Waiting on a little bump...

Haha! I'm not pregnant! The bump is Zach's TB test. :)

We gave our first giant pile of paperwork to our case worker and then we got another pile in the mail from our placing agency-- the formal application. 

For the formal application, one requirement was that we had to go to the doctor all over again to get yet another medical form, which included TB test. 

The other requirement with the formal application is pictures for Korea. We have to have pictures of us together and individually, pictures of our hobbies/interests, and pictures of our home. 

So the first thing we did was start on the nursery. It doesn't have to be ready for a kiddo yet but we wanted it to look like a nursery. We don't have a crib or other furniture yet but we did get it painted, put up curtains and put in a rug (which Shelby already chewed).  

Now we just need to clean up the rest of the house for the other pictures and get that silly bump (TB) looked at.

We're also going to an adoption conference, Together for Adoption, next week here in Louisville. We have to get 10 hours of education for the adoption so I would imagine a 2 day conference will take care of that. 

We're still gearing up for the dinner and silent auction as well. We've gotten some very cool donations but we are still very short of the goal. I've been trying to make phone calls in my "free time" (what's that!?) If anyone has any suggestions or know people, certainly give me a shout! 

And most of all, pray for patience! 

What a month!

Well the day after my last post, my mom called to say my dad was in the emergency room. He had a brain bleed and needed surgery.  Two surgeries and 3 weeks later it seems we are out of the woods, though he is still healing. That consumed all of our energy for a few weeks there but we're starting to get back to normal now. I'm so glad God brought him through- I so want my kids to know their grandparents, especially since I grew up without either of my grandfathers.  

We had our yard sale yesterday. We didn't make a ton of money BUT it was a huge blessing to have several people show up, most total strangers, and give us generous donations for the adoption. What a blessing :).  True story- I made a poster explaining what we're doing and it had a picture of us when we were engaged. Several people thought Zach was the one being adopted because he looks so young! Ha! 

So this is the big week! Home study is scheduled to begin on Thursday Sept 12! We almost have all of the paperwork together- just waiting on a few letters from friends and employers ;) 

We will meet with our case worker, Rebecca, on Thursday, at the Adoption Assistance Inc office in Middletown. I have no idea what to expect but she said to bring water... Whatever that means ;)

Our placing agency, AAIA has confused us a little, but they are finally sending the formal application for their program this week. We're about to start writing a lot of checks, so please be praying for us! God will provide what we need-we just need to remember that and not freak out ;)