Well, we just finished with our Home Study Update.
It went pretty painlessly, although I'm sad to say I still feel like there's a bit of a "stiffness" between us and the agency workers.
Pete doesn't think so, but then, he's a guy.
Guys don't pick up on that kind of thing like us gals do. ;)
Anyway, it seemed to go very well.
We've asked them to provide us with information- books, etc.- on parenting children that don't "look" like us.
We'd like to be shown to even more adoptive situations, and since we're very open already the one thing we could change on our list of preferences is to be open to considering placement of a baby that is completely different from us ethnically.
I've always been very open to the idea of adopting a child that looked completely "different" from me, as I grew up with several friends who were adopted and several who were of a completely ethnically different background than me.
Pete's not quite so used to that though, as the town he grew up in has never been very ethnically diverse. So, his concerns are more along the line of: how would we help our child through times when they (as a different "looking" individual) might experience ignorant people who say or do hurtful things to them because of their skin color?- would it be harder to parent a child that didn't look anything like us than it would be if they did share our ethnic background?- etc.
I know that, once he's more educated on the subject, he'll be just as open as I am to parenting any child, no matter their looks. I'm actually quite touched that he's already trying to take into consideration our future child's feelings- he wants to protect them from the world and those in it who might cause them harm or pain.
He's going to make an excellent daddy.
So, as things stand right now, we're still waiting to see what might (or might not) happen on the fertility front- whether or not we'll be able to get pregnant. The doctor's are having us just watch and see what happens over these next few months. Come April (if there's still no adoptive placement) if there's still no pregnancy, we'll re-evaluate.
As far as the adoption goes, we're back on track. We're really hoping we'll get placement soon! But, it's just a "wait and see" game. We know, without a doubt, that the Lord will work His plan for our life together, and we think that we will- at some point- become a family.
So, pretty much good news 'round these here parts of late. :D
It went pretty painlessly, although I'm sad to say I still feel like there's a bit of a "stiffness" between us and the agency workers.
Pete doesn't think so, but then, he's a guy.
Guys don't pick up on that kind of thing like us gals do. ;)
Anyway, it seemed to go very well.
We've asked them to provide us with information- books, etc.- on parenting children that don't "look" like us.
We'd like to be shown to even more adoptive situations, and since we're very open already the one thing we could change on our list of preferences is to be open to considering placement of a baby that is completely different from us ethnically.
I've always been very open to the idea of adopting a child that looked completely "different" from me, as I grew up with several friends who were adopted and several who were of a completely ethnically different background than me.
Pete's not quite so used to that though, as the town he grew up in has never been very ethnically diverse. So, his concerns are more along the line of: how would we help our child through times when they (as a different "looking" individual) might experience ignorant people who say or do hurtful things to them because of their skin color?- would it be harder to parent a child that didn't look anything like us than it would be if they did share our ethnic background?- etc.
I know that, once he's more educated on the subject, he'll be just as open as I am to parenting any child, no matter their looks. I'm actually quite touched that he's already trying to take into consideration our future child's feelings- he wants to protect them from the world and those in it who might cause them harm or pain.
He's going to make an excellent daddy.
So, as things stand right now, we're still waiting to see what might (or might not) happen on the fertility front- whether or not we'll be able to get pregnant. The doctor's are having us just watch and see what happens over these next few months. Come April (if there's still no adoptive placement) if there's still no pregnancy, we'll re-evaluate.
As far as the adoption goes, we're back on track. We're really hoping we'll get placement soon! But, it's just a "wait and see" game. We know, without a doubt, that the Lord will work His plan for our life together, and we think that we will- at some point- become a family.
So, pretty much good news 'round these here parts of late. :D
