So we are fully into our home study now. Yesterday I spent 6+ hours at the computer answering the most RANDOM questions I've ever encountered.
One whole sheet we filled out was our "Family Disaster Plan" - we had to come up with 3 places that we will flee to if something were to happen to our house.
Now, I can understand if this was for Foster Care etc, but this is for a Domestic Infant Adoption! It's just the great amounts of fun that come with the paperwork.
Today I am working on my "Self Study Form" - I'm struggling with how to eloquently describe EVERY. SINGLE. facet of my life.
I just keep telling myself as I complete another question that I am one question closer to being done!
Hope everyone is having a great week!
Began the Adoption process 4/2013
Home study Approved 12/2013
.... and the wait begins!
Re: Home Study... vent? (sort of!)
After 1 IUI, 3 IVF's with CGH/CCS testing, 10 early miscarriages, and lots of tears and frustration, we are moving on to Domestic Infant Adoption! We are so excited to see what the future holds.
Son #2 - October '11
Son #3 - Hoping to adopt from China some time in 2014!
Our adoption journey: Talkin' 'Bout the Next Generation
15 treatment cycles: four early m/c
Moving forward with domestic infant adoption!
Home study approved 5/13, now just waiting...
I had plenty of material when I came to this question, but struggled to say it, um, diplomatically. I finally settled on I don't like my kids' whining and we're working on using their words and learning what a proper tone of voice is to ask a question, and that bedtime is a struggle and we're working on more of a disciplined bedtime routine.
As for the questions about our sex lives, I'm not a super private person, and those caught me off guard! The funniest was that I read my husband's answers and he had written things like "limited" for his teenage sexual experience, which I find laughable given the stories he's told me. I'm curious/nervous about what our SW asks during our home study interview.
Son #2 - October '11
Son #3 - Hoping to adopt from China some time in 2014!
Our adoption journey: Talkin' 'Bout the Next Generation
Hang in there! I remember being frustrated about the evacuation plan too. Like I'm going to be able to tell our infant child, "if there is a fire, or anything happening to the house make sure you hop out of your crib, wiggle to the front door or out your window..." Right!
Good luck!
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One thing I lerned a lot about from my sons' teachers is how to phrase my "dislikes" diplomatically. "J is great at x, y, and z, but he needs to work on listening to directions even when he's distracted."
I understand that... but when you are reading all of these forms and you get to that question I stopped and could not understand why they would word it that way. Same as asking for more information on sexual development.
15 treatment cycles: four early m/c
Moving forward with domestic infant adoption!
Home study approved 5/13, now just waiting...