Adoption 2 Update- Homestudy Approved

I’ve been pretty quiet again on the 2nd adoption front, and mostly it was because I was so discouraged with how long it was taking us to get through the home study portion.  I totally understand WHY it was taking so long.  There were staffing changes with our agency, then there was Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, and things just took longer than I had hoped.  Knowing WHY things were taking longer didn’t make it any easier though.  To me, waiting on the home study part just might be harder than waiting for a baby.  At least when you’re approved and waiting, there is the possibility of being chosen.  But while you’re going through the paperwork and red tape, and waiting for your agency to process everything, you know there is no chance that you’ll be matched yet.  Ask me that in a year and see if I give you the same response though.  So like I said, I was frustrated and discouraged.  And then this happened…