We Have a Date!!

I received an e-mail yesterday from cw saying that April 5th would work for our Home Study update. Woohoo! Now, with Grandma, Grandpa, and Factor's cousin coming to visit next week, and Factor's birthday the week after that, maybe a 3 week wait won't seem as long as it sounds. That gives us three weeks to have the medical exams and bloodwork done. I think we can swing that! I also hope to have our *profile* completed by the time cw comes, so I can hand it to him at his visit.

*profile* = This is a summary of us. The way I do it, it is basically a mini-scrapbook of our lives so far. There is writing and there are many pictures. It is difficult to compile, because you don't want to come across as 'selling' yourself, but, at the same time, you don't want to leave out things you think are important. I hope to make it truly unique, with different words and pictures then Factor's had. For Factor, the profile is the first part of his baby scrapbook (where I have recorded the first 18 months of his life). I do not thinks Pi's will be the same. I think our profile for him/her will be separate from his/her babybook. Why? Because I already have the book I want to use for him/her, and it is not big enough to continue for a year. Besides, I have a really cute Beatrix Potter baby book I could use for Pi.

Not necessarily always included with the profile (often handed in separately) is the "dear birthmother" letter. I plan on having this ready to go, as well. This is the first thing a pregnant young lady would read, when figuring out if she wants to learn more about you/your family. I choose not to head it, "dear birthmother", though. I mean, when a young lady in a crisis pregnancy situation is trying to decide whether to come up with an adoption plan or not, and she has taken the steps to read these letters, does she really look at herself as a birthmom? I don't think so.