Today, we got new photos of our boy, H. They are so awesome! He's smiling huge and looks so healthy! The pictures came at exactly the right time too. Our home study is Tuesday. I know that will bug some people; usually the home study comes before matching, but not necessarily in the Waiting Child Program. And, with four kids in our home already, it takes a couple days for the interviews.
So, we're a little nervous. Everyone says there's no way to prepare for the homestudy, but Jen and I feel somewhat un-ready. We know the kids will do fine, but in the back of my mind, I keep worrying they'll say something obtuse, or our kid-worn house won't be clean enough, or they'll decide 5 home fire extinguishers isn't enough for a family of 6. Hoping for an ON day for all of us Tuesday.
Great discussion with our "medical advisory team" tonight. If you're going to adopt internationally and don't have close friends who are experienced pediatric nurses and physicians, you should go find some; ours are AWESOME! Although this may sound a little peculiar, there's a measure of relief when they look at medical reports and tell you, "I've seen much worse." We know H has some problems, but we never saw anything in his records that made us afraid. It's comforting to know "the professionals" agree.
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