Home Study Meeting #4. Check.

Oh yeah. We did it.

Cuban Daddy & I just had our last Home Study meeting     (well, until we have to do it again every 18 mo.) today!!!  It went great.  I'm amazed at how much you can get to know a person (well, how much they can get to know about you) in 4 short visits.  But, we've really grown to like our Social Worker a lot.  Definitely in it for the good of the kids...and for the good of the families.  She's been really helpful, really kind, super accessible.  I'm hoping she'll be around for when I come up w/ more questions on this journey.  She's an adoptive parent herself.  

And today, she received one of our shirts! ;) 

She went w/ green which means we're out of Adult Mediums in both colors now!  

** Reminder: Have you taken your picture yet? **

I still have more 'catching up' on here to do, but wanted to update you on today.

We are having to complete several hours of 'classes' & seminars online for adoption credit.  This must be completed before the Home Study can be complete.  We breezed through 3 of the 2 hour classes.  Then we attempted the "4 hour" class last night.  We took 2 hours to do 3 of the 19 chapters.  Each one has 'homework' & there's an evaluation at the end.  4 hour class??? I think not!!  While some of the information is really helpful, other parts of it are pretty ridiculous.  I mean, seriously.  

We are still working to complete our Home Study packet of paperwork (my fav...ugh).  She gave us a deadline of June 10 to get it all to her (Although we can drop chunks of it off at her house any time so she can be working on it.  Super accessible, right?!)  That way, she can get it written up, sealed/approved, and sent to the agency  before she leaves for vacay.  And all of that will probably take us to the end of June.  Then....the Dossier!  Our last MAJOR endeavor before we get on the waiting list.  I can almost taste it...

Oh, and yesterday was our baby girl's 4th birthday!  I begged her to stay 3 but she insisted. :(  Will fill you in on more of that later.  

For now, what has kept me up til 2 am the past 2 nights: 

It was worth it for the birthday girl:

Busy busy.

~ 6 in Love ~