I finally found the meaning of Mebrate's name!
Mebrate means "A Light" and Simret means "Accomplished".
In Amharic Mebrate is written as መብራቴ. Beautiful!
On another great note, today the Ethiopian government pushed back the double travel requirement for families adopting from Ethiopia to May 9th. This is great news for my journey, my paperwork was sent to Ethiopia on Friday, so I am hopeful it is there and already being put into the process.
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Adoption Timeline
5.11.2009 Mailed in FTIA application
5.21.2009 Official application acceptance
6.1.2009 Welcome conference call w/ Amanda from FTIA
6.10.2009 Home Study meeting #1 w/ Jill
6.23.2009 I-600 form sent in
7.6.2009 Doctors visit
7.15.2009 Home Study complete
7.18.2009 FTIA family picnic
7.20.2009 Home Study meeting #2
7.21.2009 Confirmed adoption benefits package with ESC
7.23.2009 Home Study sent to finish I-600 form
8.3.2009 Fingerprints
8.20.2009 I-171 form returned
8.24.2009 Dossier and POA sent to State Dept and Ethiopian Embassy
9.1.2009 Dossier finished and sent to FTIA
1.22.2010 Parenting classes finished
3.4.2010 Adoption Blog Created
3.11.2010 Referral Call
3.18.2010 Referral paperwork complete and accepted
3.26.2010 Acceptance paperwork sent to Ethiopia
4.2.2010 Paperwork submitted to courts
5.4.2010 Updated photos and assessment arrived
5.10.2010 Court Date #1!
5.19.2010 Court Date #2!
6.3.2010 Court Date #3- PASSED!!!
7.7.2010 Birth Certificate received
7.14.2010 Passport received
7.22.2010 Travel call
8.2.2010 Mebrate Day!!!
8.3.2010 Embassy date
9.21.2010 Adoption finalized in Indiana
10.4.2010 Mailed in USCIS citizenship paperwork
12.22.2010 Received Mebrate's Indiana birth certificate
1.3.2011 Received Mebrate's social security card
2.8.2011 Mebrate became a U.S. Citizen!!!
5.21.2009 Official application acceptance
6.1.2009 Welcome conference call w/ Amanda from FTIA
6.10.2009 Home Study meeting #1 w/ Jill
6.23.2009 I-600 form sent in
7.6.2009 Doctors visit
7.15.2009 Home Study complete
7.18.2009 FTIA family picnic
7.20.2009 Home Study meeting #2
7.21.2009 Confirmed adoption benefits package with ESC
7.23.2009 Home Study sent to finish I-600 form
8.3.2009 Fingerprints
8.20.2009 I-171 form returned
8.24.2009 Dossier and POA sent to State Dept and Ethiopian Embassy
9.1.2009 Dossier finished and sent to FTIA
1.22.2010 Parenting classes finished
3.4.2010 Adoption Blog Created
3.11.2010 Referral Call
3.18.2010 Referral paperwork complete and accepted
3.26.2010 Acceptance paperwork sent to Ethiopia
4.2.2010 Paperwork submitted to courts
5.4.2010 Updated photos and assessment arrived
5.10.2010 Court Date #1!
5.19.2010 Court Date #2!
6.3.2010 Court Date #3- PASSED!!!
7.7.2010 Birth Certificate received
7.14.2010 Passport received
7.22.2010 Travel call
8.2.2010 Mebrate Day!!!
8.3.2010 Embassy date
9.21.2010 Adoption finalized in Indiana
10.4.2010 Mailed in USCIS citizenship paperwork
12.22.2010 Received Mebrate's Indiana birth certificate
1.3.2011 Received Mebrate's social security card
2.8.2011 Mebrate became a U.S. Citizen!!!
About Me
- Kelly
- Welcome to my blog! In May 2009, I began my Ethiopian adoption. This blog was created to help me track the up and down journey to my daughter.
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