Nursery

While adoption is a beautiful thing, sometimes it's nice to just talk about becoming a first time parent and the excitement that it brings.

While some adoptive families don't create a nursery because it can be hard to look on an empty crib while waiting, Derek and I have delighted in building our nursery. We love looking in on it and seeing the hope that it represents. We love sitting in the rocking chair that was my grandparent's and praying for our little one and their family. We love reading over the notes and cards that you've sent when we need some encouragement.

Each time we add something to the nursery we feel closer to our little one, and although we're far from finished, we'd like to share some of those pictures with you.

Home Study Approval

Hi everyone! We've got great news- our home study was approved!

We were originally told that we would receive our approval in the mail, but after a couple of weeks with no letter (and the post man wondering why I checked the mail every hour) I decided to email our agency to see what was going on. They told us that we were approved, but they were waiting on us to complete our last educational classes (something we were not originally told). Fortunately those will be completed by August 7th, so we're planning on announcing it later that week once we receive the confirmation paperwork.

Although we're a little bummed that we have to wait a few more weeks to be officially approved, it does give us a little longer to fund raise for the home study fee, and to complete our family profile. Derek is working like crazy on our profile and we're both ready to cross it off the list. This part of the adoption process has been weighing on us and we're ready to be in the next stage- the waiting stage!