Late this afternoon we had our first homestudy visit. I think it went well. Unfortunately it appears things are going to take a lot longer than we would have liked. You need a lot more clearances this time around. In the end it will be so worth it.
We won't have our next visit until July 15. Too long to wait for me but we have to do it according to the social worker's schedule. I need to stop worrying about it. Everything happens in God's time.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Preapproval and Homestudy
As of June 13, 2011 we have preapproval from China to adopt Fu Hao Ling. Last time it took us months to receive this approval for Grace due to lost paperwork. It is hard to believe we have it so soon.
Next step is to get our homestudy completed. Our first visit with the social worker is Tuesday at 5:30. We chose Frank Adoption Center since they did our homestudy last time. We will have a different social worker, the director of the agency. Hopefully we can get the homestudy completed quickly. Unfortunately much of it is out of our hands. The homestudy includes background checks and reference letters. We have no control over how quickly they will arrive.
We went ahead and told the girls tonight. They were so excited. Grace wanted to know why we can't name her Sally. That is her favorite name and she names all her dolls that.
Alyssa Faith Braxton, God willing
Next step is to get our homestudy completed. Our first visit with the social worker is Tuesday at 5:30. We chose Frank Adoption Center since they did our homestudy last time. We will have a different social worker, the director of the agency. Hopefully we can get the homestudy completed quickly. Unfortunately much of it is out of our hands. The homestudy includes background checks and reference letters. We have no control over how quickly they will arrive.
We went ahead and told the girls tonight. They were so excited. Grace wanted to know why we can't name her Sally. That is her favorite name and she names all her dolls that.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Alyssa Faith
We are all tired of calling her Linda so we are switching to what we think will be her new name ... Alyssa Faith. We have officially commited. First checks were sent today. I still have lots of concerns and continue to pray this is God's plan. Dallas is certain it is so I will have to believe it too.
Alyssa is from Fuzhou City, Jiangxi in China. Unfortunately it is a different Fuzhou then where we got Grace. It is a different province. She is in a foster home and from what I hear the children are well cared for. Alyssa is listed as having developmental delays. We hoping she will catch up when she arrives home but if not we will be prepared to get her all the services she needs.
We are trying to choose a homestudy agency now. There are several options and we would like a social worker that is personable and completes the homestudy fairly quickly.
Alyssa is from Fuzhou City, Jiangxi in China. Unfortunately it is a different Fuzhou then where we got Grace. It is a different province. She is in a foster home and from what I hear the children are well cared for. Alyssa is listed as having developmental delays. We hoping she will catch up when she arrives home but if not we will be prepared to get her all the services she needs.
We are trying to choose a homestudy agency now. There are several options and we would like a social worker that is personable and completes the homestudy fairly quickly.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Found Faith
We found her but to be honest I am so worried we made the wrong decision. So many concerns this time around. My fifteen year old had a seizure Wednesday(June 1) on the way to the bus stop. That is our top concern. He will be having an EEG done on Friday. Of course finances are always a concern plus I have many more. Dallas has the faith I am lacking right now and believes this is God's plan and we need to go for it. At church we sang a song about not being afraid and that God is with us. Guess I really need to keep reminding myself of that. She truly is beautiful!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
I think Linda may be Faith
We decided to preceed with Linda. Tomorrow morning I will be contacting a doctor who specializes in international adoptions to look at Linda's file. It doesn't have a lot of information in it but we still want his opinion. He looked at Grace's and gave us so much insight.
She is beautiful! I will post again once we hear what the doctor says. If Linda is the one we will be going to Jiangxi Province this time.
By the way Linda is just her agency given name. We don't know her Chinese name yet. We are thinking about the name Alyssa Faith but aren't definite yet. We didn't decide on Grace's name until we had met her so it will probably be the same with Linda.
She is beautiful! I will post again once we hear what the doctor says. If Linda is the one we will be going to Jiangxi Province this time.
By the way Linda is just her agency given name. We don't know her Chinese name yet. We are thinking about the name Alyssa Faith but aren't definite yet. We didn't decide on Grace's name until we had met her so it will probably be the same with Linda.
Is Linda Faith?
Well we found another little girl with a different agency. She was born in October 2009. We are still trying to make a final decision. She is absolutely beautiful but we are just trying to decide if now is the right time.
I am including a few sentences from a post an adoptive mom posted in one of my adoption groups. It explains exactly how I feel and she does a much better job explaining it than I would be able to explain why we are adopting again.
I am truly blessed and content . People ask me why adopt again when you have so much. That is exactly why we are adopting again. We do have so much. And when I end my life, may I remember the happiness of today and the joy in watching children scared, isolated, left by others who are brave enough to join our family.
I am including a few sentences from a post an adoptive mom posted in one of my adoption groups. It explains exactly how I feel and she does a much better job explaining it than I would be able to explain why we are adopting again.
I am truly blessed and content . People ask me why adopt again when you have so much. That is exactly why we are adopting again. We do have so much. And when I end my life, may I remember the happiness of today and the joy in watching children scared, isolated, left by others who are brave enough to join our family.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Teresa is not our daughter
Got the email this morning that the other couple decided to proceed with Teresa's adoption. Guess she wasn't our daughter after all. God must have other plans for us.
It may be awhile before there are any more posts on this blog. We aren't in a rush to find our next daughter but you never know when she will come along.
It may be awhile before there are any more posts on this blog. We aren't in a rush to find our next daughter but you never know when she will come along.
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