Now is a very exciting time in the story of Kurt and Heather. We are adopting a baby boy! All of the usual excitement about decorating the nursery, making sure we have at least one of every thing, plus the usual nervousness about being a parent!
On top of all this are the complexities that are involved in adopting a baby. Nowadays you have to pass numerous background checks. We heard just a few days ago that we passed our FBI background checks. Our home study is basically complete, and we are just days away from the birth of our baby.
We weren't worried, since we have nothing untoward in our background, but it's a bit unnerving to think that all of these government agencies (DHS, FBI, Child Abuse Registry, et cetera) have their eyes on us... .
We have been matched with a young mother who feels that she can not care for another child properly, and so she is making an adoption plan for this new baby. So, we are expecting a baby in a very literal way. We are waiting for her call, and each time she texts or calls, we wonder "is it now?"
Sometime in the next few weeks, we'll be getting that call, dropping everything, grabbing our last few items, and jumping in the truck to drive to another state, and just hope we can get there in time to see our baby's birth.
Please be thinking of us at this exciting and nerve wracking time!
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