Hey, so it’s a good thing at our house when you receive mail from the Department of Homeland Security. We can now go to the Application Support Center and wait to get our fingerprints made. Hopefully, they’ll let me have two copies because as a preschool teacher, I now have to have my fingerprints on file at work. Who knew?!
Also, we received an email from our social worker with Carolina Adoption Services (CAS). She was letting us know she was going on vacation and who we could contact while she was out of the office. This was our first email from her, so I was just happy to know that CAS knew who we were. I’ll be sure to bombard her with all our questions when she gets back from vacation. 🙂
Then, one more thing happened, I went to the Women’s Bible Study at our church, and I told my small group that my husband and I are adopting. First the small group leader thought I said my husband and I were adopted from Vietnam which was confusing for her since I don’t look Vietnamese. 🙂 (It was loud in there). Later, when there was a chance to chat more, the lady to my left turned to me and said, “So, what else do I need to know about you besides that you’re going to be a mom?” I was so happy that she didn’t ask lots of questions. She accepted the adoption and didn’t let it define who I was; she asked more questions about me! This is the kind of first reaction and acceptance I’ve hoped for as I explained in our article “We’re Expecting, Too”. Needless to say, I feel fortunate to have had this experience.