Saw this video today on Five of My Own.
A young couple sets off on a journey to adopt a child.
Saw this video today on Five of My Own.
I read this story on NPR this morning and wanted to share. Excerpt from the article: “Now, what made you decide you want to adopt a child?” Aimee asks. “Mommy had a ectopic pregnancy, which means the pregnancy was in the tubes,” Bob says. “After that, she couldn’t get pregnant. We considered adopting, and we actually said we wanted a smart, assertive kid. Don’t take this the wrong way, but we viewed intelligence over beauty.” ”Great,” Aimee says with a laugh. “Well, but no! I mean, you turned out to be both,” Bob says. “But that’s what we said....
Today I was minding my own business, driving to a local store to buy Hubbs a birthday gift. The phone rang. It was a number I did not recognize. When I answered, it was an adoption attorney who had just received our profile book. She wanted to know if we might be interested in a baby who was being born right now. My reply? “Let’s talk.” She didn’t really have any information but told me she would fax me an information sheet in a couple of hours. I quickly called my sister’s office to get her fax number as...
Well, it’s official. We turned in our profile books just yesterday. By the end of the week, we should have our home study approval letter. Now what? Of course we’ll list with the adoption agency that conducted our home study. We also sent a profile book to an adoption attorney who has been exceptionally good to us throughout this process. We met her in February to talk about independent adoption but ended up using her as a resource throughout our entire home study. She advised us to tell our friends and family that we’re looking for a birth mother –...
Some two to three months ago, Hubby and I met with an adoption attorney to talk with her about adopting a baby. At that time, we had no idea what adoption entailed. And honestly, we still don’t understand the whole process. My exposure to adoption had been very little. I knew a few kids in school who were adopted. Whether they knew they were adopted or not was another story. Because when I was growing up, adoption was something you kept quiet. I remember one boy in my class who was adopted. He was a wild one … intelligent,...
