Time Goes On

Many people have asked me lately where we stand with the adoption process.  For those of you who are not familiar with the process it is quite extensive.  We have numerous tasks completed, like our background checks and fingerprinting, our financial paperwork, our guardianship information, and Jesse’s proof of employment.  Now we are just finishing up the last of our several in depth questionnaires and finishing reading our books. I am hoping that we will be able to turn our packet in after the long weekend.  Then we will have to wait for a social worker to schedule the interviews at our home.  It will take her a few weeks after her visits to write her report.  Then the real wait will begin.

We have been so busy with the daily tasks of summer with two small boys at home that we haven’t had much free time to work on paperwork but on the same token we haven’t had much time to worry about it either.  It is funny though I find myself doing my normal summer things, yet thinking about “what will this be like next year with a baby.” We are returning home from our annual Montana lake trip and we were talking about the logistics of having a newborn next year. It will all be so different. Now that Theo is almost six, it seems like so long ago since we have had an infant. The boys are getting restless and have an endless supply of questions when it comes to the adoption. They keeping praying and wishing for their baby sister to be here and they don’t understand the logistics of it all. I am trying to force myself to make plans for the future (like travel) but it is hard to do without a timeline in site. I think the beginning of the school year will help keep our focus on the boys for a while.  I am not looking forward to them going back like many other parents. Even though I will enjoy a couple hours of childfree time a week, I will miss them. Plus this year has taken an interesting turn with neither of the boys wanting to go to school. That will make for a curious return. 

Hopefully things will keep moving forward and we will have some good news to share soon!