Bittner Family Updates: The Polar Express in the Monticello Railway Station

China updates

2/25/09 *Returned home from China with Aleigha!
2/16/09 *Gotcha Day!
2/12/09 *Left for China!
1/8/09 *Received Travel Date
12/30/08 *Shelly re-approved for I-171H for the 3rd time
12/10/08 *Referral Day!!!!!
10/10/08 *I 171H approved for Jeff for the 3rd time
6/30/08 *Date for Shelly's sworn statement in Chicago, IL
5/9/08 *Date to be fingerprinted again in Naperville, IL
5/3/08 *The date that our I-600 form expires. We are in the process of setting up another fingerprint session to re-apply for the 3rd time.
3/3/07 *Re-filed the I-600 form because the last one expired
2/20/06 *Log-In Date to China. Very Important date! A.K.A our LID date. This is the date that China puts people in their "piles." The group in front of us has a 1/10/06 LID so they will get the next set of referrals - hopefully in May.
8/18/05 *Filed our I-600 Orphan Petition
8/12/05 *Homestudy complete
7/31/05 *Applied to European Adoption Consultants
This is the web address to our adoption company: http://www.eaci.com/countries/china/index.htm