Yippee!

The home visit is officially over! It went incredibly well and was pretty easy. Our social worker is a really nice man and we felt very comfortable with him. He interviewed us together, then apart for a few minutes, then toured the house. It took about an hour and a half. He said it was the quickest home study he had ever done and I asked, "In a good way?" He said, "Yes."

At the end, he told us we are approved. He then said, "The agency was right. You are a very sweet couple and your child will be very lucky." I almost started to cry! He will be the one to come back and do the post placement visits. He said they will alst about 45 minutes, but he said, "Or longer, depending on how long I get caught up holding the baby." We thought he was so nice and we feel thrilled it's over!

Now we wait for the agency to call us to come proofread the written report before the final copy is drawn up, and then we wait for the I-797 from USCIS. That's the final step before we're off to Harrisburg and then New York City. Yay!