1st June. That's the day we officially started the process to bring you home, little one. The day we met Diane Thornton, our home study adoption practitioner. She is the one who will help set thing in motion by a 2mnth (hopefully not longer than that) process through a series of interviews and home visits that we are fit to be parents, mentally, physically, financially, emotionally and every other 'ally'. Its strange when you think about it, you dont need any qualification, training, etc to be a birth parent but should you choose to bring home a little bundle of joy that you didnt give birth to physically you have to prove yourself. Im fine with that, its to safeguard the little ones, but just a point that comes to mind.
So, we had our 1st interview/meeting with Diane on 1st of June 2012. It went wonderfully well and after 1.5 hrs she declared she was very excited and happy to be working with us and she was with us 100% and would do whatever needed done as soon as we wanted it done and could get the necessary processes completed before she writes our homestudy report! And after that she wanted to stay friends with us once her 'job' was done. She is also the one who will complete the legally required follow up visits for 3 years after our baby comes home to us.
On 4th June I flew to Las Vegas on a pretty impromptu trip to meet my close friend Rohini, her 1.5 yr old lovely lil Amelia and hubby, Manish. It was just what I needed, she and I talked a lot and I sounded off a few fears I was having after reading things online and she helped me calm down a bit and we had a lovely time walking around Vegas and just being the girls we were back in Melbourne, Australia, when we lived together in the same apartment in QEW. Thank God for good friends! :)
I flew back on 7th after a cancelled flight the night before and very stressed cause I didnt want to miss a meeting at CAS, which I did and Deepak had to go attend it instead, alone. But I got home safe by 7th just before midnight to also wish your chachu, Vinay, a happy birthday. :) 8th morning was our 2nd interview with Diane, and we discussed more things and I told her about my fears about FAS and what I had read about it. She told me to avoid reading things written on American sites as their regulations, ways were very different and Canada being the conservative, very careful country that it is may make the process seem even more difficult, tedious and long, at the end it is for the best and she didnt know of children with FAS. STill, its better to be informed and aware than be caught by surprise.
At the end of the day, I think, we pray that you are being loved right now wherever you are, safe in whosoever's arms you are in right now, and protected by your surroundings, till we find you and bring you home. After that should something come up health wise, well, you are our child and we'll deal with it like any good family does. We will find the best resources and help you be the best you can be. That I can promise you. So, 10 days closer to meeting you, little one. Baby Steps. Hang in there, and stay strong.
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