We are almost done! (Adoption Homestudy and Portfolio)

Well...it is feeling a bit more real! We are done with the first two home study meetings and all we have left is our final home visit. In this visit they will do a white glove test, go through our closets and check our home's air quality. Just kidding! It is a simple walk through that ensures our home is a safe environment. Knowing me I will still clean for days to get ready.

I am also almost finished with our adoption portfolio photo book. You may be wondering what this is exactly. It is a book that tells our story with photos and anything we feel needs to be written to help show who we are as a family. This is the book that birth parents look at to decide which family to choose for their baby. It has been very emotional to create and I pray that it will do a good job telling our story so she can make the best choice for her baby.

This is one of my favorite pages I got to create because it gave me an excuse to get out all of our wedding photos and remember such a sweet day in our life together.

We also were asked to write a letter to the birth mother. This has been the toughest part. How do you find the words to express your gratitude for her decision to save her baby's life and possibly choose us to be her child's forever family?