Finished our home study today. Karla, the social worker who helped us train and prepare, did such a nice job. What a sweet lady. She's absolutely well matched with her chosen career; she's very good at what she does. We talked at length about all the things we'd need to know in order to do a good job as adoptive parents. We identified resources and talked about what to expect. Lots of mushy "feelings" stuff. Still, very helpful.
Next, we move on to completing our "dossier." That's all the paperwork required for US Immigration. The office used to be called NIS, but they have a new acronym now. In either case, there's a ton of paperwork that has to be completed before they'll allow us to bring Tommy home. More on that as we progress. For now, we're waiting for the home study documentation to be completed by our friend Karla and forwarded to our agency for review. We're praying for a stiff wind in her sails.
Hey again- i love following your story and am still so delighted for this wonderful little boy to be yours. Its seems we are on the same time line- my HS was finished and sent the first week of July and we are in the midst of our dossier. We also were matched with a WC, who is about 2.5 - what a crazy, stressful, beautiful and exciting road this has been so far.
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