Yesterday we were able to meet with our Social Worker, Tricia, for our first home study interview. We got up at 6:15 am and left the house by 7:15 to make sure we arrived in Macon in plenty of time. Our appointment was for 10:30 and if you know Atlanta traffic one day that can take an hour and a half the next the same trip can take 3 hours. We were blessed and highly favored and it took us less than 2 hours. Since we had so much time to kill we were able to get some shopping for Malakai's birthday party done.
We made it to the agency in plenty of time and were quickly greeted with a very pleasant lady. Since we were early Tricia was not quite ready for us but we didn't wait too long. We sat with her and went over the paperwork we had already submitted and she made us very comfortable. I really had no idea what to expect so it was nice how relaxing it was. We were able to get answers to some of the questions we had and left feeling very confident!
We now have our next 2 appointments set up with Tricia, one more in Macon on June 29th and then she comes for our home visit on July 19th. From then we wait about 6-8 weeks for her to write up our homestudy. That means by middle of September we will be waiting to be chosen from a birthmother. I am really looking forward to that point, but nervous at the same time since I do not wait very well:-)
Don't forget about our American Girl Doll raffle! We don't have many entries right now, so your chances are very good! Winner will be chosen July4th!
Love to you all!
Tarrah
Tarrah - this is the first time I have read your blog, and I am so impressed and excited for you guys. I am also VERY interested in the adoption process. Although we have other big things going on right now, and I don't think this is the time for us, I am definitely going to follow your story on here and make notes for my future! Thank you so much for sharing your story publicly so we can all rejoice with your family! I am so sad I missed out on the t-shirts, so if you have any left over at any point, or make another order let me know! Prayers for your precious family!
ReplyDeleteThanks Courtney! I have medium, 2 large and 2 extra large shirts left. Any adoption questions you have let me know I have done a lot of research and have a lot of friends using many different agencies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping up with our blog! I am new at this and trying hard to keep it updated.