First of all, let us say a HUGE "Thank You!" to all of you who have donated. We truly cannot express our gratitude for your showing your love and support for us as we look to grow our family and bring our baby home. People keep asking how long of a process it is and my standard response has been "Anywhere between 2 weeks and 2 years", because we truly don't know. 

We have our official home study on Monday, April 8th, so please be praying for that. We both received clean bills of health and clean background checks (which really wasn't any surprise), but now we have to finalize the baby proofing of our house. It's amazing the things you don't think of until you have to prepare - door knob covers, outlet covers, cabinet locks, no sharps corners, etc. After our home study is done, it'll take about 3-4 weeks to get our official documents. Then, we can start applying to several adoption agencies. (We will write more about the organization that we are using later)

So, Thanks again for the monetary donations, but more importantly, thanks for the prayers! They say it takes a village to raise a child, and in this case, it also takes a village to help us bring our child home. <3 

Much love,
Dave & Courtney