The Adoption Option

My spot for thoughts, feelings, rambles, and updates as we journey through the adoption process. Highlights: Dossier arrived in Thailand ~ Sept 26, 2005; Approved ~ October, 2005; Matched ~ August, 2006; Referral received ~ January 2007; Traveled & Home ~ June, 2007; Finalized!! ~ December, 2007

Friday, May 13, 2005

Well that's over

Okay everyone warned me and everyone was right, the interview was no big deal. It was actually a little like therapy. We got to answer questions about ourselves, our dicision, our families, and Ian. The time flew by (about 2.5 hours) and our social worker, Gail, is really cool. It helped that she was so open about herself and her own experiences - that made us feel really comfortable around her. She also has 2 adopted kids so seems so enthusiastic about the entire process. It was also nice that she's worked with our agency before (not with the Thailand program) and knows their drill and how they like things done. I had a big fear about things getting messed up because of bad communication, but I can put that behind me.

So now ahead is the dreaded dossier I keep talking about. This weekend I'm going formulate a plan and make my own check of list that's organized in do-able chunks. One day I'll have to drive around to all my doctors, another day Sam will have to get our marriage license and his birth certificate, and so on. It'll be done before I know it. Keep your fingers crossed :)

If people are reading this feel free to leave comments. I don't care if there is no one out there because I love having an outlet for my emotions, but if you are it might be nice to know :) We get so much support and we thank everyone - we'll need it a lot more in our months of waiting through the nothingness.

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