3rd Home Study done!!!!!!!!

WHEW!!! We are done with our home study! We have a few more things to hand into our agency- physicals, statements of good health, another background check...but as far as the meetings go, we are finished!

Also, some more big news!! We are almost positive we are going domestic! This was not our original plan, but like they say: We plan, God laughs :) At this point Ethiopia is going through some transitions that I have previously mentioned. It sounds like they are getting things worked out, however, the process sounds like it will still be delayed. Sad, but true :( Right now, we just feel like that would be a pretty drawn out process and somewhat of a risk. Any time a country goes through changes there are always risks. They still remain to be quite stable, but when you don't have children, like us, it's hard to add so much time to the process. At this point we firmly believe we will- FOR SURE- adoption from Ethiopia. As most of you know, we plan to adopt more than once :)

At this past home study we discussed: age, gender, twins/siblings, race, health, open/semi/closed adoption, agency fees, travel, etc...we are hoping for a newborn, African-American, boy or girl, healthy, semi-open adoption. Semi-open means we will write letters to the birth parent(s) through out agency if they are interested in doing so. Sometimes the want to get updates and sometimes they just don't for their own reasons. We feel however it is suppose to work out, it will...

So- while we got thrown for a bit of a loop these past few weeks, we feel comfortable and confident with where we are right now and are very excited!!!

Our next steps....hand in additional paperwork, make a profile book (shows birth parent(s) an insight into our lives), Lindsey (social worker) finishes writing up our home study, distributes our profile books, and we wait!!! We are hearing typical waits are 4-6 months to be matched. Some have waited as little as a few days!! :) We are hearing the fact that we are young and without children makes us more appealing...we will see!

Lots of changes, but we have faith we are the right path!!!

Until my next post....

Tasha