A new entry, but not a whole lot of new information at this time! The past few weeks have been a blur of making phone calls, researching and answering tough questions. Here's an update about where we are at:
We are currently working with two agencies; our home study agency is out of Nashville, and our placement agency is in California. The first big step in adoption is the home study. We have been compiling paperwork including information about insurance, health history, references, finances, autobiographies, perspectives on parenting and much more. We will be submitting this large packet shortly, which will be followed by several interviews with our social worker. Once we get approved for the home study, we will begin working more with our other agency to prepare our dossier for Colombia.
We have quickly learned that Colombia is very thorough in their adoptions! Some of the many things we will be doing in preparation includes many medical tests done, several fingerprints (state and FBI) and a lengthy (our initial visit will be 900 questions!) evaluation by a psychologist... and since all of that expires after 6 months, we get to do it all again before we travel.
As of now, it is looking like the time frame before we travel could be as long as 4 years. This week has been a challenging one for me personally as I wrap my head around waiting four years to become a mom. We keep trying to remind ourselves that once we meet our child, it will all make sense. The amount of work and wait will be entirely worth it because it will have brought us to that particular child at that moment.
With patience,
Lindsey
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