timeline

• August 7, 2008-Received call from sw about 15 month old boy. J comes to live with us!

• August 5, 2008-diagnosed with endometriosis

• July 29, 2008-sw called; only children available are medically fragile

• July 15, 2008-sw called to inform us 1 year old was already matched with another family

• July 10, 2008-sw called with medical information for 1 year old, plans to meet with his sw

• July 7, 2008-possible match with 1 year old boy

• June 11, 2008-newborn’s father found and took custody

• June 10, 2008-match with newborn baby boy and 3 year-old brother

• April 29, 2008-match with baby boy Zach fell through (grandmother interested in adopting him)

• April 24, 2008-social workers meet to discuss match

• April 15, 2008-received call: “We have a match!”

• February 26, 2008-letter received: We’ve been approved to have Placement and Recruitement start looking for a match!

• January 24, 2008-Home study is complete, and we are ready to be moved on to the next step: a match!

• January 18, 2008-last bit of paperwork sent to agency

• January 3, 2008-Home study

• November 22, 2007-Home inspection by the State.

• October 18, 2007-Six weeks of parenting classes complete! We graduated! : )

• September, 2007-Started adoption paperwork.

• June, 2007-attended orientation for adoption.