Welcome back! We know it's been a while since our last update, but honestly, that is because there has been NOTHING to update you all on. Until now! A few weeks ago we received our giant home study packet and adoption manual in the mail. What's in the home study packet you ask? Good question. Here is a quick overview:
1: a list of all of the documentation we need to send in. This includes: home study fee, birth certificates, ID, marriage certificate, income tax returns, paystubs, auto insurance cards, pet inoculations, proof of health insurance, proof of life insurance, health inspections of water source, budget form, FOID cards, background clearances, agency fee schedule signed, medical reports, TB tests reports, certificate of child health examination (for current children). 2: List of adoption trainings to be completed (13 trainings total) 3: List of minimum requirements of Adoptive Homes (Did you know: we need a written and displayed fire safety plan?!) Do you have one? 4: Question prompts for a 6-page paper we each need to write 5: Floor plan of our home 6: Fire alarm and carbon monoxide detector inspections 7: A copy of our childcare plan 8: Prohibition of Corporal Punishment agreement (legally cannot spank adopted kids...not that we would, but interesting fact). 9: Water temperature agreement-our water heaters cannot be set above a certain degree 10: History of arrests (LOL no worries there) 11: Birth parent rights and responsibilities 12: Adoptive parents rights and responsibilities 13: Firearms agreement 14: Safety plan for pools, hot tubs and other sources of water 15: Quick facts sheet (demographical info about ourselves) 16: Consent to release information Sooo....all of that to say, it is A LOT. We also need to complete 4 meetings with our adoption social worker for the home study, and each meeting is 3 hours long. So here's the exciting news! Although we have A LOT of paperwork to get through, we had our first meeting today! This means that in about 6-8 weeks, after completing the rest of the meetings we will be ready for our profile to go live! 6-8 weeks still seems like a little bit of time away, but it is closer than the unknown which is where we were at before. We are so happy that we can finally feel like we are moving in the right direction rather than at a standstill. Adoption can feel like that sometimes. Well, a lot of times. It's just a lot of waiting, but we have a lot of optimism that we are finally moving in the right direction! We can't wait to continue to share this journey with you all, and we thank you all for coming along on this adventure with us! So, what's next?
Thank you all for your continued love and support!
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