Some Basic Info

I just wanted to give you a little overview of what we will be working towards in the next couple years. Yes, years. This is not going to be a quick and easy thing. Actually the more I read about it, the more I suspect that this is going to take a lonnnnnnng time.

But, that's okay. We are ready for a wait, (although ask me again in a year and a half and I might not be so optimistic).

So here's the quick version:

• Decided to adopt internationally
• Researched agencies to see what options were out there (still doing that!!)
• Contacted an adoption practitioner in October and were told to call back in January
• Met with an agency in November just to get some info
• Met with 2 couples to talk with them about their adoption experiences....learned a lot from that!
• Booked a Homestudy in January and had our first meeting the 2nd week of Jan.
• Had police checks done, fingerprinting done, wrote autobiographies about our lives, answered a hundred questions on questionnaires, wrote financial reports, had medicals done, etc. etc. etc. all part of the initial homestudy meeting.
• Enrolled in PRIDE course (government required course for adoption) and finishing course next weekend.

next step....finish homestudy.

So it's just the beginning, but there is a lot to be done. I have a feeling that we are doing a lot of hurrying up, so we can wait. But that is the way it seems to work!