First Supervisory Visit

After you place and before you finalize (at least in Utah) you have 3 supervisory visit with someone from the agency. We had our first visit last week. Our case worker came over and it was great. She asked the questions that are required, Basically how are we and the baby doing? What changes have you had to make? How are you and the rest of the family bonding etc.
We will have another visit in a couple of months and then right before the 6 month mark before finalization.
Family and friends have been going nuts and we are so lucky to have so many people who are instantly in love with Maggie and so supportive.

You've placed...now what?

This week has been crazy. Family and friends have all gone nuts. The Ward really went head over hills for our news. Non stop people dropping by, family all around, and a great shower from the Ward. Admist all this we knew we had to do a few things.
1. Get a Lawyer
2. Get a Doctor
3. Get her on insurance

Well, for the Lawyer, I (Scott) metioned to our Stake President that we were going to place when I saw him on Sunday before High Council. He is involed in adoption and has known of our wait and the service we do for FSA. He is a lawyer and said he would love to represent us. Wed night I saw him again and confirmed we had placed and told him the details. I asked what we needed to do now and he said nothing, I'll let you know.

For the Doctor, we have been told over and over again who is the best in the town and one name kept coming up. So we called his office only to find out that he is pretty busy and did not have an opening till end of March. I then figured out that his mom and dad live in our Ward and know us, so I called his mom, talked to her, she said she would call him and 45 minutes later the office called back with our appointment.

Insurance is tomorrow. As well as asking the insurance for the adoption benefit. So far we have been extremly lucky and know that we truly are blessed.

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok I (Scott) have not updated this and you would think this would be the first place I would go. Saturday afternoon Natalie got a call from one of the case workers we know. Our baby was born the day before and we needed to come met her and the birthmother that night. We were blown away. We had no idea we were even being shown. Well we drove to the hospital and met her, the birth mother and her dad and stepmom. What a cool night it was. We told them over and over again how touched we were that they would trust us with this responsibility. Placement happen Monday night and Maggie Grace came home to a mass of family. We let a couple of people know in the ward and boy did the news s[spread like wildfire. Family, friends, neighbors who have been praying for this to happen for the last 3 years all broke down in tears that it finally had come about.
Wow life is great.
We will keep updating this blog as our journey is not yet done. In fact it will never be done because adoption is part of our life as well as Maggie’s. Nat said it best.
“Adoption is a positive word in our family”