Quick Update

Ok party peoples, here's the current low down on our adoption progress. As of now all we are waiting on is a media specialist at the adoption agency to finish putting together our family profile. That's it.  Our home study is complete and has been reviewed by the agency.  The video profile has been done and turned in to be created.  All of the paperwork, questionnaire's and mindless other annoying but necessary tasks have been completed.  Within the next few weeks we should be Active with our agency!

I've had a lot of questions about this, mostly from people I work with, but I'll explain the whole process of being active here so that people get an idea of what we're talking about.  When we signed on with our agency we had to fill out a questionnaire about our basic family life (religion, school background, jobs, etc) along with answering questions about what type of race we are willing to adopt, substance use by the mother and her medical history.  Now, when a woman is considering adoption and she makes an adoption plan with our agency she fills out a similar questionnaire.  She'll select things like, "Wants a Christian family" or she only wants to be shown families who currently don't have children or things of that nature. Basically, we both put down what we're looking for and based on our answers, if they are compatible, the adoption agency will show our profile to the perspective birth mother.  If she likes us, we'll schedule a meeting.  Or if she flat out chooses us, then we'll get notified by the agency and will be given all of the pertinent info and are asked if we accept.  It's very much like a match making service bringing two people together.  I think it's a very wonderful way of ensuring both sides are happy with the decision and it gives us both a chance to hopefully be as informed about each other as possible.

With all that being said, we are only weeks away from our profile being shown to perspective parents.  We could be getting a phone call soon after we are active, or it may come several months down the line.  But the point is that we are infinitely more closer to achieving our  goal of becoming parents.  I have started to make a list of what I want to have ready to go when we do get the call. I want to have a bag all packed for the baby that includes at least clothes that have been washed, diapers wipes and bottles.  This weekend I want to go look at baby furniture to get that all set and ready to go.

Other than that, we're just trucking along.  I'll post again when we're active and with any other updates. :)

Love,
Sammee