Quick update!
Thankfully, the agency thought our adoption profile draft was wonderful and I only had to make a couple minor edits! I just ordered the physical copies to be sent to their office, which they'll receive next week. We now officially have entered the waiting period, woo hoo! After talking about having a child for so long I can't believe we finally got to this point. EEEEEEEK!!!! I'm so excited and nervous at the same time, mostly due to not knowing WHEN it will happen. But no matter how quick or long it takes, it will be perfect in God's time.
I am excited to be able to do our baby registry but I think it's a bit early for that...settle down, Melissa! :-)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Home Study and Adoption Profile Update
Hi Family and Friends!
Well, we are trucking right along with the adoption process. We had our final home study visit on August 25th and it went really well. This time the case worker finished asking Steve questions she had for him and did a walk-through of our house. It was much less a big deal than I thought it would be. I thought she was going to have to look in closets and drawers and all, but she didn't. So at least we still got to keep some of our privacy :-) During the visit we also found out that we need to have a will completed before we adopt. We of course expected to do that once we had a child but I guess we'll need to get on that next!
We have been working on our adoption profile (click here for a reminder of what that is). It has been no small feat! HOURS AND HOURS were spent on crafting the letter to the expectant mother along with setting up a profile photo album using the Shutterfly website. I don't know how people create photo albums online for fun...what a pain in the butt getting everything laid out how I wanted it! It's pretty nerve racking trying to decide what you want to say to a mother as a prospective adoptive parent and find all the right photos that really tell the story of your life when you only have limited space to do so. So, what do we do? We pray for guidance. And God has definitely been helping with the whole process. Thank goodness, because we can't get through it without him!
I just sent a draft of our profile album to the adoption agency. We're hoping we're on the right track. I'm worried they'll say we have too much narrative event though we tried to cut it down and it still might be too much, but I really hope not! It's hard to be picky with what to say because you want to make the best impression and make sure you're not leaving out anything that a birth mother could potentially connect with (no pressure!). Hopefully the agency will send feedback soon. As soon as the profile is 'approved' and copies are ordered, then we're officially ready to be matched. Keep in mind, it could take a couple years to get matched but at least we're getting closer! If you need a refresher on the adoption process and the lingo I'm using, refer back to my earlier blog post.
We'll let everyone know when our profile is final and in the hands of the agency. On a quick note, I want to thank all of our friends and family for being so supportive and always willing to lend an ear! It means a lot that you are so interested in learning about what we're going through! Love ya's!
Well, we are trucking right along with the adoption process. We had our final home study visit on August 25th and it went really well. This time the case worker finished asking Steve questions she had for him and did a walk-through of our house. It was much less a big deal than I thought it would be. I thought she was going to have to look in closets and drawers and all, but she didn't. So at least we still got to keep some of our privacy :-) During the visit we also found out that we need to have a will completed before we adopt. We of course expected to do that once we had a child but I guess we'll need to get on that next!
We have been working on our adoption profile (click here for a reminder of what that is). It has been no small feat! HOURS AND HOURS were spent on crafting the letter to the expectant mother along with setting up a profile photo album using the Shutterfly website. I don't know how people create photo albums online for fun...what a pain in the butt getting everything laid out how I wanted it! It's pretty nerve racking trying to decide what you want to say to a mother as a prospective adoptive parent and find all the right photos that really tell the story of your life when you only have limited space to do so. So, what do we do? We pray for guidance. And God has definitely been helping with the whole process. Thank goodness, because we can't get through it without him!
I just sent a draft of our profile album to the adoption agency. We're hoping we're on the right track. I'm worried they'll say we have too much narrative event though we tried to cut it down and it still might be too much, but I really hope not! It's hard to be picky with what to say because you want to make the best impression and make sure you're not leaving out anything that a birth mother could potentially connect with (no pressure!). Hopefully the agency will send feedback soon. As soon as the profile is 'approved' and copies are ordered, then we're officially ready to be matched. Keep in mind, it could take a couple years to get matched but at least we're getting closer! If you need a refresher on the adoption process and the lingo I'm using, refer back to my earlier blog post.
We'll let everyone know when our profile is final and in the hands of the agency. On a quick note, I want to thank all of our friends and family for being so supportive and always willing to lend an ear! It means a lot that you are so interested in learning about what we're going through! Love ya's!
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