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It is with overwhelming joy and thankfulness that we introduce to you:
Alyza Kate Danait Hood
Monday, June 1, 2009
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About Me
- Amy
- I am a Christ follower, a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. I am wildly in love with my husband of 24 years. He is truly my best friend. I have 4 beautiful children, ages 23, 16, 3 and 2. We are truly living the sweet life!
Adoption Time Line
4/3/08 - God revealed to Pat that Ethiopia is where our next child is.
4/5/08 - Pat told me tonight that God has given him such a peace and that we are going to proceed with our adoption from Ethiopia.
4/7/08 - Contacted several agencies - have it narrowed down to 2 agencies.
4/8/08 - Felt led to one agency - Gladney - contacted them and emailed preliminary application to Debra for agency approval to move forward.
4/9/08 Phone orientation with Debra, 7:30 a.m. Began the task of gathering information and prepared to move forward.
4/10/08 - Received email with agency paperwork in pdf. Printed and began completing paperwork.
4/11/08 - Completed and mailed I600A to USCIS in Memphis.
4/15/08 - Mailed 1st packet of paperwork to Gladney.
4/15/08 - Fingerprinted by the Smyrna Police Department for our FBI clearance.
4/16/08 - Fedex'd FBI clearance request and fingerprints on both of us to the FBI.
4/18/08 - Jadyn and Zachary's medical exams.
4/20/08 - Completed packet of paperwork to Lisa, our social worker.
4/21/08 - Pat's medical exam.
4/22/08 - Mailed second grouping of paperwork to Gladney.
4/23/08 - Received aknowledgement of petition from USCIS - fingerprint letter to follow.
4/25/08 - Sent paperwork group #3 to Gladney.
4/25/08 - Received fingerprint appointment letter - Appointment scheduled for 5/6/08 at 9:00 a.m. - Just realized that Pat will be out of town at that time. Yikes!
5/1/08 All information in and appointment done for our home study to be completed.
5/6/08 - Amy fingerprinted for USCIS - warned by woman to not be surprised if they are rejected. She said that I have "worn" off my fingerprints. Huh? Rescheduled Pat for 5/8/08.
5/7/08 - Received FBI clearance packed. Pat's is complete, Amy's rejected. Must be re-fingerprinted and resubmit.
5/8/08 - Home study to Gladney.
5/8/08 - Pat fingerprinted for USCIS.
Amy is re-fingerprinted at the Smyrna PD for FBI clearance. Over nighted it back to West Virginia.
5/17/08 - Received rejected fingerprint notice from USCIS for Amy. Scheduled to be re-fingerprinted on 5/27/08.
5/22/08 - Received FBI clearance packet for Amy - passed!
5/27/08 - Amy is re-fingerprinted at the USCIS office. Lady stated they only make you return one time, so this should be it.
6/2/08 - Received notice by email that Gladney cases are on hold in Ethiopia as there is an investigation into some paperwork issues of a person that is NOT an employee of Gladney. All cases are on hold.
6/4/08 - Received Gladney's formal approval into the Ethiopia program.
6/11/08 - Phone conference call with Pat, Amy and Jessica Brost, our caseworker regarding placement of child.
6/13/08 - Emailed entire dossier that is completed to date to Jessica for approval.
6/19/08 - Received a few corrections from Jessica - these are done.
7/11/08 - Received email from Abby Reeves - she is now our new caseworker instead of Jessica.
7/16/08 - Still waiting on I171H.
7/28/08 - Emailed Charlotte Jackson at Lamar Alexander's office regarding processing of I171H. She will check and get back with us on Thursday.
7/31/08 - Received email back from Sen. Alexander's office. USCIS states should receive decision within 2 weeks. Email states home study received 6/27/08 and FedEx states they received in on 5/27/08. Hmmm? Could this be a sign of inefficiency?
8/6/08 - Received request for more information from USCIS. Information requested in crazy, but must comply within 1 month. Contacted Lisa and she will reword home study and prepare it to be sent off by Friday. Emailed Lisa scanned copy of request from USCIS.
8/7/08 - Emailed Governor Bredesen's office and Senator Alexander's office with discrepencies in dates etc. with USCIS.
8/7/08 - Completed and signed question on form from USCIS and sent to Lisa to include with home study changes.
8/8/08 - Email from Lisa - information sent to USCIS today.
8/8/08 - Receied email from Charlotte Jackson in Sen. Alexander's office stating if we have not receive a reply from USCIS by 8/13/08 to let her know and she will "remind" them.
4/18/08 - Jadyn and Zachary's medical exams.
4/20/08 - Completed packet of paperwork to Lisa, our social worker.
