Some of you may have seen on Facebook that Chris and I still needed to get out biometrics completed this past week. Well, we went in on Tuesday and arrived, oh, a good hour early. We were very excited when they took us right back and did our fingerprints. They sweet lady doing the prints was genuinely interested in our adoption process and was asking all kinds of questions. I thought this was delightfully unexpected. I'm sure she sees TONS of parents in the adoption process every day, but yet she was greatly interested in they where and who of our story! It was kind of icing to the cake on a great half day with Chris. So, on this Tuesday the lady doing our prints said it would take at least a month for the approval to come in, but on FRIDAY I came home from work and there it was, the letter from the federal government approving us as "favorable parents of international adoption". HOW EXCITING!!! I'd like to think that the sweet lady doing our prints tells everyone a month on purpose. Kind of as a passive way to add excitement to everyones adoptoin. :)
So, now...I have this huge feeling that we are going to be getting a call AT ANY MOMENT! Like I said before, our social worker (Joy) said that since we are open to more illnesses and disabilities (see previous post) we are likely to wait less for a referral. I'm trying not to run away with this, but I have this gut feeling that it will be anytime, despite the now increased wait period of 8 months for an "average" adoption. This is where you would insert my stress. The baby's room in our current home still remains my closet and my nieces bed room. So, if we get a referral and accept and pay the rest of the amount for the adoption, ($XX,XXX!!!) it could be a few weeks to a few months before we go get baby. Those last two sentences should be able to identify to many of you what my stress level may be peaking to without even having to add how we make Kristina and Kylie's room into our baby's room.
Some more good news...I just learned yesterday from my favorite girl Cassi, that Dr. Greg Cugini will now be doing clinic and Southeast Pediatrics! I used to work with Dr. Cugini when I was a social worker at Southeast on the Pediatric unit, and.I.love.him! He and Dr. Martinique Johnson are my favorite pediatric physicians. Dr. Cugini and his wife, Dr. Cugini (OB) are great, down to earth, open to various parenting styles, doctors. Needless to say, I will be calling him on Monday to ensure we are his patient! =)
That's all folks!
Connie and Chris
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A much needed update!
First, the lack of updates for everyone to read is a result of the lack of updates I had to give. But, after a crazy few weeks at work, and AMAZING week in Haiti (to which I plan to return to in September while Chris is in India), and absolutely crazy traveling roadblocks during that trip, I now have an update!
We are now on the official wait list!!!!
As of June 8 we were placed on the official wait list to be given a baby referral. We are scheduled to have our biometrics completed on Tuesday June 26. I would imagine this will take about 4 weeks to be officially completed, but we can possibly still receive a referral before then. I'm secretly dreaming that once Holt is notified of our completed and processed biometrics they will say, "Great, we've been waiting for that so we can refer this baby to you." Wouldn't it be nice? But, on the other hand there are some pretty big changes we hope to endure in our lives in the next 6 months that would not mesh very well with a trip to Korea and integrating a new baby in our home. Don't hear me wrong. This is obviously something that is hard to understand if you are not in the adoption process yourself, but when you are told 18-24 months you begin to believe that at month 18-24 you might bring your baby home. So, there is little difference in being pregnant and having your baby at 6 months and adopting and getting your baby at 12 months. Both can reek havoc on your home and be a HUGE blessing at the same time.
After we settle back down into the routine of life, I will be diving into more paperwork and grant applications. Also, Chris will be calling the potential buyers for our latest home this week. Please be in prayer with us as we show them the home. I call this home our "baby home" because the selling of the house plays a big role in our adoption.
I'll continue to keep you posted as we get updates!
Chris and Connie
We are now on the official wait list!!!!
As of June 8 we were placed on the official wait list to be given a baby referral. We are scheduled to have our biometrics completed on Tuesday June 26. I would imagine this will take about 4 weeks to be officially completed, but we can possibly still receive a referral before then. I'm secretly dreaming that once Holt is notified of our completed and processed biometrics they will say, "Great, we've been waiting for that so we can refer this baby to you." Wouldn't it be nice? But, on the other hand there are some pretty big changes we hope to endure in our lives in the next 6 months that would not mesh very well with a trip to Korea and integrating a new baby in our home. Don't hear me wrong. This is obviously something that is hard to understand if you are not in the adoption process yourself, but when you are told 18-24 months you begin to believe that at month 18-24 you might bring your baby home. So, there is little difference in being pregnant and having your baby at 6 months and adopting and getting your baby at 12 months. Both can reek havoc on your home and be a HUGE blessing at the same time.
After we settle back down into the routine of life, I will be diving into more paperwork and grant applications. Also, Chris will be calling the potential buyers for our latest home this week. Please be in prayer with us as we show them the home. I call this home our "baby home" because the selling of the house plays a big role in our adoption.
I'll continue to keep you posted as we get updates!
Chris and Connie
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