Hello!!!!
It's been quite awhile since I have updated on our crazy perfect life.
Our first anniversary (August 27)came up quickly. Amazing how 365 days can fly by without realizing. It was quite the day; Derek, his parents & I were scheduled to leave on a cruise to celebrate our Anniversary & Derek's 30th birthday. Well....needless to say Hurricane Isaac had another plan in mind. We found out on our anniversary that the airline had cancelled our flight to New Orleans due to the weather....completely understandable. BUT...the cruise line was adamant that they were still cruising & at that point refused any type of refund/credit. Needless to say Derek & I will NEVER forget our first anniversary & thankfully we have credit to take another cruise!
Work is great! Very busy as I am the interim IVF coordinator for this cycle. I'm sitting in for a wonderful nurse that just had a beautiful baby boy!!! It's certainly a nice change, but man is it crazy! It is supposedly the biggest cycle we've had in 5 years!!!!! I'm really excited for it to get here, though I may regret that statement soon. :D
On the adoption front.....not much news. Derek & I have been working on getting our Dear BirthMother letter completed and tweaking our applications etc. As of right now, we are thinking of turning it (application) in at the end of November. This way I'm through craziness at work and we have a few months of 'budgeting' per my husbands request :)
Now, don't get me wrong, if a situation rises in between now and then, we would certainly move forward without question. We're just not quite ready to dive into an agency quite yet!
So I ask you a favor....please keep Derek and I in your thoughts and prayers. We really are leaning on God to show us the correct path and trusting he will light the way to starting our family.
Again if you know of ANY situation of a child needing or a friend that's pregnant and considering adoption, give them our email or even this blog.
We greatly appreciate all of the support throughout this process and hope and pray even more will come as our journey unfolds.
XOXO
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
The Weight Is Lifted
Our home study is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was such a soul searching, undeniably stressful, and exciting time. This was the big piece to our puzzle to be able to send in our application! Now that it's done, I feel like I'm 1000lbs lighter.
It's funny because you would think you would be nervous in the situation, but really it's just talking about yourself to a new friend. I am supposedly the most organized person she's talked to, HA! I just made sure that the 1,234,5674 documents she needed were completed and ready! I couldn't imagine not having it done when she came. Anyways.....it's done. Now she has to write a 8-10 page paper on the information she collected last night. I would suspect we will get it in a month or so.
Perfect timing since Derek and I are heading on a cruise in August for our year anniversary, his 30th birthday & our 5 year dating anniversary! Lots to celebrate this year& hopefully more to come!
Otherwise our life has been pretty busy in other areas. Work for me is crazy busy,but it's great! Derek's been just as busy I am. We have lots of plans these next few months with family & friends, and I couldn't be happier.
My longtime friend Charlie came & took pictures for us for our one year & also our adoption portfolio. They are amazing! Here's a little sneak peek.
Our life is going so smoothly lately that I'll probably regret writing this. I couldn't imagine going through this process with anyone else but Derek. He's my rock and without him, my friends & family; I wouldn't be the person I am today.
XOXO
It's funny because you would think you would be nervous in the situation, but really it's just talking about yourself to a new friend. I am supposedly the most organized person she's talked to, HA! I just made sure that the 1,234,5674 documents she needed were completed and ready! I couldn't imagine not having it done when she came. Anyways.....it's done. Now she has to write a 8-10 page paper on the information she collected last night. I would suspect we will get it in a month or so.
Perfect timing since Derek and I are heading on a cruise in August for our year anniversary, his 30th birthday & our 5 year dating anniversary! Lots to celebrate this year& hopefully more to come!
Otherwise our life has been pretty busy in other areas. Work for me is crazy busy,but it's great! Derek's been just as busy I am. We have lots of plans these next few months with family & friends, and I couldn't be happier.
My longtime friend Charlie came & took pictures for us for our one year & also our adoption portfolio. They are amazing! Here's a little sneak peek.
Our life is going so smoothly lately that I'll probably regret writing this. I couldn't imagine going through this process with anyone else but Derek. He's my rock and without him, my friends & family; I wouldn't be the person I am today.
XOXO
Saturday, June 30, 2012
It's been awhile!
Wow! I knew it would be awhile since we have been so busy! Works been great, busy with friends, family and just plain life! I wish I could have a few moments of serenity, but as life goes, it won't be happening for awhile!
