Thank you for joining us on our journey to bring home our daughter from China! We are thrilled to share this exciting adventure to parenthood with you... Our Story Our adoption story began on July 15, 2005 when we saw a photo of a Special Needs baby boy on an agency’s web site. The little guy was beautiful - even with his cleft lip. We contacted the agency about his file and learned that many families had been inquiring about him. His face stayed with us for several months and the agency kept in touch with us into the new year. Our soul-searching continued and on April 28, 2006, we requested an application and officially began our adoption journey! Paperchase Timeline 4/28/06 requested an application from our agency 5/1/06 received application packet 5/11/06 submitted our application 5/20/06 homestudy (6.5 straight hours of interviews!) 6/12/06 passed our medical exams with flying colors 6/26/06 submitted our I-600a to the USCIS in Detroit 7/14/06 FBI fingerprints completed 7/28/06 received our FDL from USCIS - amazingly FAST! 7/31/06 documents state certified at the Office of the Great Seal in Lansing 8/1/06 mailed our completed dossier to our agency for review & translation 8/11/06 dossier to China (DTC) 8/16/06 dossier submitted to the China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) 9/8/06 log In Date (LID) Our log in date (LID) will determine our place in the queue. The line is apparently a long one, as they estimate the wait is around 18 months from the LID. We’re hoping to travel in early 2008.