A Little Closer (Adoption Journal #22)

Well, we have moved a little closer to our child this week. Despite the reluctance on our licensing social worker's part, our home was approved (pool and all). After reviewing the pictures she took and her report on our home, our SW's supervisor approved our home without conditions. Since this is happy news I won't dwell on the fact that our SW's primary guiding principle was "I'm not responsible." Now we are waiting for our adoption social worker to finish up her part so that referrals can be made to the social workers of potential children (yes, I know there are a lot of social workers involved). So, we are just waiting. Mandy is making sure to call our adoption social worker regularly so that she doesn't forget about us, which county social workers are apt to do. So, all in all we are excited and anticipating.
We also made another change that anticipates our child-to-be. Yesterday Mandy and I got rid of my little Chevy Cobalt and bought the ultimate family driving symbol. . . The Minivan.
Things are moving forward and we are excited. Thank you for coming along this road with us.
FYI: When our child is placed (hopefully in the next couple of months) he/she will be placed as a foster child. This means that I am prevented from giving a lot of details (name, history, family background, etc) until the adoption is completed. So, bear with us as we will do our best to provide what we can.