First off, let me just say, I really don't like the phrase "Birthmother Letter."
Okay, now, I can continue on.... I just sent in my 1st draft of the DBL. Literallly, I just hit send, and I seriously just got heartburn. Haha, nervous much? Yeah, I am. I know it's going to be butchered and I'm going to have to write and rewrite again, but it's almost like the end is near. It's kind of a scary feeling, good, but scary.
Oh and I also called about our FBI fingerprinting and they are being processed, but not completed yet. Blah! I'm hopeful that they will be finished by the end of this month!
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Yes, it was hard to get the suggested changes back on the letter. I just sent off draft 3. I am pleased to say that our FBI clearance came through. Yea! I agree with the scary...I had a mini panic attack sending in a packet of forms the other day. Someone had to point out to me it was because this was feeling more real and final. We can do this!
I don't like calling it a Dear Birthmother letter, either. I usually just refer to it as our adoption profile. Our text was revised three times, which I didn't think was too bad. My advice would be to go ahead and make all the changes they recommend... there were a few changes I didn't really want to make, because I felt like our letter ended up sounding like everyone else's. But, I thought it would be best to just make the changes. Our FBI check was complete after 8 weeks and the results are now being sent to the agency. The next step is scheduling the home study. I am hoping it won't be much longer after that.
Last night I couldn't sleep because I was thinking about our letter, and you know what? I completely forgot to include any contact info! Isn't that kinda ummmm important?
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