We had our first meeting with the home study agency on Friday. It was a five hour meeting with two other couples. This might sound boring and tedious, but it wasn’t. The social workers were fountains of great information about raising an adopted child. Five hours was not enough. I look forward to getting a [...]

“What’s that?,” you ask. Well, allow me to explain. I received word from CCAI on 6/20 that our Full-Dossier Compilation Service Agreement, payment, and a few dossier documents had been received. There was, however, a problem… Ben was born in Manhattan. This means that his birth certificate falls under a “special requirements” clause. He needs [...]

Things are starting to come together, finally. Last weekend, we went to the local UPS Store to attempt to mail off our request to the Bahamas for a certified copy of our marriage certificate. This requires an international money order for the fee, as well as international air mail via courier service with a pre-paid [...]

How appropriate that we officially start Paperchasing on Dover race weekend? We received our phone call approval from Child and Home Study Associates on Thursday, May 31. They are mailing a packet of information and forms to us. They have also given us our first assigned meeting date – June 22 for an all-day educational seminar. [...]