A couple of weeks ago Eric and I completed our first task in our homestudy phase which was attending an "all day" class. Despite knowing half of the information given (we've done a lot of reading) the day went pretty quickly A. Because it was really only 6 hours with a lunch and B. Because we had amazing social workers teaching. The most amazing part is how knowledgeable and passionate the social workers in our agency are. There's so many facets to adoption that it's easy to forget (or not think) about small details. Most of our social workers work on both sides of the spectrum (Birth Parents/Adoptive Parents) so it's good to have someone in your corner that has taken all of the necessary steps to make it a successful journey. Luckily our agency has these wonderful people that will guide us through everything! Plus, if they can handle Angelina Jolie I'm sure they can handle the H's.
Yesterday we completed our second requirement of the home study which was taking a basic baby care class. Surrounded by baby bumps we stood out, but the pediatrician made sure we felt included. One major difference in adoption vs. pregnancy is that in the adoption process you are really absorbed in the paperwork, money, the wait, requirements, money, the wait, etc. You talk and plan about how the child will be raised, what type of home life you will provide, what type of role models you will be, but what you forget to talk about is the basics. How is this child going to literally survive? We certainly didn't read "What To Expect When You're Expecting" (and I'm obviously not going to) because we've been wrapped up in reading about things like birthmothers, profiles and transracial adoption. So the class was an eye opener, and another "add it to the list" to start more research. We don't have enough things to do/ worry about. We're not complaining (at least Eric isn't), it's just a difficult time right now being in limbo. I will be happy when we have completed all the requirements and are in "the book".
Eric and I have done a few things along the line of baby prepping. We've almost finished our downstairs bathroom project (Not exactly related, but oh well). Bought a star chandelier for the nursery and a diaper bag (This is not important but I had a special discount). That's all the fun stuff for now! Stay tuned for an "Adoption Language" blog coming soon..
Yesterday we completed our second requirement of the home study which was taking a basic baby care class. Surrounded by baby bumps we stood out, but the pediatrician made sure we felt included. One major difference in adoption vs. pregnancy is that in the adoption process you are really absorbed in the paperwork, money, the wait, requirements, money, the wait, etc. You talk and plan about how the child will be raised, what type of home life you will provide, what type of role models you will be, but what you forget to talk about is the basics. How is this child going to literally survive? We certainly didn't read "What To Expect When You're Expecting" (and I'm obviously not going to) because we've been wrapped up in reading about things like birthmothers, profiles and transracial adoption. So the class was an eye opener, and another "add it to the list" to start more research. We don't have enough things to do/ worry about. We're not complaining (at least Eric isn't), it's just a difficult time right now being in limbo. I will be happy when we have completed all the requirements and are in "the book".
Eric and I have done a few things along the line of baby prepping. We've almost finished our downstairs bathroom project (Not exactly related, but oh well). Bought a star chandelier for the nursery and a diaper bag (This is not important but I had a special discount). That's all the fun stuff for now! Stay tuned for an "Adoption Language" blog coming soon..