Two Day Domestic Class

Yea!  We got our homework done in just a few days (we busted it!) and we got into the September Class in Orlando!  The class was amazing!  We got to meet birthmothers and hear their stories of their unconditional love for their unborn babies. Adoptive parents and their adorable babies came to talk to us about the process and to keep our heads up.  As the process may seem long and overwhelming, but will be rewarding in the end. We also got to meet with a lawyer to go over the legal side of adoption. The two days were packed with lots of information and emotions. Wow, what a roller coaster of a ride!

Homework Packet

We received our "Homework Packet" in the mail this Friday! Wow, it was a thick one full of papers to be filled out and signed! It took us all weekend to collect a lot of the information and fill out the paperwork.  We still need to get a lot of papers notarized, signed by doctors, insurance agents, etc.... We hope to get into the September 14 & 15th classes, so we have our fingers crossed that we can get it all done in time for them to review our paperwork and put us into the class.

Official Application

Today we finally got confirmation that our Pre-application was received, reviewed, and accepted.  We finished up the Official Application tonight and submitted it.  Our goal is to get into the September class, which we were told was pretty much impossible with all the work that has to be done before you are accepted into the class.  We will see.  If we don't get into to the September class, we will have to wait until January for the next class.

Our Journey Begins

August 4th was our first adoption meeting at Bethany Christian Services. It was an informational meeting where we got all our questions and concerns addressed. After leaving the meeting we felt really good about going forth with the process.