We made it through our very last case study interview today! Almost all of the questions were ones we had answered before (family history, our marriage, the adoption process, parenting, etc) but we answered them each separately, on our own first, one-on-one with our caseworker. Our caseworker said we matched up pretty evenly with our answers and if we didn't we would have been discussing it afterwards in more detail. As soon as our caseworker left Ben and I immediately wanted to know what the other had said. Even though Ben and I are complete opposites we have definitely taken time to get to know one another. Including the good, the bad, and the ugly! :)
So a lot of you have asked what's next. Our caseworker now has to compile all the information she's gathered from our interviews into a report and present it at a meeting where all of the other caseworkers and pregnancy workers will be present. These meetings are only conducted once a month (on the third Thursday of the month) so we won't know that we have been stamped "certified to adopt" until after the meeting has been held. Our caseworker also will be checking the references we listed on our application during this time as well. In the meantime we need to start working on our match letter that potential birth parents will be looking at--a daunting feat to accomplish!
That's all for now everyone! Hopefully you've been able to check out our fundraisers: Just Love Coffee & Change is Good. We will be launching one more fundraiser soon! (And here's a hint: You can wear it!)
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