4/21/08 - Pat's medical exam.
4/22/08 - Mailed second grouping of paperwork to Gladney.
4/23/08 - Received aknowledgement of petition from USCIS - fingerprint letter to follow.
4/25/08 - Sent paperwork group #3 to Gladney.
4/25/08 - Received fingerprint appointment letter - Appointment scheduled for 5/6/08 at 9:00 a.m. - Just realized that Pat will be out of town at that time. Yikes!
5/1/08 All information in and appointment done for our home study to be completed.
5/6/08 - Amy fingerprinted for USCIS - warned by woman to not be surprised if they are rejected. She said that I have "worn" off my fingerprints. Huh? Rescheduled Pat for 5/8/08.
5/7/08 - Received FBI clearance packed. Pat's is complete, Amy's rejected. Must be re-fingerprinted and resubmit.
5/8/08 - Home study to Gladney.
5/8/08 - Pat fingerprinted for USCIS.
Amy is re-fingerprinted at the Smyrna PD for FBI clearance. Over nighted it back to West Virginia.
5/17/08 - Received rejected fingerprint notice from USCIS for Amy. Scheduled to be re-fingerprinted on 5/27/08.
5/22/08 - Received FBI clearance packet for Amy - passed!
5/27/08 - Amy is re-fingerprinted at the USCIS office. Lady stated they only make you return one time, so this should be it.
6/2/08 - Received notice by email that Gladney cases are on hold in Ethiopia as there is an investigation into some paperwork issues of a person that is NOT an employee of Gladney. All cases are on hold.
6/4/08 - Received Gladney's formal approval into the Ethiopia program.
6/11/08 - Phone conference call with Pat, Amy and Jessica Brost, our caseworker regarding placement of child.
6/13/08 - Emailed entire dossier that is completed to date to Jessica for approval.
6/19/08 - Received a few corrections from Jessica - these are done.
7/11/08 - Received email from Abby Reeves - she is now our new caseworker instead of Jessica.
7/16/08 - Still waiting on I171H.
7/28/08 - Emailed Charlotte Jackson at Lamar Alexander's office regarding processing of I171H. She will check and get back with us on Thursday.
7/31/08 - Received email back from Sen. Alexander's office. USCIS states should receive decision within 2 weeks. Email states home study received 6/27/08 and FedEx states they received in on 5/27/08. Hmmm? Could this be a sign of inefficiency?
8/6/08 - Received request for more information from USCIS. Information requested in crazy, but must comply within 1 month. Contacted Lisa and she will reword home study and prepare it to be sent off by Friday. Emailed Lisa scanned copy of request from USCIS.
8/7/08 - Emailed Governor Bredesen's office and Senator Alexander's office with discrepencies in dates etc. with USCIS.
8/7/08 - Completed and signed question on form from USCIS and sent to Lisa to include with home study changes.
8/8/08 - Email from Lisa - information sent to USCIS today.
8/8/08 - Receied email from Charlotte Jackson in Sen. Alexander's office stating if we have not receive a reply from USCIS by 8/13/08 to let her know and she will "remind" them.
8/18/08 - Emailed Alexander's office - AGAIN!
8/18/08 Called Bart Gordon's office - spoke with Jim Stubblefield - he will check with his contact and get back with me ASAP.
8/21/08 - Received response from Alexander's office - will have approved information in hand within the week.
9/2/08 - Emailed Memphis via email address that someone gave me.
9/2/08 - Emailed Alexander's office - AGAIN!
9/3/08 - Received email from Memphis - anticipated completion of case is the beginning of next week-should have approval in hand by end of next week.
9/4/08 Received email from Alexander's office-decision should be rendered by end of next week.
9/8/08 - SW received email stating application was approved on 9/6 and went out in today's mail.
9/9/08 - Still no I171H, maybe tomorrow?
9/10/08 - Received our I171H in the mail today - Hallelujah!
Took all documents for county certification.
9/11/08 Took complete dossier to the Secretary of States office to have them State Sealed. Now will scan everything and burn onto a disc and send to Gladney ASAP.
9/12/08 Scanning.
9/13/08 Finished scanning this morning - sent dossier to Gladney - yay! It's out of my hands!
9/16/08 Received email from Abbey - we officially on the waiting list! Hooray!
9/22/08 Email from Abbey - Our dossier has officially made it to Addis!
10/14/08 On the waiting list for 1 month.
11/11/08 2 months waiting!
12/9/08 3 months on the waiting list!
1/6/09 Waiting for 4 months!
2/3/09 Twenty (20) weeks on the waiting list today!
