We are just now signing with a local Christian agency to do our homestudy. It is TOO exciting to be moving forward! They have worked with our adoption agency, Lifeline, before and we are pleased to be able to go through this process with a social worker who has been highly recommended by Lifeline. For the next few days we will be filling out more paperwork just to begin the homestudy, then we can go ahead and schedule the first home visit. At the same time are doing some of the required reading. One of the books is called 'The Connected Child' and I really wish we had read this book before bringing Kayla home, a very practical, helpful read. The other book is called 'Adoption Parenting' which we read during our last homestudy. This book is a great all around adoption resource, almost like a manual. It is huge and has categories on sleep, attachment, language, food, siblings, etc.. as well as many health, and emotional issues orphanage children may experience. We have learned so much through parenting Kayla, but we want to be as prepared as we possibly can for our new little guy and are grateful for the opportunity to read.