My great friend from my childhood came over & took some updated photos for our profile! I can't wait to see them! The preview was amazing, can't wait to see them edited!
Derek & I had put a hold on our adoption process....well I shouldn't say hold, we just took a little break. It was a whirl wind the first few times researching and meeting the appropriate people. We felt a little overwhelmed! Now that we know where we are going & the agency we are using, it's just the negalities!
Here's quite a list that has to be done before submitting our application:
1.Application- this seems to be quite easy, just very redundant. It does really make you think!
2. Home Study- this little booger is the big daddy of it all! There are about 7-8 things needed for just this alone.
-fingerprints for the KDHE (make sure we don't abuse or neglect children)
-KBI/ FBI background check
-3 letters of references stating how they know us, for how long & if they think we are suitable to become parents.
-1 letter of medical reasoning & if we are physically & mentally healthy to be parents.
- a budget
- marriage license
- last years tax returns
- our last pay stubs
- then the social worker comes to your home & evaluates your house, family, childhood and anything else that would be pertinent to make sure we are a good home/family for a child.
Quite a list huh? Not done yet!
Now comes the difficult part for us!
3. The Dear Birthmother letter- this is where you explain yourself to the women that is wanting to adopt their baby. It has to be descriptive but not to in depth. Date all the way back to your childhood, then to now. Example: what you do for a living, what your marriage is like, your families thoughts on adoption etc...I could go on and on and on!
4. Interview- They also require an interview process to learn more about you & to see if you are a good fit for that specific agency!
5. Once this is all complete & have all of the appropriate paperwork, you send it to the agency/lawyer that you are using & wait!
What a process!!!! Of course all of the above costs money & quite a bit of it! I'm sure I also forgot something! It's been the focus of my mind the passed few months!
We have our home study scheduled for July 12! I'm nervous and excited! The lady that was recommended to us, I've heard only wonderful things about!
On top of all this, Derek's grandpa has not been doing well. He's been in and out of the hospital & we are waiting for some test results. Please keep him & our family in your prayers!
So in a nutshell, we have been very busy with just our life! We can't wait to get through this process & hopefully find the child that is meant for our family!
More later.......XOXO
My great friend from my childhood came over & took some updated photos for our profile! I can't wait to see them! The preview was amazing, can't wait to see them edited!
Derek & I had put a hold on our adoption process....well I shouldn't say hold, we just took a little break. It was a whirl wind the first few times researching and meeting the appropriate people. We felt a little overwhelmed! Now that we know where we are going & the agency we are using, it's just the negalities!
Here's quite a list that has to be done before submitting our application:
1.Application- this seems to be quite easy, just very redundant. It does really make you think!
2. Home Study- this little booger is the big daddy of it all! There are about 7-8 things needed for just this alone.
-fingerprints for the KDHE (make sure we don't abuse or neglect children)
-KBI/ FBI background check
-3 letters of references stating how they know us, for how long & if they think we are suitable to become parents.
-1 letter of medical reasoning & if we are physically & mentally healthy to be parents.
- a budget
- marriage license
- last years tax returns
- our last pay stubs
- then the social worker comes to your home & evaluates your house, family, childhood and anything else that would be pertinent to make sure we are a good home/family for a child.
Quite a list huh? Not done yet!
Now comes the difficult part for us!
3. The Dear Birthmother letter- this is where you explain yourself to the women that is wanting to adopt their baby. It has to be descriptive but not to in depth. Date all the way back to your childhood, then to now. Example: what you do for a living, what your marriage is like, your families thoughts on adoption etc...I could go on and on and on!
4. Interview- They also require an interview process to learn more about you & to see if you are a good fit for that specific agency!
5. Once this is all complete & have all of the appropriate paperwork, you send it to the agency/lawyer that you are using & wait!
What a process!!!! Of course all of the above costs money & quite a bit of it! I'm sure I also forgot something! It's been the focus of my mind the passed few months!
We have our home study scheduled for July 12! I'm nervous and excited! The lady that was recommended to us, I've heard only wonderful things about!
On top of all this, Derek's grandpa has not been doing well. He's been in and out of the hospital & we are waiting for some test results. Please keep him & our family in your prayers!
So in a nutshell, we have been very busy with just our life! We can't wait to get through this process & hopefully find the child that is meant for our family!
More later.......XOXO
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