Monday, May 11, 2009

Favorite Books and Links

Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories (Paperback) by Merry Jones (Author)

Adoption Is a Family Affair!: What Relatives and Friends Must Know (Paperback) by Patricia Irwin Johnston (Author)

Parenting Your Adopted Child : A Positive Approach to Building a Strong Family (Paperback) by Andrew Adesman (Author), Christine Adamec (Author), Susan Caughman (Author)

Adopting After Infertility (Paperback) by Patricia Irwin Johnston (Author)

Adoptive Families
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/

8 Myths and Realities of Adoption
http://www.openadoption.org/MythsAndRealities.pdf

6 common adoption myths dispelled
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18557471

Timeline

2010 -- February 16: Still waiting ...........................

May 9: Lifebooks are in the hands of the agency and P. Other social workers in the state should get their copies by May 11.

May 3: Lifebook finished! This week we continue to shop for best deal on printing 40 spiral-bound copies.

April 17: Approval to adopt granted!

March 30: Mailed off corrections to our home study report to P., who is recommending approval of our adoption application. Final approval comes from N.

March 27: Notified of new state law that may increase our adoption expenses even further. Just what we wanted!

March 12: Homestudy Part 2. P. says approval to adopt is anticipated!

March 10: Fire Marshal visit. Gotta make sure that evacuation plan is posted since the newborn could be reading (not to mention following directions) at any moment.

March 3: Homestudy Part 1. Met our social worker, P., for first time.

February 19: Got fingerprinted and background check.

February 19: Met with adoption agency coordinator, N.

2009 -- February 3: Mailed application to adopt. Forked over the first batch of big bucks -- more to come.