Our Adoption Journey So Far
Updated: Sep 21, 2022
Many of you know we started the journey this spring to adopt a teen from foster care. I was adopted from foster care when I was nine, and my husband's (now our) nephew was adopted. It's kind of a family thing, and we really want to advocate for a teen, especially, because they are cooler than us and need families, too. Here is our adoption timeline so far:
April 5th: adoption application
April 13th: Heard back from DFCS
May 3rd: had information session
May 4th: was sent application
May 5th-24th: waiting for background checks to go through
May 25th: Told of all the paper work we had to fill out and documents we needed to gather
June 2nd-7th: had our doctor appointments, drug screenings, etc
June 15th: passed our home inspection
July 1st: fingerprints taken
July 6th: signed up for IMPACT training
July14-August 23rd: we are in the middle of our IMPACT training now
August 25th: took test for IMPACT training and passed
September 14th: finished two of three home study sessions
So, that's really it for now. If we have anything else to put on the timeline, I'll do it here in this post. If I have any really big updates on the adoption process, I'll make a brand new post.
