our homestudy went just fine. our social worker is a very nice lady who is obviously excited for us to finalize the adoption. at one point, as we discussed how grateful we feel to be a family, she got a little misty-eyed.
the woman definitely has a knack for pointing out awkward details. upon meeting jude, her first words were, “oh, pimples!” jude’s cheeks had, an hour before, broken out in a little heat rash.
upon meeting our lucy dog, her first words were, “well she’s not underfed, is she?”
…thanks?
so, that’s one more thing out of the way for the second parent adoption. now we just wait for all the background checks to come back, as well as the annoying texas-mandated 6 month waiting period, and jude will have two legal parents by december.
in other news, h and jude have gone out grocery shopping together, leaving my exhausted self with a couple of uninterrupted hours to rest. this is their first solo trip, and i am so excited to have a break from being the boob. in fact, i’m going to nap now…right after i post this photo, as i already miss my little girl’s face:
You’re killing me with these photos- too gosh darn cute for words. Don’t let Sarah Dark near her!
Oh, how lovely that you’re that much closer to the adoption. The social worker sounds like an odd one though!
Jude is lovely.
she is such a pumpkin!!!
i didn’t know that we can do second-parent adoptions in texas! we went to a lawyer who told us that they were all but impossible. if at all possible i would love some more information or a pointing to where to look. thanks in advance!
have i mentioned her cuteness??? yeah….probably. i LOVE that you post so many pictures – we love em!
i’m so glad the study went well. she sounds like a funny lady . . . . .
but I am glad your dog isn’t underfed
i seriously laughed out loud when i read that.
Olivia was a ridiculously slow eater, and I kept track one day as to how long she was actually attached to my body. A little over eight hours. It’s a full time job just feeding the little chickadees!
back again to look at the lovely jude.
it is ridiculously hard not to lean in and kiss the screen in a feeble attempt to give those yummy cheeks a big smooch. please designate one of the bazillion kisses you give her as one from auntie gypsy, ok?
she is so lovely. (and i can see a senior portrait in her future with her chin perched in her hand….*always with the arm*…)
Your daughter is so unbelievably cute. I happy to hear that your homestudy went well, even if the social worker was really odd.
Anyway, I wanted to say about the post partum post, that I was waiting for it. It sounds like you had some recovery to do. I was thinking of you while dating my own peribottle. .. I mean, I was hoping you’d maybe be finishing with yours and feeling more whole and fixed. Recovery is a b*tch. I’ll send you an email!
XXOOO