Home Visit: Part Two

Maybe a more appropriate title for this post would have been "Home Visit: Part Two of Two" as this was probably the last one we will need to have for our Home Study.  Yes, you read that right.  Our case worker told us that she probably wouldn't need to come back out to our home again, but would email or call us if she found a reason to.  Today's visit was a bit more relaxed and she took down my family history then talked with us about how we handle anger and also how we expect to discipline our future kiddos.  She seemed relieved to hear that we weren't expecting to have perfect children who didn't have any sort of baggage as there are apparently many families who seem to be under the delusion that adopting a child out of foster care means they come pre-programmed to be perfect.  Our children won't be perfect, but they will be perfect for us and that's what matters in our eyes.  

At this point we're kind of left unsure of what's next.  We know that she has to type up her reports and upload all of the pictures of us, our furry babies and our house to her report.  I would assume she will also check with our references to make sure that we aren't some crazy ax murders (so those of you who were enlisted to be our references better be prepared! (j/k)).  Unlike our first set of submitted documents to our original case worker, we weren't asked for a medical disclosure signed by our doctor, but we did have to sign a form saying that we were healthy enough to care for kids, so that's done.  I suppose that now it's just the waiting game, which we've gotten pretty good at as of late.  At least it gives me time to finish the scrapbook she needs for our file to show potential children.  That's all for now though, at least until we hear if we've been approved or have to have another home visit...we shall see!