Paperwork End in Sight

It's been about a month since I posted on this blog. 

We completed our home study and last week sent off paper work to the USCIS.

That puts us working on our final papers for the dossier.

If you are familiar with the adoption process, then now you know where we are in the process. 

If you are like I was 6 months ago then the above sentences read, "BLAH BLAH BLAH."  And that's o.k.  All it means is that we are moving along.  The first part of the adoption process involves a lot of paper work about the family adopting (us).  The next stage will be to receive a referral and then move to complete the paperwork to get those little babies home.  The paperwork should be complete on our end soon.  Then the waiting period will begin.  There are days when the adoption process is a part time job.  No complaints here though.  I hear the waiting part is harder.

We passed a newborn, African-American baby in the store not too long ago and I slowed down just to admire.  My Man grinned at me and said, "I know what you are thinking.  Just hang on and you'll get yours soon!"  It's hard to imagine.

The paperwork was always such a scary part of the adoption process for me, but our agency has been awesome about letting me know what is needed during each phase of the process.  They also require us to have a certain number of hours of education about our country.  I have a feeling I am doing overkill on my education as I have been pouring over huge books on the country's history and politics.  It's all fascinating to me and I want to learn all that I can.