I'm a little behind....ok, a *lot* behind on the blog I promised after our second home visit considering we've had a 3rd also and are preparing for a 4th this week! It all seems to be happening so quickly and there's so much to do! Our caseworker has assured us though that as soon as the home visits are over there will be lots of waiting. Blech.
Grace was excited and liked Beth very much. They talked in Grace's room for a bit and Beth said she could tell that Grace was ready! As if I had any question! Grace said Beth asked her how she felt her life would change and she said she might not get all of the things she gets now, but that she was ok with that.....at least she's ok with being "mostly spoiled rotten" instead of being "the ONLY ONE mostly spoiled rotten"! haha Grace watched a video with us last week and weighed in with her own thoughts and questions. I was very impressed with some of her questions. I have no doubt in my mind that she is going to be a wonderful big sister. I can't wait.
We've been doing lots of talking and training with Beth. Tons of it is so informational and a lot to take in. Until you're in this situation, I don't think you really think of things, like "adoption lingo". But, believe me, it's there. And we've been studying it. Our house has passed the initial walk through just fine for foster home licensing. Even though we won't be fostering, we still have to be licensed. I fretted so much about what would be wrong with our home, obviously for no reason. Just the worry wart in me, I guess! Our "big" walk through will be in a couple of weeks, but I'm confident we will be ok. Once that's done, we will have our license and will just have to finish our profiles!
Ohhh, the profiles. I'm still worrying over writing a letter for the profile. That's my goal for sometime this weekend. Find some quiet time and write my guts out. Orrrrr, maybe that would be too gross.....I'll just spend some time writing my heart out!
I think I've gotten most of the pictures picked out. Bill will have to go through and see if there are any he wants to add and I want to get a few pictures of our house, but other than that, I think we're good. Now, organizing them and getting them to fit and not be too overwhelming is my next challenge! Then I just have to do it all over again 5 times!!
Bill and I have some research to do and decisons to make regarding what we would be comfortable with concerning potential birth issues - ie, fetal alcohol syndrome, drug use, mental health issues. **What does "ie" stand for anyway? Ahem. As I was saying, tough decisions. Lots of research to do....would appreciate your thoughts/prayers as we weigh all of these possibilities and make decisions.
I *promise* I will not wait 2 weeks for my next update! I hope that this one has found you well and enjoying the beginning of fall. Please feel free to drop me a comment or email anytime...I love hearing from you!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Rambling....
We've got one home study visit down! I was so nervous for that first visit last week, and in the end I worked myself up over nothing! We have another visit today and Grace will meet Beth. Things are moving along wonderful and I couldn't be happier. I have every finger and toe crossed that we will have our profile out there by the end of October. We'll see.
I'm pretty nervous about the "Dear Birth Parent" letter that we have to write. For some time now, I've been thinking of this and that and jotting down bits and pieces that I wanted to add. We got a sample letter the other day in our packet, and I almost fainted when I read it and it was nearly identical to what I wanted to say. Back to the drawing board. I definitely want it to be real, so I will not "change" it, but I guess I will have to modify it. I don't think there are any words to say to make it any easier, but surely I think I could give some reassurance to our birth parents that they are making the right decision. I fancy myself a pretty good writer, and I think this is because I write what is real. I just hope this comes across in our letter.
Like many of my friends, I love the show on MTV, Teen Mom. I find myself most drawn to Catelynn and Tyler's story because they placed their baby for adoption. I've followed their story from the beginning and it was not an easy one. They faced many objections from their family and did not have the support that they needed from those that they needed it most from. They seem to be doing well now and have a seemingly strong relationship which has endured everything they have been through for being so young. This week they spoke of their feelings of being birth parents, while their baby had her "parents" to make her decisions. I hope that you will take a few minutes and find this clip online and watch it. It was very touching and I hope that our birth parents will feel much like they do. I know that no 2 situations are going to be the same, but I hope that we can give the same reassurance that their adoptive parents have given them. Really, go watch this! You will love it! Maybe. I hope so anyway! And FYI, secretly, Bill watches it with me sometimes and he even likes it! Don't tell him I told you that though.
So, I feel like I've rambled on and that this is starting to not make any sense! I am at work and my co-worker/cousin brought her laptop today and while we are waiting on patients I am blogging, maybe not the best idea since I can't keep my focus! haha I will update tomorrow on our visit this evening and hopefully make more sense then!
I'm pretty nervous about the "Dear Birth Parent" letter that we have to write. For some time now, I've been thinking of this and that and jotting down bits and pieces that I wanted to add. We got a sample letter the other day in our packet, and I almost fainted when I read it and it was nearly identical to what I wanted to say. Back to the drawing board. I definitely want it to be real, so I will not "change" it, but I guess I will have to modify it. I don't think there are any words to say to make it any easier, but surely I think I could give some reassurance to our birth parents that they are making the right decision. I fancy myself a pretty good writer, and I think this is because I write what is real. I just hope this comes across in our letter.
Like many of my friends, I love the show on MTV, Teen Mom. I find myself most drawn to Catelynn and Tyler's story because they placed their baby for adoption. I've followed their story from the beginning and it was not an easy one. They faced many objections from their family and did not have the support that they needed from those that they needed it most from. They seem to be doing well now and have a seemingly strong relationship which has endured everything they have been through for being so young. This week they spoke of their feelings of being birth parents, while their baby had her "parents" to make her decisions. I hope that you will take a few minutes and find this clip online and watch it. It was very touching and I hope that our birth parents will feel much like they do. I know that no 2 situations are going to be the same, but I hope that we can give the same reassurance that their adoptive parents have given them. Really, go watch this! You will love it! Maybe. I hope so anyway! And FYI, secretly, Bill watches it with me sometimes and he even likes it! Don't tell him I told you that though.
So, I feel like I've rambled on and that this is starting to not make any sense! I am at work and my co-worker/cousin brought her laptop today and while we are waiting on patients I am blogging, maybe not the best idea since I can't keep my focus! haha I will update tomorrow on our visit this evening and hopefully make more sense then!
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