It took two years of paperwork, patience, and check writing, but our daughter is here!

1. We started the process on April 1, 2001

2. Our Dossier was sent to China on November 25, 2001

3. Autumn was born on January 15, 2002
   (Unbeknownst to us at the time) 

4. Autumn was left at a library in Wuhan, China on January 18, 2002

5. We received our Referral on January 21, 2003

6. We left for China on March 16, 2003

7. Autumn's Gotcha Day was March 24, 2003

8. The Adoption became Official on March 25, 2003

9. We arrived back in the US with Autumn on April 3, 2003

10. Autumn was Re-Adopted on January 23, 2004