Author Archives: Kait

So, there is good news and frustrating, but ultimately okay, news. Let’s start with what’s frustrating so we can end on what’s going well! Unfortunately, our lovely 1970s home decided it was time for the sewer pipes under our concrete slab to no longer be usable. We knew that the pipes in our house weren’tContinue reading “June Update”

Usually I do a mid-month update, but things started ramping up in April and in the first half of May! Right now, we are officially in the top 10 on the waiting list with our agency! This means that we are really close to going active. We had our second home study meeting a weekContinue reading “May Update”

Last month was an exciting month with us moving up so many spots unexpectedly! We haven’t moved up any more spots since, but that is okay! The newest news is that for several reasons we’ve decided to go with a different home study company. The one we were using was not communicating well with usContinue reading “April Update”

Well, this morning Alex and I got an update we were not expecting – we moved up 8 spots mid-month. Yes, 8! Spots! Usually we only get updates on the first of each month, but there was so much movement this month that we got an additional update! We are now number 16! You mayContinue reading “Halfway There”

Life has certainly not slowed down for us. We are filling out our home study packets and have signed a contract & paid for the company who will be making our profile book. We also ordered all of the furniture for the room that will be the nursery so that it can be photographed inContinue reading “March Update”

We received an exciting email yesterday from our adoption agency that we are 2-3 months away from going active. This means that hopefully in May we will be fully active with our agency – meaning that our profile book can start being shared with birth moms. While this is an exciting update, we definitely thoughtContinue reading “A Timeline Update”

Yesterday we anxiously waited to see if there was any movement on the waitlist with our adoption agency. Every month on the 1st we get an update about where we are. Well, I am excited to share that we moved 5 spots and are now sitting at number 26. It may not seem like aContinue reading “Movement!”

When Alex and I began this adoption process several months ago, we had a friend of a friend that I had chatted with about adoption. Other than that, we didn’t know anyone going through the adoption process in a similar situation as us. Well, what would you know, by a little bit of luck andContinue reading “A Little Bit of Luck”

One of my husbands favorite sayings since we began this process is, “hurry up and wait.” A lot of the adoption process is about submitting the right forms, doing all of the processes (like the home study), and getting our home ready. Then, it’s just a matter of time until the universe aligns and weContinue reading “Hurry Up and Wait”

31. The number we saw yesterday when we reviewed our adoption agency’s waitlist. We are number 31. So… what does this mean? We know you may have a lot of questions. Trust us, we did too (and still do). I’m going to begin by laying out answers to all of the questions we’ve been gettingContinue reading “Lucky Number 31”