(our visit to Hill Aerospace Museum the weekend before Easter)
Stuff we’ve completed:
Bishop sent a reference
Three friends sent a reference
One family member sent a reference
One hour interview with our caseworker asking us how we deal with infertility, stress and many other personal questions
Answered many personal essay questions online
Provided height, weight and descriptions of each of us and our parents and our siblings
Provided physicals and medical history for Ron and I
Provided a health report for ZJ
Provided information for background checks for both of us for Utah
Provided copies of Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificate, Drivers licenses, Health Insurance Card.
Provided financial information and 2009 Income tax report
Paid $1000.00 homestudy fee
Still need to:
Write a letter to Birthparents
Wait for our Background checks
Provide two copies of our fingerprints
Answer the child preferences
Answer a bunch of questions for our online profile
Start our online profile
Our caseworker needs to visit our home again and check off a list of safety requirements and other stuff
Other things will come up :)
Q&A:
Q: "Is the process easier this time?"
A: In some ways it’s been much easier. For example we have the same caseworker who has now known us for three years. We also saved most of our essay questions in a word document and copied and pasted the answers that are still the same. A lot of answers changed, though, since we’ve now experienced an adoption. In other ways it’s harder to go through another adoption, because adoption is never easy.
Q: "Will you make Pass-Along Cards again?"
A: Yes, eventually we will make some. We had many helpful people passing out our cards last time and it doesn’t hurt to spread the word about our hope to adopt again. We’ll probably wait until our online profile is up and running. Until then we welcome everyone willing to spread the word using the blog we created for potential birthparents: http://www.somebodyismissing.blogspot.com/
Bishop sent a reference
Three friends sent a reference
One family member sent a reference
One hour interview with our caseworker asking us how we deal with infertility, stress and many other personal questions
Answered many personal essay questions online
Provided height, weight and descriptions of each of us and our parents and our siblings
Provided physicals and medical history for Ron and I
Provided a health report for ZJ
Provided information for background checks for both of us for Utah
Provided copies of Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificate, Drivers licenses, Health Insurance Card.
Provided financial information and 2009 Income tax report
Paid $1000.00 homestudy fee
Still need to:
Write a letter to Birthparents
Wait for our Background checks
Provide two copies of our fingerprints
Answer the child preferences
Answer a bunch of questions for our online profile
Start our online profile
Our caseworker needs to visit our home again and check off a list of safety requirements and other stuff
Other things will come up :)
Q&A:
Q: "Is the process easier this time?"
A: In some ways it’s been much easier. For example we have the same caseworker who has now known us for three years. We also saved most of our essay questions in a word document and copied and pasted the answers that are still the same. A lot of answers changed, though, since we’ve now experienced an adoption. In other ways it’s harder to go through another adoption, because adoption is never easy.
Q: "Will you make Pass-Along Cards again?"
A: Yes, eventually we will make some. We had many helpful people passing out our cards last time and it doesn’t hurt to spread the word about our hope to adopt again. We’ll probably wait until our online profile is up and running. Until then we welcome everyone willing to spread the word using the blog we created for potential birthparents: http://www.somebodyismissing.blogspot.com/
Woo hoo! I'm so excited for you guys! Yes, if you get pass along cards soon, be sure to send me some! (email me!) I'd love to have them out on a display table (for people to take) during our open house reception we're having after we are sealed to Liam in the temple.
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