2/6/09 Referral!!! Received the call at 1:28 p.m. today. What a blessing, she is beautiful.
2/27/09 Received court date today - exactly 3 weeks from our referral. Court date is scheduled for May 22, 2009.
3/6/09 Received update #1 with 2 pictures. Her hair is growing back!
3/31/09 Received update #2 with two pictures. They are precious, love that smile.
4/16/09 Received update #3 with 1 picture. She is up to 24 lbs. :)
5/6/09 Received update #4 with 1 picture.
5/19/09 Received update #5 with 1 picture. Head shaved again.
5/22/09 1st court date - did not pass, new court date issued for 6/1/09.
6/1/09 WE PASSED COURT! Alyza Kate Danait Hood is officially our daughter.
6/3/09 Purchased plane tickets - we are on our way. Leaving for Ethiopia - less than 3 weeks away!!!
6/20/09 Leaving for Ethiopia
6/27/09 HOME!!!!!
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34 comments:
Congrats on getting through court. You must be so excited and relieved. Praying you get to go get her soon. From here in PA, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kathy
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Yes!!! Here's to a Father's Day pickup! :)
Love you!
Bitz
You were in my prayers.
Congrats from Kansas.
www.ajourneytohisheart.blogspot.com
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited to see your beautiful new daughter!!! She's in the house where my daughter waits for us....Can't wait to see pics of you all together. She's beautiful!!! Bald or not! And hair grows crazy fast, especially when she is home with her family and being loved and fed and cuddled! M
Love the slide show of all the pix over the past few months in one place!! AK is adorable...with the most amazing eyes. Can't wait to see you all togehter as a family!
love..love..love you all!
SO HAPPY!!!! Don't tell little man he made the slide show..... :)
SWEET!
CONGRATS
So excited for you!!!! She is beautiful bald or with a full head of hair : ) Our little one is in the same room as Alyza is. We had been hoping to travel soon but...still no news. Could you take her a small surprise?
She is too beautiful for words :)
PRAISE GOD! That is just WONDERFUL NEWS! She is just BEAUTIFUL! LOVE THE VIDEO! SO excited for you!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!! We're most likely in the same travel group---hope to meet you soon!!!!!!
Well she is just a piece of the world's most delicious pie, isn't she?! Congratulations over and over!
YEAH!!!!!!!! This is such great news!!!!!
Congrats!
Debbie
Okay, were you trying to make me cry, if you were it worked. I am so happy for you, I can not wait to met her.
Congrats!! Wonderful news. :)
So happy for you. Have been out today and couldn't wait to get home to check your blog!! Can't wait to see her.
Judy Franklin
Oh Amy, that slide show was just beautiful. I just made my heart smile!! I am sooooooooooo happy for you and your family! I know nothing could be better than the news you received today. Alyza Kate (just like your other chilren) is so very lucky to have you and Pat for a mom and dad. Be so very happy in your journey to bring your daughter home.
Aimee
Praise God today was the day!!! I am sooooo happy for you guys!
(She has such beautiful eyes!)
Congrats!!!!! can you email me at samsamh79@gmail.com
when you have a second please??
HALLELUJAH!!!! I'm so excited and happy for you. The photos make me really really question whether or not to say no to another adoption. *sigh* Thanks... Your daughter is just a beauty; she and you all are so blessed to have been united as a family across thousands of miles by the One who created families. What a blessing! Anxiously awaiting her homecoming!
She is so beautiful. I love those eyelashes! Congratulations! Yay!
So happy for you! We've been home with our daughter from Ethiopia about six months now. Please let me know if I can help you with travel questions ,etc. So excited for you...you're going to LOVE Ethiopia!
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy, she is just beautiful and we all can't wait to see her running around the halls of LifePoint. You will have two girls to chase now!
Congratulations!!! she is beautiful!
I am thrilled for your family. You are all blessed.
Our little one, also in the older home, will be 3 in October, so they are similar in age. Maybe they are playmates!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Yipeee! Eliza Kate is beautiful! We are hoping to get good news today (we had our court date May 21st).
Congrats! She is so beautiful! God is SO good!
The Mathews Family (Christine)
www.themathewsfam.net
Congratulations on your beautiful girl! I love seeing a new family pass court! May God bless your growing family!
Congratulations!!!!! Bald or not she's simply gorgeous!!!
she's a cutie! Congratulations Amy and family!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR NEW BABY IS!!!
My daughter just received her referral last week and we can't wait to go get her! Hope we get a close court date and all gets done before the rainy season!!!
Prayers from Dallas, TX.
Louanne
We've been watching...great news! Congratulations!
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