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We adopted through our state (we felt called to this direction and it was free). It sounds like you are looking to adopt privately. I know either way you choose homestudies do get very personal. Those of you who are experts or adopted privately, correct me if I am wrong please, but with our state adoption homestudy our case worker ended knowing more about us than most of our friends. They wanted to know about our childhood (and it wasn't all perfect). They wanted to know our income, how our parents were, how emotions were displayed growing up, our faith, they looked at where we lived, we had to have medical exams, had to have references, and FBI background checks. I am sure there was more to it than that. Take things one step at a time. My husband is still in school and works full time. You should get walked through what you are doing. Just some advice, if you haven't already, make sure you have truly come to terms with infertility. A case worker is probably going to want to see that you have grieved it and are really moving on (though I think there is always a part of us that grieves in some way). Adopting our son has been the biggest blessing in our lives and was worth all the waiting and heartache just to have him.
Is there something besides school that worries you that you might be denied a child?
Anyway, congratulations on you decission to adopt. Hang in there. There is a lot of support here for you.
Melissa
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