Hey everyone,
As you know we are in the process of adoption, the very long process of adoption, and we are finally nearing the end of the paper road. We got a call from our adoption coordinator on Monday afternoon telling us that pending a confirmation from our home study people verifying that our home study report is in fact in progress, Christian and could be put on the waiting list for a birthmother. The following day, that confirmation was sent so I guess that means we are on the waiting list. However, because our paperwork is not completely complete and will not be completely complete for another 3 weeks or so, we cannot be matched with any birthmother due within that time frame. That does mean that we could get matched any time with someone who has at least 3-4 weeks left in her pregnancy. This was good news for us! Although I have no idea when God is going to bring a birthmother to us, it's nice to know that it could happen very soon.
On Saturday my mom followed Chris and I around taking pictures of us for our adoption profile to be shown to birthmothers. As neither Chris or I are picture takers we don't have any of us. We have pictures of maybe one of us somewhere...although it's usually him because I am the camera holder, or we have pictures of scenery but we aren't in those pictures. We have beautiful pictures of trees and lakes but no people. So we grabbed several changes of clothes and drove around taking pictures changing outfits in the car. Some pictures were very silly, like the one of me baking cookies. I wasn't baking cookies. I do like to bake cookies but I wasn't doing it that day. So my mom grabbed a cookie sheet and lined up rows of chips ahoy and handed me a spatula. We went to the speedway and took race car pictures however, the stadium was empty, but maybe no one will notice or think we got there really early that day. There were others that to us are funny but thankfully look like exactly what we wanted them to look like.
Christian and I with the help of my Mom....that's not entirely true....my Mom along with help from Christian and I were able to get most of the nursery in order. It's still missing a few pieces but is coming together beautifully. When we get it all together we will post pictures. In the meantime Christian and I are sorting through the last little bit of paperwork and will be very relieved when it's done. Thank you all for your kind words and prayers through this process. We love you and we will keep you posted!
Love,
Kelly
The One-Year Plan
15 years ago
I'm so excited for you guys!! I can't wait to see what kind of niece or nephew God will bring into our lives. We are definitely praying for you. Love you so so much,
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You know, Chris and I seem to talk a lot about how great it will be to see our parents become grandparents and you guys and my brother and his fiance become aunts and uncles for the first time! I think we talk about that as much as we talk about becoming parents ourselves. We are excited about how much love this baby already has from our families. Aunts, uncles, cousins, everyone has been wonderful. We are excited to introduce our baby to Sam. I think they will be great friends! So, to you and everyone out there, your encouragement means everything to us. We love you and we will keep you posted!
ReplyDeleteWould it help you guys to see the profile we put together for our adoption? We have a bunch of copies so I can send you one if think it would help. For me this was the most nerve-wracking part of the whole process. I am writer by nature but I can't tell you the HUGE writer's block I had with the "Dear Birthmother" letter. AUGGGHHH! A friend recommended the book "Reaching Out: The Guide To Writing A Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter." (http://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Out-Writing-Terrific-Birthmother/dp/0971619824/ref=pd_sim_b_72) It was a huge help to me. I could not have done without it.
ReplyDeleteI'm still so excited for you guys! Glad to hear you've got the nursery mostly set up and that you're having fun along the way. We love you guys!
xo
Linda and Jeff
The "Dear Birthmother" letter is done thanks to Chris. Since he didn't seem to have any nervousness about it I let him do it. When he was done I just offered a few suggestions and that was it. He did a really good job. The profile book is done by the agency. This was a huge relief to us. All we had to do was write 3 paragraphs (Home, Family, About Us) and send some pictures and they put everything together.
ReplyDeleteThe main headache for us is all the government documents that we have to wait weeks and weeks to get. We went for fingerprints today and we got there at 4:15 and fingerprinting ended at 4. Lame!
Hey, heard your news from Aubrey's blog!!! CONGRATS!! I'm so excited for you guys! Yaaaayyy! I can't wait to hear all about it!
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Linda