We are hoping to adopt again! That's the short story.
Now for the longer story: We are hoping to do a domestic (in the USA), independent (no agency is helping to match us with a child), infant (baby, hopefully newborn) open adoption (birth mom will have some level of interaction, level to be determined later depending on what is best and safest for all parties involved).
And for the longest story and exactly where we are at in the process read on.
We have felt the tug to adopt again for quite some time and we were able to meet with an adoption lawyer last summer to start exploring what may be a good option for our family. At that time we decided to pursue a domestic infant adoption. With that in mind we had 2 options - try foster care or try to adopt privately. At this point in our lives we decided that private would be the best option and that led to another choice - to use an agency or not. Both options have benefits and drawbacks. We felt led to try to adopt without an agency helping match us (if you would like more of the nitty-gritty on the benefits, drawbacks and our opinion let us know, we will mostly likely have you over to dinner to chat about it).
Even with us choosing to do an independent adoption, we still had to complete a home study to prove we are OK folks. We are excited to announce that after 6 months of paperwork, training videos, and a home visit it was determined that we are OK folks! Our completed home study came in the mail just a few weeks ago and we are ready to move to the next phase.
What is the next phase? You ask with baited breath, sitting on the edge of your seat!!
Glad you asked!!
It is spreading the word. Telling everyone we know we are looking for a baby and their momma to love. Sending out our profile books and business cards to as many people possible who are willing to share them. And the scariest of all, posting on social media what we are doing. In some ways we are super excited to tell everyone, but we also know we are opening ourselves up to potential criticism as we so openly announce our personal beliefs about human life.
So there ya go, that's where we are at. If you are interested in hearing more or would be willing to have some of our printed material on hand as a resource, the email address on this page is still active or send us a message on FB.
