September 2009
15th-Applied to Adoption Advocates and Homestudy Services of North Carolina
21st - Accepted application by AAI

October 2009
6th - 1st Homestudy Visit
13th - 2nd Homestudy Visit
14th - Mailed I600A to USCIS

November 2009
6th - Homestudy completed and approved
11th - Mailed AAI completed dossier documents
18th - Mailed homestudy to USCIS
30th - USCIS Fingerprint appointment

December 2009
11th - Dossier mailed to Ethiopia (Officially waiting!)
17th - USCIS approval

February 2010
18th - REFERRAL!!!!

March 2010
4th - Case submitted to court

April 2010
8th - Court date - didn't pass (Bio family didn't bring ID)
16th - 2nd Court date - didn't pass (MOWA closed for meetings)
19th - 3rd Court date - Passed! He's Ours!

June 2010
2nd - Received news about 6/30 embassy date
27th - leave to get ELI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30th - Embassy date

July 2010
3rd - HOME forever