We made our second appointment with the adoption agency and we handed in all the forms and our portfolio. We met the other social workers who deal with the biological moms. They looked over our info and asked us a few questions. This group of social workers look after all the pregnant ladies that come in and want to give up their babies. They build a relationship with these ladies and counsel them throughout their pregnancy. They often end up being in the delivery room too and acting as birthing partners. They really get to know these moms and what they are about and what their expectations are for their unborn children. On the other side, our social worker was getting to know us and what our hopes, dreams and expectations were. The 2 teams meet regularly to chat and swap information and this is how matches are made. They meet each others clients too so that they can get a really good idea of all the adoptive and biological parents on their books.
We made a date for our home visit and left. It felt so good. It felt so close. It felt so scary. A few days later, our social worker came to our house. She had a cup of tea and a look around and we chatted about bits and pieces. It was very informal and relaxed and I did not feel judged at all.
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