How many times can one person be fingerprinted?  We just went in today to be fingerprinted AGAIN.  It seemed to take forever.  Perhaps it just felt like forever because Madi was overtired and running around faster than we could keep up with her.  Perhaps it was because when it was almost our turn to be fingerprinted (I was number 16 and Kurt was number 18), they called out “14, 15, anyone to be fingerprinted?” and a guy who had number fifty something piped up with yes and they said “come on then” and then all of us before him became a little agitated!  Perhaps it was the fact that the guy taking my prints (who was very nice and was volunteering) printed my right hand twice instead of one right and one left and then we had to start all over again.  Then Kurt came in and within a matter of about 5 more minutes we were out of there.  Our prints only last 15 months (hmmmmm, I believe I’ve had them all my life, but they tell me they last only 15 months), so I’m sure we’ll be going through this joyous activity again at some point.   I’m looking past that now, though.  We have taken another step towards our second child, so we’re getting closer.

Kelly.

Well, it’s official.  We’ve begun the paper chase again.   I went to the Orientation yesterday (Friday 19th June) at the CCAI Agency office in Greenwood Village.  We knew that a few things had changed from our first experience in terms of the paperwork, but the fact that there is a lot of paperwork and procedures has not changed.  I printed up the Adoption Dossier Guide (CCAI is amazing and has everything explained in detail for us) and have written our adoption petition.  The next step is to order our marriage and birth certificates.  If I stay organized, we’ll get there eventually!

Kelly.

We’ve started on the adoption journey again.  On Thursday, June 4th 2009, we sent the names of our three references to CCAI.  Kurt took the adoption application into the CCAI office yesterday (June 8th) along with some other paperwork.   It looks like I will be attending an orientation session on Friday afternoon (June 19th).  Then, the paperwork trail and lots of waiting begins!  We’re all excited, though.  Kurt asked Madi yesterday, “Would you like a brother or a sister?”.  “A brother” was the answer.  Then later, “a sister”.  “Can I teach them things?”  “Yes, you can!”

Kelly.