Behind The Scene Action!!!

A lot of behind the scene stuff has happened since our last blog post and we would like to take a minute to update you all on our progress. First we would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy lives to pray for our family as we go through the adoption process it means the world to us and we could not do it with out you. With that being said here we go! We have switched agencies from AAA to All Ages Adoption Plus (don’t worry we are still going to adopt an infant they just handle all ages of children). We made the switch for a few reasons. They are guaranteed to be in business for at least 4 more years so that is a comforting fact. They also were able to get us right onto the waiting for a baby list. Right now there are 6 couples waiting including us so what that means is they are working with 6 total families to find them a child to adopt! The last reason we choose to go with the new agency was they were about $4,000 cheaper so that was huge too.

We have also finished our home study process. For those of you who have no idea what I mean when I say home study let me tell you what that means. A home study is basically an interview process where the State of New Mexico determines if we are suited to become parents. It was about a 16-hour interview process that included a home inspection and background checks. The good news is that we are approved to become parents! Praise God. It was an interesting process and we enjoyed talking with our caseworker she is amazing! Now that the home study is done we can begin to apply for grants to help pay for the adoption.

In addition to completing the home study and changing agencies Anntonette worked very hard to build a scrapbook to show our family to prospective birthmothers. Our scrapbook is perfect for the right birthmother with our perfect child to choose our family.  Anntonette did an amazing job and I wish we could show you all her wonderful work.

Well that’s it for now please continue to pray for us! We cannot wait to meet our baby and show them all the love you guys are showing us! Thank You!

Love

The Franklins