{may 14, 2018} Passport printed.
{april 23, 2018} Complete passport approval, enter passport printing.
{march 23, 2018} Enter MOI for Article 23 and passport phase.
{march 21, 2018} Adoption decree has completed legalization phase.
{february 22, 2018} Adoption decree is issued! He is legally our son.
{january 12, 2018} Exit Parquet and enter courts for the adoption decree.
{november 15, 2017} Exit IBESR! 3 years and 1 day after entering IBESR. Notified on November 27th.
{september 5, 2017} Visa Interview & Article 5 Issued
{july 18-august 1, 2017} Socilization visit to Haiti.
{june 22, 2017} Accept official referral from IBESR.
{june 18, 2017} Official referral from IBESR, 945 days after submitting dossier.
{november 2014 – June 18, 2017} Wait for referral of a child to match our family.
{november 14, 2014} Dossier approved at MAE and sent to IBESR for a referral (IBESR is the Haitian social services. A referral is when they match you with a child.)
{october 21, 2014} Dossier submitted to MAE for approval.
{october 13, 2014} Dossier shipped to Haiti.
{july, august & september, 2014} Dossier paperwork.
{june 17, 2014} Home study is approved. Submit paperwork to USCIS.
{winter 2014} Complete home study.
{december 30, 2013} Creche application approved in Haiti and formal application approved by Bethany.
{september 2013} Decide to move forward with adopting from Haiti, select Bethany Christian Services, and complete pre-application.
{summer of 2013} Discuss, pray, and research international adoption.
{January 2013} Take the hold off of domestic adoption, still no match.
{fall 2012} Josiah is born, put adoption plans on hold.
{2011-2012} Wait for child recommendation. Nothing happens.
{spring 2011} training and home study for domestic adoption through dhs.
{2010} begin discussing and researching adoption