For any of you who have know us for any length of time, you are well aware that we have chosen to grow our family through adoption. What you may not know is that we began the process of adoption 3 years ago!
Here's the breakdown so far:
Fall 2010- Choose agency
January 2011- Homestudy approved! Let the wait begin! Estimation: 9-12 months
January 2012- Still waiting
January 2013- Still waiting- now 2 years later- twice the normal match time
October 29, 2013-WE ARE CHOSEN!!! 2 years and (almost) 11 months later!
A birth family has chosen us to raise their sweet baby boy! He will be joining our family in March, 2014 and we are beyond thrilled!!
To field a few questions:
Yes, they could change their minds
Yes, we will have an open adoption with BOTH birth parents
No, we will not reveal much about his birth family out of respect for their privacy.
Yes, we plan to adopt the rest of our children
No, it is not because of infertility. We are called to this and love this baby boy fiercely already
I am so very happy for you. You are both amazing people, and your children will always know a loving capable family. - Ekhym a/k/a Mikeybackwards (my old blogspot ID)
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