Home Study Part 1 of 4

Sooo.... we had our first home visit this morning, no nerves just pure excitement! It feels like this snowball is finally rolling. Our social worker couldn't suit us better; kind, easy going, sense of humor. We had not a clue what to expect, do you actually baby proof your house for a child that won't be here for two years!?! If we even live here... the answer is no. Like a friend told me they actually just want to know there is a roof, and with the amount of rain today the roof was... present. Anyway, she also told us that bathroom doors are important, something I take for granted I guess. We asked her if we could proceed as quickly as possible with everything so guess when part two is? Tomorrow at 6:30pm! It feels like we're getting so close, I constantly remind myself that it is yet so far in the distance, although every step is a step closer to our daughter!!!

Baby Steps, Leaps & Bounds

This last week has been a whirl wind. We thought we were steps away from having submitted all the paperwork for our home study and the realized we were actually about half way! So we got it together, faster than I thought we could. We put the large envelope in the mail on Thursday and received the call to book our homestudy last night! We'll meet with our social worker on Tuesday morning. I've heard of people being nervous but I am sooo excited! Let's get this girl home to her family:) While we work to complete our homestudy, we'll begin compiling the papers we need to submit a complete dossier to TDH Ontario who will then forward it to Vietnam. At that point we will officially be awaiting a referral!!! I keep being reminded that this path is just one foot in front of the other and everything all at once which would be comforting to some, but a lesson in patience for the rest of us! Also in the mean time we are praying; for our daughter, her first family and those who will be caring for her needs, whatever they may be. We are praying too that we will be readied and know the heart of God as we make choices along this path.

The Beginning

Dear reader, this blog is for the benefit of our family. To recall this journey with great detail and feeling. If you happened to have stumbled upon us in a search for someone, anyone with experience adopting from Vietnam to Canada, welcome to my life and the second reason for this documentation. We are a family of 3; a mommy, a daddy and our son who is three. We are becoming a family of four through the journey of adoption. In approximately 2 years we will bring home our daughter and we could not be more excited! We have a love and longing. This is our story and welcome to it:)