Two Year Anniversary

Two years ago today we went to our first information meeting at Bethany Christian Services in Indianapolis. That night over dinner we decided that we were ready to move forward. We had been researching adoption for several months and had attended another agency’s meeting a few weeks earlier. We were happy with Bethany and knew right away that we wanted to work with them.

We’ve prepared dossiers for two different countries, worked with two different agencies, been fingerprinted 5-6 times, been tested multiple times for infectious diseases, been to many education classes at the Bethany office, read lots of books about parenting adopted children, started learning Bulgarian and studying the culture, and networked with other families in the process. We are now preparing to meet with our social worker to our second home study update since ours expires in mid-October. This also includes another round of fingerprints, CPS checks in three states, updated financial forms, and visits to our doctor.

We’ve had a lot of challenges over the past two years, and we’ve learned a lot. Not only have we learned about adoption and the challenges that come with it, we’ve also learned so much more about ourselves. There have been many ups and downs along the way, and everything is out of our hands at this point. We only hope that the process goes smoothly and that we are able to bring our children home soon. We don’t have any new news to share. From what we have heard lately, the approximate wait time can be two years or more. We’ve been registered for almost five months. Waiting is hard, but we know it will be worth it in the end.