Homestudy Part 3...check!

On Wednesday (4/14), we had our 3rd and final homestudy meeting with our caseworker. This final meeting was at our home and the purpose was to wrap things up with us, examine our living conditions and meet our children. I've been so fly by the seat of my pants with these meetings, which has really helped our caseworker see our true colors and what life is "really" like over here. At least that's my justification(-: I think she was a bit overwhelmed walking into our chaotic house, but she didn't deny us, so that's a good sign(-: We had a sitter come over to entertain the kids after she was able to meet them. Of course, Aria and Becket had just woke up from their nap and were disheveled, clingy, and shy which is so contrary to their personalities. And Kai, yeah, well he was Kai. He eagerly and HONESTLY answered all of her questions making us laugh with each answer. At one point she asked him if he had any concerns with us adopting a baby sister and he goes "yeah. just one" She says, well what? He goes, "We don't have a room for her to sleep in" When we told him we had it all figured out, he insisted we share with him our plan right then and there. After he heard the plan, his "concern" diminished. Guess he's a planner like his Dad. Then she asks Aria if she was excited to have a baby sister and with her head down, snuggled in to daddy's chest, she briefly nods her head. Kai goes, "well at least I'm the only one excited about this adoption!" We quickly shuffled the kids outside with our sitter (ha!) and she took them all to the park while we finished up. It's hard to believe this phase is over already- even though our sessions were long, we really flew through the homestudy process quickly-less than a month! Our caseworker hopes to type our official 8pg homestudy document next week and hopefully by the beginning of May, we'll be able to file our I600A so we can start our wait for approval from Immigration. One thing that really touched our hearts was her comments on our reference letters. She told us how beautiful each and every letter was and how heartfelt they were. Even though she sees these letters often, you could tell she was really blown away. You guys must all be professional writers!(-: Thank you so much. We are truly blessed with wonderful friends (and family) to support us on this journey. Thank you for walking this road with us-it means the world to have you by our sides in whatever life brings.