We had our first home study interview this morning. The social worker came to our house and asked us lots of questions. Most of what we talked about today had to do with us as a couple: why we wanted to adopt, what we have to offer a child, our discipline philosophy, and how we would encourage spiritual growth in a child. We also talked about our feelings toward the birth family and how we would answer questions from our child about their adoption. The social worker also had us look at our application and see if anything had changed in terms of they type of child we hope to adopt (race, age, disability, gender). She also gave us a list of some things the agency would like copies of: insurance forms, W-2, birth certificates, our marriage license, and a notarized form stating we have no criminal history (a state requirement).
Tomorrow we will finish up the last few questions as a couple and then she will do Nathan's individual interview. My individual interview will be Thursday. They don't normally do all the interviews the same week, but we both happened to be off work since I haven't started school and Nathan is recovering from surgery. The social worker also happened to be taking her daughter to VBS at a church down the street from our house, so it worked out well for all of us.
We also received a list of things the social worker will be looking for when she does the actual inspection of the home from a safety stand point. We'll probably head to Home Depot this weekend for plug outlet covers and cabinet locks so everything will ready. Then it's just a matter of scheduling the inspection. Once that's done and we mail all our copies and the scrapbook then it's in God's hands to connect us with the right birth mother.
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