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Post by hsmom24 on Jan 19, 2011 17:27:51 GMT -6
I've wanted to adopt since as far back as I can remember. I don't think there was ever a time when adoption wasn't something I knew I'd do. My DH has always been very much against the idea, but I thought I had time to work on him since I wanted to wait until our bio children were grown and out of the house before moving on to adoption anyways. Well, that changed in November '10. I really felt like God was calling me to come to adoption earlier than "I" had planned. So I talked to DH about it, but he was still unwilling. I challenged him to read God's word and pray about it, then also emailed a fellow blogger that I follow (she's adopted 7 children now, and is working on the next), and asked her to pray for and with me about this. Not only did she do that, but she got her entire family praying for us, and even had her DH email mine just to offer support. God is SO AMAZING!! In less than one week my DH came to me and told me to start the process because he was ready to adopt!! Well, it's been 2 months since then, and we haven't started the adoption process yet. God has led us to the agency we are to use, but He hasn't told us to go forward yet. I know He will, and that it'll be done in Him time. I'm just so thankful that my DH and I are on the same page about it. I still fully believe that God will bless our family with children that are born of my womb, but I also know that He's preparing us for the coming of children that will be born of our hearts, and I can't wait to meet them all!  |
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Post by lifesabeach on Feb 21, 2011 20:57:16 GMT -6
I wish the best of luck to you with the adoption process. DH and I have always said from the beginning that we wanted to have one and adopt one. We still plan on doing that. I've been looking into adopting out of the foster system here. We have to go through the classes and whatnot before we do the home study, but I believe adopting/fostering is a life changing experience.
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Post by lifesabeach on Mar 18, 2011 10:48:15 GMT -6
I go to the first informational meeting next week. I'm nervous, but excited. DH and I have a lot of things to do at our house before the home study. I found what they look for online and so I already know we have to do some safety stuff like changing the lock on the front door and putting alcohol in a locked cabinet. I also have a lot of de-cluttering to do. Which would be a LOT easier if DH wasn't such a pack rat.
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Post by hsmom24 on Mar 18, 2011 11:55:45 GMT -6
Oh, I should look up what our state is looking for in the home study too. That way I can be a bit more prepared. Our orientation with our agency isn't until next month (they didn't even have any openings until their June meeting, but because of DH's deployment they squeezed us in). I'm so excited and can't wait to actually get to working on it all. I feel like we're just in a holding pattern for now, so having something to DO will be fantastic!
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Post by lifesabeach on Mar 21, 2011 19:37:14 GMT -6
I'm so nervous about the meeting tomorrow, even though it's an informal one.
Leslie, definitely look up what the homestudy are looking for. It's things like proper locks, safety issues, smoke detectors, things like that. We have an old house, so there are a lot of things I need to fix/change out.
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Post by hsmom24 on Mar 21, 2011 21:06:48 GMT -6
Good luck tomorrow!!! I know what you mean about being nervous, though. Our first meeting is relaxed too, and just designed to give you as much information as they can, and allow you to ask all the questions that you need, but I'm nervous about it as well.
About the home study, I'm having a really hard time finding information on exactly what my state is looking for. Do you have any tips on getting that info? (I'm in WA if that helps)
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Post by kews on Mar 21, 2011 22:54:10 GMT -6
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Post by lifesabeach on Apr 16, 2011 21:55:45 GMT -6
So a little update. We went to our first class last Tuesday. It went well. We told DH's girls this weekend. It went over WAY better than I expected. OSD was fine with it. She thinks we won't get placed with a baby until after she is out of the house for college next year anyway, so she's cool with it, but just very blase. YSD shrieked with excitement when we told her. She has been asking questions about it all day and was so excited to do her "homework" and answer a few pages of questions about her thoughts on the foster/adoption process.
Next step is to tell our parents. DH's mom will be fine with it. My mom, who knows? My brother has no intentions that I know of, of having children, and so I was her "only hope" so to speak. I think she'll be happy for us, but crushed all the same. It's the end of our "bloodline" if my brother never has kids. She's dying for a grandchild. Not to mention my parents paid for the VR. They have no idea it was unsuccessful.
Oy.
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