Yeah, I know the blog has (once again) been badly neglected. Partially because we've been busy with our non-adoption lives (family visits, etc). Partially because I've been lazy. And partially because there just hasn't been a lot of adoption news lately.
We had our final home study meeting (the home visit) on May 4, and since then we've just been waiting on the home study to be written, reviewed, revised, and finalized, all of which have now been done. We're *hoping* it will go to Korea within the next week or two. At that point, we'll be officially waiting for a referral.
So first - the home visit. Easy, easy, easy. It was very laid back, as all our home study meetings have been. Our social worker asked us a few questions, took a quick tour of our home, and had us sign a couple of documents. Seriously, it could not have been any easier.
And the home study document -- we had never seen one, so we didn't know what to expect. It's about six pages that summarizes our lives -- our childhoods, marriage, jobs, home, etc. This document, along with a handful of pictures we submitted, will go to the agency in Korea (SWS), where a social worker will match us with a child.
Our agency in the US (AIAA) estimates a referral will come 4-6 months after our home study goes to Korea. From talking with other adoptive families (and blog stalking), I know referrals sometimes come more quickly than that. So we don't really don't know when to expect a referral -- sometime by the end of the year, we hope. I'm sure I'll jump every time my phone rings until we get THE CALL.
We'll then travel to Korea to pick up our child about 3-6 months after we receive the referral. So we're thinking we'll travel sometime between late 2010 (if we get a referral very quickly) to mid 2011. As I've said before, though, nothing in adoption is all that predictable. At all.
As we prepare our lives and home for the little one, I have great intentions of updating this blog more often. Time will tell if those intentions turn into reality.
