Adoption Update!

bubba and i were able to get a few more forms completed yesterday.

 

the guardianship form (for who will take over if anything were to happen to both of us) and our open adoption assignment from our open adoption training class.

 

yay! it always feels amazing to get another thing checked off the list and turned in. another step closer.

 

i also sent a few questions over to our caseworker and she replied quickly, as usual! she was able to answer my questions and in a nutshell:

 

-we are waiting for the clearances to come back (roughly takes 4-6 weeks)

 

-she said she is far enough along in our home study that she feels good about scheduling our home inspection as soon as the clearances come back!!!!

 

-our photo books for birth families, photo collage for state caseworkers, and our online photo profile isn't "due" for a completed home study or home inspection.

a relief, however, she said we want to get them in within a week or two after the home inspection so that once everything is completed if their are families waiting then they can hand out our photo books ASAP.

so our goal is to have all photo projects done by the time of home inspection, so we can hand them off to our caseworker then!

 

-this means it's coming QUICK! and the house has to be ready SOON. and our pile of paperwork is dwindling!!

 

i know that this is going to be a bit of a whirlwind here at the end, with all the last minute to-dos, but i'm so excited! I can't wait to be officially done with the majority of the paperwork process and in the waiting process.

 

busy, busy, busy now.... and then lots of waiting later.