So we have been scouring our house for the past 3 weeks. Particularly the past week. And I do mean scouring. Down to washing the outside of the house and window sills on the porch, mopping the porch, and finding every cobweb that is hiding in our house. All for the hour long visit with our social worker and a 10 minute walkthrough in our house. In ways you feel like all that cleaning and she just walked through! But on the other hand it's like Jimmy said.... It was just nice to have the peace of mind that our house was clean. In fact I don't know if it's ever been this clean. It's definitely time for pictures for both insurance and profile purposes.
Jimmy took off all week and I took off yesterday after lunch and today. My awesome mom and her friend came on Wed. and got things clean that I've been trying to get stains off of for a while. We also had a friend come and help us last weekend to wash the outside of the house and some cleaning inside. We bought mirrors, and decorative shower items, storage items, and hid massive amounts of school paper work. And yeah the walk through was 10 mins max!
But the good news is we are almost at approval! We are missing one piece of paperwork, a referral from Jimmy's boss, but other than that we are almost there. So we are fixing to light a fire under him, and we'll be good to go. Provided that he gets that in, we should be getting our written homestudy approval letter within about 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!! Nothing can really be done till the profile is ready, and I thought we had a little longer, but I'm definitely fixing to hit that hard and heavy and hopefully get it done within a week once school gets out.
Right now though, I've got to get resume's out because I've officially resigned my job so that is a definite must that must happen first. So hopefully within the next month we will hit the waiting list and be waiting and preparing to bring our baby home
I am filled with excitement. Knowing there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel and although we are probably looking at a wait of 6-12 months, it feels like it is really fixing to happen! I never knew this would be the way that God started our family, but I am definitely beginning to know and trust that his plan is better than anything I could ever have imagined. As a saying I saw on Pinterest said: "I'm in love with a child, I haven't met yet." I'm so thankful God knows better than I.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Sprinting to the finish line
We had our individual meetings and things went GREAT!!!! Jimmy's interview lasted about an hr and a half to two hours. Mine was over three hours! Of course I was the second one and she'd realized things that she'd forgotten to write down or ask and I was looking at profiles. We were both really nervous but once we got there, she has this way of calming us and making you feel at home. I didn't even realize I'd been there that long.
For those of you that wonder, the interviews cover a lot of your growing up. We talked about what my life was growing up, how we were disciplined, how we felt about adopting a child from a different race. They want to make sure that Jimmy and I are on the same page with our feelings and where we stand.
So from here, we have our home visit which will be the latter part this month. Now I'm in a panic on whether everything will get done or not. The house has to be cleaned, there are some things that I want to get organized before she comes. It's a lot all at once, things need to be bought and done. At the same time, I've got to get busy getting our profile done so that when we are approved it can go out. I also need to get applications done and start looking for grant applications. They are graciously going to write a letter to grant agencies stating that we will be homestudy approved shortly after the due date for the applications.
So things are rolling again and I'm getting very excited. It seems like there are these long periods of wait followed by an extreme sprint to the finish line. We are currently in a sprint in the mix of the end of school. This weekend I'm going home to my parents to work on some sewing projects for both a friend's baby gift and covering a rocking chair and high chair for myself. There are some other things I want to work on as time permits. I'm so excited it's not even funny. Estatic doesn't even cover it. It seems like we are getting somewhere... finally. Hopefully, soon, we'll have a baby of our own.
For those of you that wonder, the interviews cover a lot of your growing up. We talked about what my life was growing up, how we were disciplined, how we felt about adopting a child from a different race. They want to make sure that Jimmy and I are on the same page with our feelings and where we stand.
So from here, we have our home visit which will be the latter part this month. Now I'm in a panic on whether everything will get done or not. The house has to be cleaned, there are some things that I want to get organized before she comes. It's a lot all at once, things need to be bought and done. At the same time, I've got to get busy getting our profile done so that when we are approved it can go out. I also need to get applications done and start looking for grant applications. They are graciously going to write a letter to grant agencies stating that we will be homestudy approved shortly after the due date for the applications.
So things are rolling again and I'm getting very excited. It seems like there are these long periods of wait followed by an extreme sprint to the finish line. We are currently in a sprint in the mix of the end of school. This weekend I'm going home to my parents to work on some sewing projects for both a friend's baby gift and covering a rocking chair and high chair for myself. There are some other things I want to work on as time permits. I'm so excited it's not even funny. Estatic doesn't even cover it. It seems like we are getting somewhere... finally. Hopefully, soon, we'll have a baby of our own.
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