"You know you will get pregnant now that you are adopting!"

Why does this comment drive me nuts? Why does every Tom, Dick and Harry feel the need to share this sentiment with me? Do they just not know what to say? How about, "That is great, Congratulations!" Instead, I get stories of all the wonderful other couples that have adopted and then get pregnant right after the adoption or right before the adoption. My OBGYN said it to me just yesterday when I told him we were adopting. The receptionist at the OBGYN felt the need to tell me about a friend she has that got pregnant right after the adoption. "You know that is what will happen to you!" ARG!!! This is the very reason that I do not want my co-workers to know we are adopting yet. Yes, I am PMSing but this is becoming my new pet peeve. Why is adoption viewed as second best?

So if I get pregnant right after adopting will I feel some sort of wonderful satisfaction that I have created life? Will I look at my daughter and be able to thank her for granting me the ability to get knocked up? What about those adoptive parents who never get pregnant? Maybe they didn't drink the adoption water that was going around. Next thing you know, adoptions will happen in 3's in the workplace and everyone will adopt at one time, only with the soul mission of becoming pregnant afterwards. Adoption must be the cure to infertility! That must be why we are doing it, right?
Ok, vent over!

Introducing "Charlie"

What will be our daughter's favorite accessory! An early gift from Dean's parents, he is such a good puppy!

Shopping, I couldn't resist!

2nd Homestudy Visit

Today we had our 2nd homestudy visit. It went really well. She did our individual interviews and met with us together. So we just have one more visit to go. She said that she is going to start typing up the homestudy already and then just fill in the blanks as we get them done. I still have to have my physical, the references need to be turned in, financial statements, guardianship statements, employment letters etc., etc. Once all this is completed it will all be a part of the complete homestudy report. The SW will then type everything up and the completed homestudy will be notarized. Hopefully, we will be done in Jan. and everything can be sent to be certified and authenticated! Then the true WAIT will begin. Yuck!