Brand New...and waiting <sigh>

This message was originally posted by [url=http://forums.adoption.com/old_boards.php?username=eandjcusimano]eandjcusimano[/url]. Hi all... Im from IL and we have just been matched with a child in another state for adoption. We have yet to meet him but have read about him through his worker and have decided that we want to proceed to the next step. The child's team has picked us!! So now what should I expect? We have been told by his worker that even though we are licensed foster parents through the state, we had to have a DCFS worker come out and make sure our homestudy, which was completed by a private agency contracted by the state, is as it says it is. Is this normal? Im not complaining, as nothing has changed from the time our homestudy was originally completed, Im just wondering how "normal" this is. The child's worker says that it could take up to a month for a worker to come out to us and do the update on the homestudy (even though our homestudy was completed in August of 2002) and sign off on the paperwork. Meanwhile, the child is in foster care in that state and is bonding daily with his foster parents. Im worried that when the time comes, it will be harder for him to leave their home and transition to ours. I want whats best for him so there is a minimum of trauma. After all, kids are in foster care for a reason, they have already HAD enough trauma in their lives. Can someone tell me what to expect? Has anyone else gone through an interstate foster/adoption that can shed some light? Thanks so much!!