Ugh, as if waiting and waiting wasn't emotionally difficult enough, we received our first notification that parts of our home study are ready to EXPIRE! What....how in God's name is this even possible? Jon and I were our own worst enemies looking back. We were SO efficient at filling out/gathering our required documents that the home study agency and adoption agency weren't ready for us. They had no idea they would recieve our information so quickly. So our documents sat and sat for months. So even though we officially entered the pool on February 10, 2011, our physicals and background checks were finished in July & August of 2010. So, now Jon and I have to get these back up-to-date or else our profile gets pulled from the adoption agency and we cannot be selected.
It is incredibly aggravating that literally nothing about our profile has changed (we didn't move, we didn't switch jobs, we didn't win the lottery, we didn't separate, etc.) but we still have to re-fill out these insanely long forms. The best part about the forms is that they are the type of PDF documents that prevent you from saving them, so we will have to re-write everything from scratch. Seriously.....enough with these forms already!!
On the bright side, this is the 2nd and last time we will ever have to fill these out.
ReplyDeleteToday, in the monthly bulletin, we learned that one of the couples that attended the Seminar with us at our Adoption agency back in October was placed with a baby. They were the only couple chosen last month with approaching 100 couples waiting in the pool. While I am very happy for them and like to see that the process worked for somebody I met, it's hard not to get discouraged during this seemingly endless wait as the pool grows and placements shrink. It's enough to drive anyone insane. Some day, if we have a child and are on a road trip, and the child says "Are we there yet?", we'll be able to relate.
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