aunt ellen says...

that i've been neglecting my blog and i need to let people know what's been happening....she's tired of reading about pots and pans! we've started our adoption classes. this is a four week process that we have to complete that consists of a two hour class each tuesday night. one of the best things about these classes is meeting other couples on the same journey as us. they're all there for different reasons, with different goals, and very different family backgrounds but the conversations are encouraging and so eye-opening to this amazing thing that is adoption.

our social worker indicated that we'd also be starting our home study in the next week or so! all of our official application paper-work has cleared, letters of reference are all in, and they have started our profile that will be viewed by potential birth moms. the home study process consists of four visits all with a different purpose, sometimes with both of us and sometimes individually. this can take about a month and half. in the mean time we're working on our 'life book.' this is what our social worker will show to birth moms that she thinks will be a good match for us and it's kind of like an advertisement for our lives. so, stay tuned....you might just end up in there!

again, thanks for all the amazing support! it's so validating to hear from each and every one of you. not that we need the validation, but it's encouraging and supportive and reconfirms this very big decision, and lets us know how loved this little kiddo will be...........