It's done!!! We had our home study this morning at 10:30! Our social worker came from Greenville and we had a great time. All the things I was worried about last night (and I did have just a minor minor break down) were no big deal, everything's great, and a my friend of mine said, we're one step closer to our baby!!!
It's funny, I think I expected to be scrutinized a lot more closely than we actually were. I mean, don't get me wrong, she was thorough and it took a good 4hrs as predicted, but what I didn't expect was that she was a human, and not a drill-sargent, robot, crumb-detector, child-proofing dictator. Quite the opposite in fact, she was totally supportive and nurturing, really out to set us up for success. We had a great day with her!
All that being said, I wanted to post pictures of the last-minute home improvements and details that we put together in preparation for the visit!!! All fun stuff that I'm glad we did, even if some of it was over the top... but really, how often does a girl get to use her fine china?
I got a fern for our front patio. I think it made the apartment look more homey. First impressions, you know.
Our big flowerpot finally found a place to live right outside out front door.
The nursery/office as-is right now. Notice the giant crib-sized space on the right!!! :)
Our couches: the final look!
Pretty little pictures all in a row! Ethiopian landscape on the left, and Italy on the right.
Curtains to hide our DVD player and movies!!!
Setting the mood with daffodils and tulips, cause my sis says they're seasonal.
More flowers. It was fun to pretend like it was no big deal, but inwardly feel so fancy for having flowers around the house!
Aaaaand, the breakfast spread! Thanks friends for the banana bread just in time!
It's funny, I think I expected to be scrutinized a lot more closely than we actually were. I mean, don't get me wrong, she was thorough and it took a good 4hrs as predicted, but what I didn't expect was that she was a human, and not a drill-sargent, robot, crumb-detector, child-proofing dictator. Quite the opposite in fact, she was totally supportive and nurturing, really out to set us up for success. We had a great day with her!
All that being said, I wanted to post pictures of the last-minute home improvements and details that we put together in preparation for the visit!!! All fun stuff that I'm glad we did, even if some of it was over the top... but really, how often does a girl get to use her fine china?
I got a fern for our front patio. I think it made the apartment look more homey. First impressions, you know.
Our big flowerpot finally found a place to live right outside out front door.
The nursery/office as-is right now. Notice the giant crib-sized space on the right!!! :)
Our couches: the final look!
Pretty little pictures all in a row! Ethiopian landscape on the left, and Italy on the right.
Curtains to hide our DVD player and movies!!!
Setting the mood with daffodils and tulips, cause my sis says they're seasonal.
More flowers. It was fun to pretend like it was no big deal, but inwardly feel so fancy for having flowers around the house!
Aaaaand, the breakfast spread! Thanks friends for the banana bread just in time!
I'm pretty tired this afternoon, but I have a real peace deep down in my soul. I'm not generally one to put words into God's mouth that He didn't say, or claim that I know His intentions, but I sure do appreciate the blessings He's giving us along the way!!! I prayed this morning that our SW would be a Christian, because I wanted to be able to relate to her on that level. Because I felt like that would make a giant difference in her understanding us as a couple. She totally was!!! Not only that, but she'd gone to Young Life when she was a high school student, so she totally understood what my husband's job was about!! I'm so thankful for that, it makes me cry a little as I write this. And guess what else, I got my birth certificate at the end of last week. It took it two and a half weeks to get here. It was supposed to take 4-8 weeks. Praise the Lord, I'm thankful for these blessings as they come.
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When I visit this blog... I cry. sniff sniff...
Everything looks super nice! I am glad to hear that all went well and you are able to keep moving forward. What a blessing. I am sure you guys aced the whole 4 hour interview!
You are completely adorable! Following this process is so awesome!! I'm so excited for you guys!
Wow!! The place looks AMAZING!! You guys have such great taste, I know you'll pass it on to your sweet baby :) Yay!!! You did it!!!!
Thanks guys!!! Love you guys!!!
Just sayin' I was right!!! Your home looks beautiful!
Wow Emi, your place is so adorable... I love the colors! So happy to hear your home study went well! I can imagine that would be pretty stressful. You will be so glad you documented the months before you meet your baby.. how fun will it be to look back on these next year and the year after!
Hang in there sweetie. All the waiting and anticipation is preparing your heart for meeting the exact little one God has picked for you guys. Know that He is in control.
Love you so much. Glad you finally posted!!
Comments from facebook:
Amy Stout: Wow. Great job, Emily! Is it just me or does it seem like this is going REALLY quickly? What's the wait-time estimate, once all the paperwork is done? Any idea?
Emily Murray: It IS going really quickly!!! Honestly it's one of the faster adoptions that I've heard of. I think the estimates are running around 8-10+ months wait time from paperwork completion to referral (a picture and info on an available baby), and then because of policy changes, I don't have a real good grasp on how long it takes from referral to when you... See More travel the first time to meet them, I imagine it'll be a couple of months, but after that they're estimating 3-6weeks from the first trip to the second trip, when you get to take them home. Fun, huh?!?!
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