Officially Finger Printed

When I think of people's finger prints being in the "system" I imagine the criminals on "Law and Order" and now we are among them.  We went today to be finger printed and essentially to be cleared of any kind of bad record.  I have to admit, I felt a little bit like a criminal going in for booking as we walked through the back halls of the Homewood Police Department (also home to the Homewood Jail), but the officers who helped us were extremely nice and made us feel very comfortable.  There were alot of locked doors, but no "jailbird" sightings.  I was amazed to find out that they no longer use ink to capture your finger prints.  I know it makes sense, considering how far technology has come since the last time I was finger printed in elementary school, but I was still surprised.  Now, they use a fancy machine that looks like a copy machine and basically scans your prints.

All kidding aside, we have now completed one of the first steps on this long road.  In addition to sending off our finger prints, we are finishing up the Child Abuse and Neglect forms, too. We also had an overview call with our sweet social worker today.  She gave us an idea of what to expect and a list of things to start working on now...up next Hague Online Training and our Autobiographies.  We will also have our first meeting of our Home Study next week.

Stay tuned, things are starting to happen.  The sooner we get through the paperwork jungle and the Home Study, the closer we are to finding our daughter and ultimately holding her in our arms!

Adoption Application Complete-Check!

This weekend we completed our application to adopt through Lifeline and  today we sent it in!  We are so excited knowing that this first step will set things in motion toward bringing home a precious little girl to join our family.

I am trying really hard not to jump too far into the future with my plans, but it's really hard.  In my head I am already imagining what kind of big sister Adair will be, what we will name her, what her room might look like, introducing her to our friends and family, taking her to church...and on and on!  I know I need to slow down and I am sure I will once the next round of paperwork comes our way, but it's fun to dream about her.  It is also comfortable to do so knowing that God is in control and that we are following His leading. 

I know that no matter how long this road is, it is all in His plan and it is out of obedience that we are walking (sometimes wanting to run, leap, jump for joy) it together.