Home Study Complete

Everything has been sent to BAAS for approval! Yea!! We really need to get the I-800 moving so that we can get our fingerprinting appt. I'm starting to stress about the financial aspects again, so prayer is in immediate order! I know that God is faithful, and we just have to take one step at a time.

In the meantime, I've been doing some Christmas shopping early. It will be easy to space the cost of the holiday over three months, which will be important as the adoption expenses start coming due.

I really pray that we will be logged in early enough to send Nina a Christmas gift, or a birthday cake. I cannot wait to be able to communicate with my new daughter!

Ending the Homestudy

We had our last visit this weekend, and we are rounding the corner on our homestudy! Yea!!! Roger's paperwork has been sent to California for authentication, and is on its way back. Now, we are waiting to hear from our I-800 application for an fingerprinting appt. Once we receive our hs, already notarized and county clerk certified (thanks to Adoption Assistance, Inc.), we can take our paperwork to Frankfort for authentication. We have hopes that we will be submitting our dossier in a couple of months....its in God's hands, however, and we know that His timing is perfect!

2 Down, 1 To Go!

We made it through our second homestudy visit tonight. Roger and I met individually with our social worker, then together. We will meet again next week, with Parker, then that should be it! Thank heavens! Now I have to get to the task of authenticating everything.....man, you forget how exhausting this process can be! I have a BUNCH of reading to do also! Better get to it!