So the dreaded home study that everyone warned us about happened (For those who don't know, this is sort of a make or break situation) and while we did do some light cleaning (thankfully we keep a clean home for the most part so it wasn't too much work ahead of time) and made sure we had all of the required items in our home like an extinguisher, first aid kit (which are generally good things to have in your home) as well as baby proofing supplies!
So here is what happened...we woke up early, went to the bakery to buy some pastries and setup our table with fresh flowers. I know that sounds silly but I cant help thinking of the movie Juno, when Jennifer Garner is fixing everything in her house and even her clothing to exact perfection!
Then with a quick tour and a small discussion about Phils Dr. Who Tardis wall decal [Photo Below] and then it was over! So back to Pennsylvania on Saturday for our video!
Update: We had our second home study and that went great as well, we were so excited to see the social worker from NYC again! She spoke for a bit about what to expect during the waiting time and gave us some resources if we wanted to seek out support groups. We decided to go make an appointment with our therapist where we did our required counseling before we got married. We actually love her and upon going to our first session to speak about the adoption, she informed us that her daughter just adopted! Talk about meant to be! It is nice to know that someone else will understand all the ups and downs of this transition.