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Thursday, November 16, 2006

November 16, 2006-#10!!!

Ever since our homestudy has been officially completed, we’ve been curious as to what the waiting list for a Korean baby actually looks like with our agency. Neither one of us wanted to ask though- we just “knew” we were at the very bottom of a list a mile long. Well, today curiousity got the best of us, and an email was sent to Jill, the Korea Program Coordinator. Her response came back in under 2 minutes which was a surprise to say the least. The news inside the email was just as much of a surprise. WE ARE #10 ON THE LIST!!!!! Last month CHSFS received a total of 7 referrals and we were told that yesterday alone they received 3! We don’t know the health of the babies in the most recent batches of referrals, or even if they are boys or girls, but the numbers look very positive to both of us. This is becoming so real for us, we can hardly stand it! Since we started this process we’ve been moving through it in record speed. A completed homestudy in under a week is unheard of, a returned email in 2 minutes, a crib that arrives in 2 weeks after being told it would be 3 months…..there seems to be a pattern of record speed occurances. Hopefully those things are a sign of good things to come!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

November 14, 2006 NAMES, NAMES, NAMES!

After much debate, we have decided on names and are very excited to be able to share them! If the baby is a boy like we have been told to expect, he will be named Graham Greer Olson. If the baby ends up being a girl (VERY, VERY unlikely), she will be named Amelia Paige Olson. We are happy to have names picked out and be able to refer to the baby with an actual name. It makes the process seem much more real for both of us!

Monday, November 6, 2006

November 6, 2006 Homestudy Approved!!!

WE ARE SO EXCITED to finally be able to say we are officially on the waiting list to be matched with our baby!!! Mary, our social worker came over this morning and we finished up the home study. We had a LONG talk with Annie this morning, letting her know that she would be in SERIOUS trouble if she acted like her usual crazy self while Mary was here. We don’t know what came over that dog, but she was an angel. She didn’t bark, jump, run, lick….unbelievable. For those of you that know Annie, you know that this is truly amazing! Now the waiting really begins. For the first time since we started this process, there is honestly nothing left for us to do. It is completely out of our hands. We just need to trust that things will work out when and how they are supposed to…we have the feeling this is much easier said than done.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

November 1, 2006-First Homestudy Visit!

Today was the first time we met with our social worker to officially begin our homestudy. We met at the agency and talked for over three hours! It was very strange for us to have to be so candid and open regarding every aspect of our lives with a complete stranger. We discussed what growing up was like for each of us, what our families were like, what our marriage was like, as well as how our families reacted to our exciting news of our decision to adopt a child. The meeting went well and we were able to schedule our next (and LAST!) meeting which will be at our house in just 5 days! After the social worker leaves our house on Monday morning we are able to officially go on the waiting list for our baby!!

This is all starting to feel very real to both of us and we couldn’t be more thrilled, anxious, excited, impatient-the list of emotions just go on and on….Knowing that the social worker will be here first thing on Monday morning to “inspect” our house, we’ll be spending the weekend making our house glow with cleanliness!