Bringing Home Blue: Officially Approved!

Friday, November 28, 2008

We received our home study in the mail today! And yes it had a stamp on it

Approved!!

Van Otterloo Family said...: So happy to hear that!!! Congrats!; November 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Jessica said...: Congratulations!! We are so happy for you!! Isn't it nice to know that they don't think your house is as crazy as you do! Your little boy will have so much love from you and your girls. Love you so much and we'll continue to pray.; November 29, 2008 at 4:03 PM

December-14-Finalized adoption of Makai Timothy Gesink!
May 20-Brought home blue!!
May 15-Gottcha Day!!
May 12-Found out we were bringing home blue!!
March 24- Confirmation, our book arrived and ready to be shown!
March 9-Our book is ordered and on it's way to NC!
March 6-We get a call about a mom wanting to see our family book.
February 20-Paper work in to CAS in North Carolina!
November 28, Received our Home Study in the Mail! Officially approved!
October 13, All Paperwork completed and waiting for official approval!
September 20-Orientation at Blue Earth Minnesota
September 4-Our Adam Walsh Fingerprints came back all good!!!
August 28-Our 3rd and final Home Visit!
August 6th-Our 2nd Home Visit!
July 17th-We had our first home visit with our social worker!
July 14th-Got fingerprinted and papers filled out and ready to go!
-We have to set up 3 home visits with our social worker.
July 2008-Got our fingerprints info in the mail and set up our orientation at the adoption agency for September 20th.
June 2008-Set up our first home visit for July 17th and talked to our social worker for the first time!
May 2008-After going to our doctor's appointments, deciding on some references and working through some financial information we sent off another batch of paper work.
March 2008-Sent off first big batch of paper work to the agency.
February 2008-Decided to begin the adoption process through the agency New Horizons.
Prayed for God to guide us to an Adoption Agency.