Ready...set...interview!

Well, looks like we’re getting one step closer! I met with our caseworker today to show her the family profile book we created on picaboo.com. She looked it over and gave us two thumbs up (and many of you know how much I love a thumbs up!)! During our meeting we also set up our interviews. Next week, Justin and I will have individual interviews with our caseworker (Susan). We’re not 100% sure what the interviews will consist of, but each interview will be 2 hours long….looking for cracks in our life possibly??? She’ll find plenty, but hopefully we’ll still be deemed as future adequate parents.

The week after next, we will be having our homestudy visit (on Thursday 6/18). Susan will come to our home for 3 hours to learn even more about us…I guess the pages upon pages of information we’ve already submitted haven’t shed some light ;) I’m kidding of course- we’re happy to do whatever we can to grow our family! During the visit, we’ll show her around our house, verify that our shitzu is not an attack dog and has his shots, show her the nursery, talk to her more, etc. Please pray for us during these interviews and visits! They will be very nerve-racking! Aside from the anxiety of unfolding our life even more, we are mostly just so excited! After the homestudy is done, it will take about 3-4 weeks to be approved. At that point, we’ll turn in our family profile book and our profile will be posted on Bethany’s website for birthmothers (BMs) to view. This profile will consist of a letter to potential BMs a couple of pictures and a video we put together. Below is our video (until we get it uploaded on the Bethany website next month). Feel free to pass this video on ;) If you do pass the video on, rather than passing on our actual blog, please right click on the video, and click on "Watch on YouTube". From there you can copy and paste the YouTube link and share it with whomever you like!

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That’s the extent of our updates for now. Oh, except that Justin and I will be celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary next week! I can’t believe it’s been that long! Anyway, we’re just moving right along and getting more hopeful that our little family will start to grow soon! Again, we appreciate all of your support and prayers more than you know. We are so very blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Love you all!