Saturday, January 26, 2013
Home Inspection
Jan 10, 2013 was our home inspection. I don't think we ever cleaned our home more throughly or made our home more safe than we did when in prepping for this day. Only to find out we were "only" three escape ladders short. Aside from that, we were told we were approved for adoption and our home study would be finalized when we received the results from my fingerprints. Only to learn that AGAIN they were not accepted. Hopefully lucks the charm for a 3rd time.
December 2012
December 13, 2012 is our first official home study interview. I was notified my fingerprints were rejected and I would have to have them retaken.
November 2012
After trudging along we finally seem to get things completed and turned in to our home study agency. November 1, 2012 we had our fingerprints completed and the whole packet was sent out later that week. We were told our first interview is going to be pushed into December due to Thanksgiving Holiday.
Homestudy
We began our home study in October. It was a very slow start and honestly the home study has been the longest and most drawn out process ever. Steven was out of town for work off and on and it was an impossible task for me to complete the paperwork by myself. Like any typical family the winter months brought sickness which seemed to last forever. In reality it was only a week or so. Nevertheless, the process seemed to be one of the most frustrating things we have done. Between trying to get into doctors appointments for our physical exams, ALL the documents (i.e. birth certificates, marriage licenses etc.) and finger printing the process seemed to go on forever.
Thailand Approved
We were officially accepted into Holt's Thailand program on October 5, 2012! We received an email from a Holt Thailand director requesting a phone interview on October 9th.
Where to start?
Throughout the month of September, I spent time researching different adoption agencies, home study agencies and countries. Looking at the criteria for each country we had difficulty making a decision. We reached out to several agencies for guidance, with Holt being the most responsive. On September 13th we applied for the adoption packet through Holt.
Hatteras Beach Vacation 2012
On our Hatteras Beach vacation, we began seriously discussion adoption. We have gone to Hatteras ever year since we started dating. It is something we always look forward to and this year was no different. However, at this point in our families lives we started a serious discussion that would start our adoption journey.
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