Adoption Timeline

- June 21, 2011 -

In honor of my 30th Birthday, we have been researching local agencies.  Find a local Catholic Charities office.  Contact our caseworker, named Sue.  Start Adoption Paperwork.  Sue takes a two week vacation.  Learning the art of patience.

- August 2011 -

Complete general paperwork.  Work on doctors appointments and get the TB test.  Get fingerprinted.  All letters come back from our references.  Sue meets at our house three times to inspect and do our Home Study.   

- September 2011 -

Submit our corrected Home Study paperwork.  Submit Dear Birthmother letters and our Adoption Photo Book.   

- Early October 2011 -

Watch eight videos from Adoption Learning Partners and get online class certification.  This "should" be the last step before being approved!

- October 20, 2011 -

Submitted video certificates.  WE ARE OFFICIALLY APPROVED TO ADOPT!!!

- November 14, 2011 -

Get our first "call" about showing our profile books to potential birth parents.  We are excited about the possibility of moving forward and becoming parents, God-willing. 

- December 5, 2012 - 

Became active on "ParentFinder dot com". 

- February 10, 2012 - 

Got "The Call" from Sue at Catholic Charities about a birth mom selecting us to be parents of her little boy due April 1st! 

- February 17, 2012 - 

We met our baby's birth mom and her mother today!  It was a nerve-wracking meeting, but exciting none-the-less!  The mom is very on-board with the adoption and wanted to meet us in person after seeing our book.  We can't wait for April 1st and the baby to be born!!!

- April 2, 2012 - 

Our son, Luke, is born!!!  At 9:42 am, weighing 7 lbs, 6 oz and 19-1/2" long.  We are praising God for a safe delivery for both baby and mom and are loving our little boy more each minute!  

- April 3, 2012 - 

At 5:30 pm, relinquishment papers are finally signed by both birth mom and dad.  He is ours!!!  Court date in about 30 days +/- to follow and make it official.  We can now take him home!!!

- May 21, 2012 - 

Court date to make our adoption "official" in front of the judge ... confirming what's been the desire of our hearts since we began the sacrament of marriage almost six years ago.