Third Interview for Adoption

Today was our third, and basically final, interview with the adoption agency. There were a lot of questions centered around how we would parent for different circumstances, such as bad behavior, child not wanting to go to school, play time, how would we pick up on if a child had been abused, would we be willing to take on a child with disabilities, etc. Some of these questions were difficult, and Chris and I talked about them during the past week as we knew the basic questions the case workers would ask. We really were open with each other and prayed for God's direction for these difficult questions. I think we did good and were honest and true to ourselves and how we are as parents. A good amount of questions we already knew the answers too having first hand experience raising Nick.

So, now we have our home inspection on the 26th. During the next 2 1/2 weeks, we'll spend time developing our "Dear Birth Parent" letter and our portfolio; two of the most critical items birth parents will use to get to know us. We'll also use the time to finish cleaning up the property and switching room uses around (i.e., the current dog room will become the baby room). We'll also probably start shopping around for car seats. Once the home study is signed, we could get a call anytime between 2 weeks and 2 years to come to the hospital to get our baby, so we have to be ready! We've also had a couple of people volunteer to let us have their kids' cribs! It's so awesome to have so much support and know people are so excited for us.

For me, it's been a long week being back at work. With the addition of still not sleeping well, I'm more tired than ever. However, my boss has been so supportive and encourages me to work from home if possible. But it's nice to be in the office when I can; I really enjoy working with the people in the office.