Sorry about the length between posts...we've been a little busy. First of all, we are pretty close to the finish line, only 2-3 months until our home visit - which is when we're done with the paperwork and home study...and waiting for our baby! We thought we were closer than that, but some snags happened and the wait is going to be a little longer. Part of that is our fault for being slow in the process and part of that was out of our control.

We'd been working on getting the house ready for the home visit, when I emailed our counselor, Sue, to ask her a question. She replied and told me that she was retiring and that we would be assigned to a new counselor. We were a little freaked out to change horses in mid-stream, but we decided that it would give us a chance to get the nursery finished, and we were ok with it.

Then, we got a phone call from The Cradle, telling us that the fingerprint agency that we had worked with for DCFS had submitted the wrong classification, and that we would have to get new ones. We found out that due to this mistake, it would take another 2-3 months for us to get our DCFS qualification. No problem, we would just have that time to get the downstairs bathroom renovated and new carpeting in the basement.

May 14th, we met our new counselor, Joan, and we liked her immediately! She was warm and friendly, and seemed to be very competent. She did mention that we had some outstanding paperwork, which we could get to her in the 2-3 month wait, and we left the meeting with a huge weight off of our shoulders. We were looking forward to the home visit, and to having the time to get our ducks in a row.

Today, we got an email from Joan, telling us that she is resigning her position, and that we are going to be assigned to a new counselor. We're still keeping our thoughts positive, and are trying to look at this as a good thing. We will have the time to get everything done that we need to get done, and we are still hoping to be parents this year.

In other news, Jeremy is leaving this Saturday for a week and a half for business in Japan, Korea and China, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he brings back for me!!

Hope you are all well and happy...have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!