As expected...our SW is having a hard time getting a hold of the doctor. Can't believe we have been dealing with this for a month now and getting no where! It's very frusterating to say the least. We are really praying that she can get a hold of him this week and that our homestudy will be sent to us by weeks-end to review. We're getting a little on edge about everything and just want everything submitted and approved. 6 months working up to this and then everything just stands still....it can really drive a person crazy!
Prayers are greatly appreciated during this time.
Thanks!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Still waiting
Still nothing to update on.....waiting to hear back from our social worker on her conversation with Ross's doctor. We're getting a little inpatient but expected to have to wait a little longer. Ready to ship these profile books off to Bethany and be done looking at them!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Random fact
There are currently 23 families on the waiting list online for BCS in Minnesota. Out of those 23, 3 of them are currently pending placements. Can't wait to be one of them!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Minor road bump
Asking for some prayers as our home study completion should have been done by now but is now on hold due to a few issues that came up unexpectedly. When Ross and I had to go to the doctor for physicals for the adoption process, Ross got diagnosed with ADD (attention deficit disorder). Not a big deal to us as we all have a little undiagnosed ADD in us, right?! We revealed this "diagnosis" to the adoption agency on our paperwork, but for some reason they didn't notice it until they were working on our home study. Apparently, this diagnosis needs to be dug into a little bit more so they need to talk to Ross's doctor. As we all know, doctors aren't the fastest at returning calls so this could be a whole separate waiting phase for us!
Please pray that the doctor responds to our social worker in a timely manner and with accurate information and pray that our social worker can understand the diagnosis better and know that even though Ross has an ADD digagnosis, he is still a great Father and his diagnosis does not affect his parenting abilities.
Thanks!
Please pray that the doctor responds to our social worker in a timely manner and with accurate information and pray that our social worker can understand the diagnosis better and know that even though Ross has an ADD digagnosis, he is still a great Father and his diagnosis does not affect his parenting abilities.
Thanks!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The boys reactions to our news...
I didn't include Ian in the picture where we announced our news because I just couldn't find a shirt that said that right thing. However, Ian is just as EXCITED as Nolan! In fact, we have been talking about adoption with them for some time and I have to journal what their reactions were for my sake because it was absolutely priceless and I don't ever want to forget it!!
When we told Ian that we were going to be adopting he looked at us and said, "Why are you giving me up for adoption?!" We laughed. And laughed and laughed. We told him that we were not going to be giving him up for adoption but that there would be a Mom out there that would be unable to care for her baby and would be giving us her baby to take care of! We explained that I would not have a baby growing in my tummy like I did when I was pregnant with Nolan. I think we may have confused him even more but his reaction was so priceless! I have no concerns with Ian about adding another baby to our family. He is a wonderful big brother to Nolan and has taken on the role so well!
With Nolan, it's a little different. Since he is only 3, he obviously doesn't understand adoption or where babies come from. Currently, he thinks that if you pray everynight for a baby you will eventually get one! So...everynight he adds to his prayers, "God, please give me a baby." Notice he says, "me.". This is Nolan's misunderstanding. He thinks that God will be bringing HIM a baby and it will be his little toy! He told me the baby will sleep with him and he will take care of it. Well...thank you Nolan! I try to remind him everyday that when the baby comes, he will no longer be the baby of the family and will then become a big brother and we will need his help around the house! This will hit Nolan the hardest, as most of you know...he has been our baby for 3 years and he LOVES being the baby. I know he will make a wonderful big brother though and am so excited to see him as one!
When we told Ian that we were going to be adopting he looked at us and said, "Why are you giving me up for adoption?!" We laughed. And laughed and laughed. We told him that we were not going to be giving him up for adoption but that there would be a Mom out there that would be unable to care for her baby and would be giving us her baby to take care of! We explained that I would not have a baby growing in my tummy like I did when I was pregnant with Nolan. I think we may have confused him even more but his reaction was so priceless! I have no concerns with Ian about adding another baby to our family. He is a wonderful big brother to Nolan and has taken on the role so well!
With Nolan, it's a little different. Since he is only 3, he obviously doesn't understand adoption or where babies come from. Currently, he thinks that if you pray everynight for a baby you will eventually get one! So...everynight he adds to his prayers, "God, please give me a baby." Notice he says, "me.". This is Nolan's misunderstanding. He thinks that God will be bringing HIM a baby and it will be his little toy! He told me the baby will sleep with him and he will take care of it. Well...thank you Nolan! I try to remind him everyday that when the baby comes, he will no longer be the baby of the family and will then become a big brother and we will need his help around the house! This will hit Nolan the hardest, as most of you know...he has been our baby for 3 years and he LOVES being the baby. I know he will make a wonderful big brother though and am so excited to see him as one!
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