No Update, But Encouragement

Tony and I are in the midst of our Home Study Update, which boils down to re-filling out paper work, completing physicals, having our backgrounds re-checked by the State of Minnesota, and reviewing our situation with our social worker. Last week I mailed in the bulk of our paper work and today I received an email from our social worker confirming that we are on track. Not one to miss an opportunity, I casually mentioned that we were mildly concerned that we haven't heard anything about our little guy and that we hoped he was doing okay [those who know me well probably know that I have been itching to email her every single day for the past week+, but had until now refrained].

Here is her response:

I wouldn't worry about not getting an update last month. Some families get more updates than others, and I would say that you are on the "more updates" end. - It is common that some families only get updates every other month, or sometimes even less. It really varies by the child's social worker. So I wouldn't be concerned, especially while you are enjoying a beautiful vacation ;) - If you don't receive one in January remind me, and we will request one.

If something were wrong with Oliver, I doubt she would have responded in this way. So, I feel a sense of encouragement that we are, indeed, just experiencing a delay. I am grateful that we have been on the "more updates" end and hope this is just a glitch. I'm still anxiously waiting for the email (the one with pictures of a super-cute 18 month old), but waiting with a tiny bit less worry. For those of you out there who are also worrying, perhaps your mind will be put at ease too.