Our third and final visit

Went VERY well!

She was at our house from about 10:45 until 2pm.

We talked about many things in this visit such as...

1) What would happen if something happened to Rob and I

2) How we would discipline our child

3) If our child is of a different ethnic background, would we embrace their culture and teach them about it

4) What would be their religious background? Would we go to church or teach them about faith

5) If we have any history of abuse

When our social worker walked into the house she said that it was beautiful, which is always a very good sign! She also said that Rob and I have accomplished alot in our lives and that we were very responsible adults that were ready for a child! How wonderful is that to hear! We were beside ourselves with excitement! Now we just wait, we need to find an agency to actually adopt through. We only had our home study done through St. Andre's. We do not qualify as adoptive parents to go through them so looking for another agency it is. We had had some amazing input about which ones to use. We are currently looking at Bethany Christian Services, and a few in Maine. Unfortunatley MAPS is closed to domestic adoption, so I guess it is just an on-going search it seems. When the right agency is found we will know. This sort of thing does not just happen overnight it is something we are going to have to continually work at. Thanks all for hanging in there through this process with us. We will definitley keep you updated about how things are going...We appreciate your support! *Rob and Erin*

Our 3rd visit...

...Is this coming Saturday 1/17 at 10:30. My sister and my Mom have been helping Rob and I get our house ready for the social worker. We still have the baby's room to work on and our room and some laundry to do but besides that we are pretty much ready for it. We hope that this blog finds you all well, and we will post another after our home visit is finished with. Thank you all for keeping your eyes peeled, and for your support. Erin and Rob

Yay for another step towards having a baby in our arms!

So, I just thought that I would let every one know that our social worker met with our personal reference yesterday :) This is another step towards becoming parents! We could not have chosen a better person than Carmen to be our personal reference. She was direct and to the point with the social worker and I think it made our social worker see a little bit more just how badly we want a child in our lives! Our next visit in 1/10 and we will be doing individual visits. One of us will be with her for an hour and a half and then the other will go in for another hour and a half. We will keep everyone updated, keep your eyes peeled, there is much more to come!!