- Met with my neuro this afternoon, and he dictated the letter that I need as I sat there in the office. Should receive it within a few days.
- Got a positive email from our caseworker. Almost all of our paperwork is now complete (yay!), and she has been in touch with the other agency to see what else we need to provide for them. Hoping we'll be traveling to Chicago sometime in June!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Being a pain in the tush = success!
After the news from my neuro's office on Thursday, I resolved to be a pain in the butt - a polite one, mind you, but a nuisance nevertheless.
I called Friday to ask about cancellations - and promised sweetly that I would be haunting the office daily.
I called this morning (despite my migraine) to ask about cancellations. They had nothing.
They called me this afternoon with a 4:15 opening tomorrow. I told her I would be there with bells on.
There, that wasn't so difficult now, was it?
I called Friday to ask about cancellations - and promised sweetly that I would be haunting the office daily.
I called this morning (despite my migraine) to ask about cancellations. They had nothing.
They called me this afternoon with a 4:15 opening tomorrow. I told her I would be there with bells on.
There, that wasn't so difficult now, was it?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Ugh.
Most of our paperwork is now in, which is fantastic.
However.
I need a letter from my neurologist for our home study, to state that I'm fit to adopt, despite my seizure disorder. I see my neuro every six months, and have not had a seizure while on my meds since high school (had one off meds, over a dozen years ago). I figured getting a letter was a no-brainer.
We planned to have everything finished up for our home study by the time of the home visit, May 2, so the study would be done by the end of May. However, the doctor wants me to come in to discuss this - and can't see me until MAY 29!
However.
I need a letter from my neurologist for our home study, to state that I'm fit to adopt, despite my seizure disorder. I see my neuro every six months, and have not had a seizure while on my meds since high school (had one off meds, over a dozen years ago). I figured getting a letter was a no-brainer.
We planned to have everything finished up for our home study by the time of the home visit, May 2, so the study would be done by the end of May. However, the doctor wants me to come in to discuss this - and can't see me until MAY 29!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
A New Beginning
My husband Chuck and I got married in October 2003, when I was 33 and he was 39. We decided, despite being "older" newlyweds, to take a year for ourselves before starting our family.
Suffice it to say that it wasn't as easy as we hoped.
However, here we are after riding the rollercoaster of infertility treatments, ready to grow our family in a different way: adoption. It's something that's always been in the back of our heads. We're no strangers to adoption. Chuck and his sister were both adopted, and I nannied for a family whose daughter was adopted (and mom was adopted, too).
We are working with two adoption agencies, because we will ultimately be adopting from an agency in the Chicago area. This might seem odd, since we live in the suburbs of Boston, but we are going to adopt from the same agency from which Chuck and his sister were adopted. Kind of an unusual family tradition, but hey - we're an unusual family! We started the ball rolling with the local agency by attending an informational session in February.
At this point, we have been through three of the four necessary home study interviews, and have completed the lion's share of the paperwork (which is considerable). We have some online classes to take, as well as a four-hour class with the agency. After that, we have a home visit. Two months from today - perhaps sooner - our home study should be complete!
Suffice it to say that it wasn't as easy as we hoped.
However, here we are after riding the rollercoaster of infertility treatments, ready to grow our family in a different way: adoption. It's something that's always been in the back of our heads. We're no strangers to adoption. Chuck and his sister were both adopted, and I nannied for a family whose daughter was adopted (and mom was adopted, too).
We are working with two adoption agencies, because we will ultimately be adopting from an agency in the Chicago area. This might seem odd, since we live in the suburbs of Boston, but we are going to adopt from the same agency from which Chuck and his sister were adopted. Kind of an unusual family tradition, but hey - we're an unusual family! We started the ball rolling with the local agency by attending an informational session in February.
At this point, we have been through three of the four necessary home study interviews, and have completed the lion's share of the paperwork (which is considerable). We have some online classes to take, as well as a four-hour class with the agency. After that, we have a home visit. Two months from today - perhaps sooner - our home study should be complete!
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