Rhett and I got on the road at 6:00 AM. We did well except for missing two exits and some slow drivers that drove Rhett crazy. We had a wonderful time with our social worker. I think she was surprised at how quiet we were. She said the interview was going fast. We did not know if we were suppose to expand on things or not. At the end she said we were good canidates for birth moms. I guess over the years she learns what birth moms look for. For example some like the fact that we don't have any children, we have never been married before, and that we are young. It was interesting that lots of birth moms like adoptive moms that are teachers! Score for me.... I knew this would pay off some time!
We got our next set of paperwork...all the legal stuff (DMV records, marriage certificates, birth certificates, fingerprinting, CPR certification...). Oh the joys.
Once we were over an hour on the road, we got a call from our social worker. We left all the paperwork in the office. In all of the excitement of taking a picture, I left the paperwork! Ugg! Oh well, the Lord has a plan for even that.
We got stuck in crazy traffic on 580 and sat and crawled for over half an hour...that was not so fun. By then we were both so tired and sick on being in the car. We had to not speak to each other for a little while due to our crankiness. Rhett had an eye apt. @2:00. We were late and I sat in the car for an hour while he had his eyes checked out. What a long, crazy day.
Once we got home, Rhett and I slipped into bed to take a quick power nap. He said something funny... "We are only cranky when we don't get enough sleep." I found that intersting since we are pursuing adoption and we all know you get no sleep with children around. We will have a lot to learn and many ways to depend upon the Lord.
Thanks for sharing in your adventure Julie!!! So excited for you and Rhett and to see what God does!!! We love you guys and miss you!! - the boys
ReplyDeleteThanks... could you send me a mailing address? We would like to send you our prayer letter.
ReplyDeleteYou'll still get a lot of sleep with the first child because he/she can take naps with you. Oh I remember the glorious Sunday naps after church with Andrew but those days were gone when Isaac arrived. When the second child comes along you get less sleep because they don't nap at the same time.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, since you liked my title, do I get any hand in naming the child?
I thought about that...Rhett already has a horrible boy name picked out...so I am not sure how much worse it can get...so sure, let's see what you got.
ReplyDeleteJulie- I am so excited for the both of you as you start this exciting journey. A couple from our church adopted through Bethany and they have great things to say about their ministry. Looking forward to continually hearing how God works in your life and praying for all the many details! :)
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