Daniel Grows: Mess

I’m so proud of the mess behind me :)

Our Adoption Timeline

2008
Mar 23 - Application to WACAP
Apr 04 - WACAP Binder Deliver'd
May 09 - Class: Beyond Stereotypes
May 17 - Class: Don’t Drop Baby
Jun 06 - WACAP Wk'nd, Day 1
Jul 12 - WACAP Wk'nd, Day 2
Jul 20 - Class: Skin + Hair Care
Aug 06 - Parenting Plan Submitt'd
Aug 08 - DHS I-600 Filed
Aug 16 - WACAP Open House
Aug 18 - WACAP Home Study
Aug 29 - Accept'd into ET Program
Sep 05 - Police Clearance Reports
Sep 29 - VitalChek screw'd up
Oct 02 - DHS Biometrics (Phew!)
Oct 10 - DHS I-171H Received
Oct 13 - Ship for WA DOL Cert'd
Oct 24 - On the Waitlist (Yay!)
Nov 09 - (Daniel's Day of Birth)

2009
Jan 11 - Daniel 9 Weeks Old
Jan 12 - Referral Call (Wow!)
Jan 15 - Dossier DC DOS to Addis
Jan 16 - Consult UW Adopt Med
Jan 16 - Referral Acceptance
Jan 30 - Court Date Assigned
Jan 31 - Daniel 12 Weeks Old
Mar 01 - Meet Dinkinesh at PSC
Apr 21 - Court Date (Passed!)
Apr 25 - Daniel 24 Weeks Old
May 09 - Daniel 6 Mos Old
May 21 - Class: Infant CPR

Our Happily Ever After...

2009
Jun 09 - Daniel 7 Mos Old
July 09 - Daniel sits up
Sep 01 - First Post-Placem't Visit
Sep 11 - Enkutatash
Oct 25 - Daniel climbs the stairs
Oct 27 - Daniel pulls up in crib
Nov 07 - Daniel swims w/ Papa
Nov 09 - Daniel's First Birthday
Nov 21 - Daniel pushes up to stand
Nov 22 - Daniel surfs the furniture
Nov 23 - Second Post-Placem't Visit
Dec 05 - A family for 6 Mos
Dec 24 - Daniel pushes wagon

2010
Jan 09 - Daniel gets a haircut
Jan 10 - Daniel walks
Jan 12 - Referral Anniversary
Apr 21 - Court Date Anniversary
May 07 - Third Post-Placem't Visit
May 29 - We First Meet Anniversay
Jun 05 - Home Forever Anniversary
Jun 25 - Met Lawyer for Post-Adopt
July 12 - Daniel starts PT daycare
July 26 - Mama back at PT work
Oct 01 - US Adoption Hearing
Oct 06 - Mama back at FT work

Reading List

Hannah Pool (2009) My Fathers' Daughter: A Story of Family and Belonging

Dinaw Mengestu (2008) The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Melissa Fay Greene (2007) There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Her Country's Children

Rebecca G. Haile (2007) Held at a Distance: A Rediscovery of Ethiopia

Brenda K. Uekert (2007) 10 Steps to Successful International Adoption: A Guided Workbook for Prospective Parents

Jabari Asim (2006) Whose Knees are These?

Cristina Kessler (2006) The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa

Matt Phillips (2006) Lonely Planet: Ethiopia & Eritrea (Country Guide)

Marcus Samuelsson, et al (2006) The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa

Jaiya John (2005) Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib

Jane Kurtz (2005) In the Small, Small Night

Amy Coughlin, Caryn Abramowitz (2004) Cross Cultural Adoption: How To Answer Questions from Family, Friends & Community

Barack Obama (2004) Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisnberg (2003) What to Expect the First Year

Harold G. Marcus (2002) A History of Ethiopia Updated Edition

Marguerite Wright (2000) I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World

Jane Kurtz (1997) Trouble

Frank P. Araujo (1994) The Perfect Orange: A Tale from Ethiopia

Friday, January 8, 2010

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