We enjoyed our nice scenic drive to Tulsa, Oklahoma to attend the workshop at our agency's main office. Sophie played with her Grandma Gayla while we got to meet some other families at various stages of the process of adopting from Korea. It was great to hear their experiences and we know now, more than ever, that Sophie has been an easy child to adopt! Attachment hasn't been an issue in our family...we are blessed by that AND prepared that the next child might not be so adaptable. Overall, it was a successful day and the main reason for that was that our application part 1 is submitted and we are on our way.
Application Part 1 is the preliminary app that just asks for our basic personal info and we had to answer some questions related to our motivation to adopt again. After this is approved, we get the instructions for application #2 - that one is the major application that requires an awful lot of paperwork, doctor's visits, fingerprints, time and our money!
For those who want more details...we are adopting from South Korea again and we have not specified if we want a boy or girl - we checked the "either" box. We did discover at the workshop that boys are being placed for international adoption at a rate of 2 to 1 compared to the amount of girls. So, once again we prepare ourselves for the probability that it would be a boy. (However, we were surprised once before!) Timeline right now is 12 months for a referral once we are on the waiting list...that doesn't happen until our homestudy is complete.
Driving back home, Steve and I felt calm in that this is the right time to begin again - it just feels natural!
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What a cute picture..I know your Application Part 1 is already over..and I'm slow ~ but I remember this same picture of you and Steve holding paperwork, when you were after Sophie...and soon there will be another angel to say "touchdown"! - Oh, and Elephant! :-)
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