March 24, 2006 - Doctor visit reveals that conceiving would be highly unlikely without fertility drugs
October 14, 2006 - First adoption seminar held by a local agency. A information gathering experience.
December 2006 - Begin to consider adoption seriously, focus on South Korea.
February 19, 2007 - Local agency asks us to consider a domestic adoption opportunity. Over the next week we met the birth mother and went through some waiting periods. In the end she choose another couple.
May 26, 2007 - American World Adoption Seminar; Jacob notices Ethiopia and can’t get the country off his mind.
June 1, 2007 - Another domestic opportunity arises
June 2, 2007 - We have our home study, expedited due to urgency of adoption opportunity
June 4, 2007 - After a very strenuous weekend anticipating the adoption being complete very rapidly, we are told that we should not pursue opportunity any more due to several factors. Praying for direction.
June 14, 2007 - The Lord lays Ethiopia specifically on Hilary’s heart. She immediately shares with Jacob (he hadn’t told her - until now - that he felt the same!)
June 20, 2007 4:30PM - Send in application to AWAA
June 25, 2007 - First doctor appointment for home study
June 29th - Received call from AWAA saying we were accepted into Ethiopia program
July 16, 2007 - Mail in initial payment and acceptance letter
July 27, 2007 - Assigned family coordinator
August 2007 - Begin collecting dossier papers
August 15, 2007 - Send in I-600A form
August 31, Sept 1 - First Hilary's Hope Show, raise just over $600
September 7, 2007 - Receive fingerprinting appointments!
September 11, 2007 - Home study completed
September 21, 2007 - Fingerprinting completed
October 25, 2007 - Received I-171H (I-600A)
November 2-3, 2007 - Second Hilary’s Hope show, raise just over $700
November 15, 2007 - Dossier certification is complete
November 16, 2007 5:52 PM - Dossier is sent off!
December 7, 2007 2:30 PM - Dossier is sent to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 11, 2007 - Dossier arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!!