11
Received appt. letter for biometrics 5-28-11
Completed Dossier & copies 6-8-11
Biometrics appt. in Detroit 6-22-11
Sent in dossier to AGCI 6-22-11
Got call that we had 3 minor corrections to make on our dossier 6-24-11
Sent back dossier corrections 6-29-11
Received letter from USCIS requesting evidence 6-29-11
Got the call that we are officially on the wait list and have a new case worker 6-30-11
Sent out needed evidence to USCIS 7-8-11
Received FDL approval letter 7-21-11
Sent in $ for our home study addendum because of Joel's new job 8-24-11
Re-fingerprinting for USCIS in Detroit 7-23-12
Social Worker meeting to complete Home Study Update & expand parameters 10-15-12
Homestudy update completed and sent to USCIS to receive updated FDL 11-13-12
Received our new updated FDL- 12-3-12
Updated some dossier paperwork that was expiring 5-13
Received word that we have a new case worker 6-3-13
Moved up age parameters 7-22-13
Received our referral call!!! 10-18-13
Sent in referral paperwork overnight 10-24-13
Sent payment to arrive Monday for referral 10-25-13
Next Steps phone call 10-29-13
Overnighted PAIR paperwork to USCIS 11-1-13
Got new Medicals for updating dossier & got POA form notarized & county verified also sent to get state cerified 11-20-13
Called NBC, they just sent for further evidence. 11-22-13
Received needed papers for NBC 12-3-13, overnighted them got there on 12-5-13
Mailed off POA for authentication & everything to get visas 12-11-13
Got our POA & visas back/ mailed POA & medicals to AGCI 12-31-13
Got call from Officer Higgins, case was moved on for i604 investigation 12-19-13
Received call from CW, embassy requesting BP interview 1-2-14
Heard that BP Embassy interview is scheduled for 1/29/14 1-20-14
Miracle!!! We were submitted to court today! 2-14-14
Heard that we have a birth parent court date of (3-7) 2-20-14
Birth parent court date rescheduled for 3-14 because got lost & arrived late

Wait List Numbers

May- No more numbers
April- 39 (1 spot)
March- 40 (3 spots)
February- 43 (1 spot)
January(2013)- 44 (3 spots)
December- 47 (1 spot)
November- 48 (4 spots)
October- 52 (1 spot)
September- 53 (1 spot)
August- 54 (4 spots)
July- 58 (13 spots!!!!!!!!!!!)
June- 71 (3 spots)
May- 74 (2 spots)
April- 76 (2 spots)
March- 78 (6 spots!!)
February- 84 (4 spots)
January(2012)- 88 (3 spots)
December- 91 (3 spots)
November- 94 (0 spots)
October- 94 (7 spots)
September- 101 (6 spots)
August- 107 (4 spots)
July- 111 (7 spots)
June(2011)- 118

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

February Number!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Upwards Basketball this year. This is the first year for our church and the boys have loved it!

Here it is February and I'm finally posting Christmas pics!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Finally our January Number!