Matt and I had our individual interviews last week. Each appointment was at the office and about one hour each. Matt had his the day before mine, so of course he filled me in on what to expect. Our counselor told us that the hour was going to be "all about you". It was basically a timeline of our life. Questions like: where were we born, where did we live, with who, where we went to school, growing up, after school, then what did you do, then what was next, then after that etc. It was really kind of boring and not as exciting as I expected it to be.
She asked if Matt had told me everything she asked and I said yes, but it wasn't the questions I was expecting her to ask. She asked me what I thought she was going to talk about and I told her I thought it would be more about our spouse and marriage since we were by ourself. She said we do talk about all of that stuff at the next interview (2 hour joint interview- final in the homestudy). That is all done when we are both there since it takes two for a marriage we discuss it together.
I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier but during our first training days the adoption supervisor mentioned that there were twins due December 20th. She made the comment that if we hurry and get our profiles done, one of us might get selected by that birthmom. When I went to my individual interview, the counselor told me that the twins had been born the night before and (only 2 lbs but both doing well) apologized because she had 3 phone calls to take during the interview. She said they quickly showed profiles to the mom who selected a family who lived several hours away. They were just arriving in the area as my interview was ending. I was so excited for this family (disappointed at the chance of twins being gone, sure, I was) and how their life was changing. What a phone call to get! Thankfully the babies seemed to be doing well and I can't wait until we get our "call". I just can't wait for the excitement the day will bring!
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