I feel like I'm back in college with the ultimate final project hanging over my head. The good news is that instead of getting a grade for this one, we are getting a sweet baby! Our Memorial Day was spent doing paperwork ALL DAY. Mark was so sweet. He took one look at my handwriting on the rough draft and offered to write the whole thing! :) Last night we were prepping to get started again, and we turned it into a Paperwork Party, complete with Mark's fave- 7 Layer Dip. It made an intimidating task a little more fun!
We've answered hard questions like...
"What does being a Christian spouse and parent mean to you?"
"Why do you wish to adopt?"
"What background do you have that will benefit you in parenting?"
and easier ones like...
"List the names and addresses of your parents and siblings."
"Do you have any pets?"
"Have you made a commitment to yourself and your spouse to raise this child in a loving Christian home?" (Would anyone really put no???)
...and many, many more!
We have a few final touches to put on the paperwork, then we have to start collect lots of documentation for our home study. We've gotten both of our credit reports, our past tax reutrns, our last 4 paychecks, a list of our last 10 years' addresses, and a copy of our marriage license. We still need to get physicals, take Max to the vet, draw the floorplan of our house, and make copies of many more items!
It has been so fun to finally tell everyone our BIG NEWS! Thank you so much for being so excited for us and for praying for us. It makes this time even more special. We can't wait to introduce you all you our little one sometime soon!
