Finally!!

Ok, so I got the call this morning that our application was sent out on Tuesday the 4th so here's hoping it is in my mailbox this evening when I get home. Yesterday I received the copies of our marriage certificate and DH's and DS's birth certificates. I am still waiting for the dog license and a couple of other things which have slipped my mind. I also spoke to the AD person and gave her DH's social for the CORI check so that is one more thing off my list! Yippee!

I spent the weekend reading the two books in my Recommended Reading" list and learned sooooooooooooo much! I have learned that we are to let our child mourn and speak about their birth family which I guess is something that a lot of adoptive families have a hard time doing. You know, now that I'm writing this I am getting deja vue!! I wonder if I already put this on here!?

The other thing recommended by these books was giving family and friends time to adapt to the adoption itself especially if it will be a transracial adoption. I have already talked to my mother about this...she's known all along about our adoption plans anyway. We have to find some times to talk to DH's family (much bigger than mine) about it and give them time to get used to it and ask us questions, etc. I really don't want to shock anyone with our decision and would like everyone to be accepting of our child when he/she finally comes home.