Thank you to all of you for the encouraging words about our home visit. It went very well. Since it was our third sit-down with the social worker we just went over the big long checklist of what needs to be done and made a smaller list of what is left - only 5 things on it! Then she walked through the house. She suggested a fire extinguisher, a latch on the gate going off the deck, and a latch for the door to the basement. Not too bad. I am beginning to enjoy these meetings. They really make you think and mull over how you will deal with certain situations.
On a more frustrating note I found out, in the State of Alabama, there is an approximate 2 month wait for approval of the Home Study. Apparently, when the social worker finishes the write-up she will send it to her supervisor and us for editing. Then we will send it to our agency for editing. Then, after it is notarized, it will go to the State (a DHR department) for approval (this is the part I didn't know about) where there is an average 2 month turnaround time. This has nothing to do with the apostillizing - that comes later.
Then it goes off to CIS for our I-171H approval. This is all before it becomes part of the Dossier. I really wasn't counting on the two extra months and it has me a little bummed. I thought we could just send off the Home Study to CIS as soon as our agency approved it. WRONG...
I have always been a things-happen-in-their-own-time kind of person so I will keep plugging away!
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I think it took awhile for us to get the approval. I think we sent things in in Jan but didn't get approval until May. I believe you have to do your fingerprint appointment first, right? We were trying to get in the deadline for China before they changed the restrictions, and when we realized it was nearly impossible, we decided to back off and go Kaz. We were okay with the extra wait becuase we felt that those who HAD to go the China route were given the time instead of us. It was this time of the year last year. It will be faster for you, I am sure (no great influx of people trying to get within a deadline). Glad the homestudies are going well. We liked our social worker!
What a bum deal. It seems like that is the way things go with the adoption process. You hurry and do what you can do, and then you wait. I guess we can get used to it now! And, I'm pretty sure we can learn a thing or two along the way! I keep thinking that I just want this wait or that one to speed up. But then I know that all of our process are about the process as much as the end result. We just want to skip it all and just arrive, at least I know I usually do! Hang in there:)
Uggg...Our SW is coming for our visits next Wed and Fri. Keep your fingers and toes crossed!!!! I hate the hurry up and wait thing.
Hi! I just found your blog. We are from the CHI group. I'd like to encourage you that the timelines on this side of the process seem unthinkable, but you will get there and it will all happen! We thought things were going to go so fast (almost too fast) but now we are 18 months into this journey and I am feeling like everything has happened just on time. Somehow God made me ready for each step as it came and I'm so glad He slowed it down from the pace I began. Enjoy the journey!!!
Hi! Thought i'd visited your blog before. Guess not.Anyway, nice to have another CHI blogger!!
Lisa :)
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