It's Coming Along...

Not a lot to report lately. Still doing some unpacking and decorating of the house. Steve's been working a ton of hours, and I've been busy with work myself, as well as wading through lots of homestudy paperwork. I'm happy to report it IS coming along!

FBI clearances have been received. All eleven state clearances were requested and are now coming back (slowly). My four personal references were submitted (thanks friends!) Our doctors have completed and submitted our medical releases. We've written our 18-page bio Q&A (that's single-spaced, typed) and have sent it off. Next? We schedule the actual home visit with our social worker. I'm not too stressed about this, as I've been through it before and also I realize it is more to determine that our house is a safe and appropriate environment in which to raise a child more than anything else. Mainly I just want the house to look somewhat organized. We've been in this house almost two months now and there are still a lot of bare walls and unpacked boxes, but each weekend we get a little bit more done.

Our social worker will be on vacation for a week in October, so I'm hoping we can get this appointment scheduled sooner than later. After that, we will be waiting on her written report so we can go get our immigration fingerprints done and then wait for our immigration approval. Again, I've done this all before - it's just been three years. I know everything will get done in it's own time, and when the timing is right. It's just hard for someone like me to not want to control the entire process from beginning to end. But so far I have been able to maintain a respectable level of restraint during the frustration and seemingly endless red tape of the process. I'm learning patience. I know these are the Universe's lessons for me: giving up control and practicing patience. Good lessons for a mom-to-be I suppose.