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!