Home Study Scheduled!



The former office....and nursery to be.

 
The next two weeks are going to be big milestones for us.  First up, we are set to turn in our home study application this week.  This will be our first major accomplishment in the adoption process.  A completed home study opens up a lot--it allows us to move forward with our placing agency application, gives us the green light to complete our immigration application and also gives us the chance to start applying for grants.  I spoke with our local agency on Friday and our individual interviews are scheduled this week.  And the biggest news is our home visit is scheduled for the week after!  This is happening sooner than we expected, however, we are very excited!  During the visit, Austin and I will be interviewed as a couple plus our case worker will tour our home.  In anticipation of this, we sold our home office furniture and began the process of emptying the room.  It feels so good to actually claim space in our house that will serve as the nursery. Today, Austin and I found ourselves in the baby section of Wal-Mart, shopping for outlet covers and cabinet locks.  On a side note, we seem to have bought the most complicated outlet covers possible.  The Krug's came over for dinner tonight (one day home from their amazing Mediterranean cruise!) and even Austin and Nick struggled with them....so surely they will keep our baby safe.  One of the things Austin and I talked about today is how amazing it is that we get to share all parts of this experience together.  When expanding a family naturally, the mom-to-be gets to experience things that the dad doesn't.  Yet again, I stand amazed at how a situation that once made us feel broken, now causes us to feel grateful and special almost daily.  God is good!