Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Our Adoption Journey.....so far.....

Well here we are almost at the end of July. I'm still at camp at EIU. Some of you are wondering well how is everything panning out with our adoption process....here it is...

We have completed all the steps that we needed to so far. Thanks to you all we were able to raise the first half of what we needed to get into "the book". We (ok mostly Jeffrey, we all know my spelling/writing abilities) filled out the pages and pages of paperwork. Our "Dear Birth Mother" letter is completed. The picture book with our story is also completed. We are very blessed to have Megan in our lives. She designed the birth parent letter and our photo book. She is SO talented!!! If you need anything done with computer graphics or design wise SHE is the one to go to! (Plug for you T-Megs!!!) We attended our 16 hour class and the session of marriage counseling. We are so close...we now just wait...and shop...and shop...and shop...

We started a wish list to get an idea of things we may need. Some of our friends/families have given us suggestions on what to have! Its so nice for all the input! My parents bought the crib and Jeffrey's parents bought the dresser. We have a toy box and a theme, I think, we are going with. We have A LOT of diapers of all sizes. We have wipes and a couple containers of formula. We bought a couple bottles and some essential items needed IF we get a call. We ordered a glider too!! I have been asked more than once...so I will tell you all now...we will have a shower AFTER the placement is FINAL. We totally understand everyone's excitement...we are also that excited!

Birth mom cannot sign over her rights until 72 hours AFTER birth. Therefore when we get the call, Jeffrey and I will be going to the hospital. That is it. NO ONE ELSE. It is a HUGE gamble and until birth mom signs over her rights NOTHING and I mean NOTHING is for sure. I'm really firm on this and I want Jeffrey and I to have that time. Sorry to everyone else but this is something we have really thought about. I don't want others there incase things don't go well.