We first started talking about adoption before we were married. One of those "one day...wouldn't it be cool to adopt a child?"
Then, the thought of *really* making a difference....AND learning another culture to boot was even more intriguing:
"I know, wouldn't it be *way* cool to adopt internationally?" That, my friend, would be a big 'something special', we concluded.
Well, now that our two biological kids are here, healthy, and well on their way to 1st grade and pre-k....we feel "one day" is today.
So, while at work I started asking our social workers about the process. I was educated about homestudies...birth mothers...dossiers. And eventhough I hardly understood the overwhelming amount of information at the time...I felt motivated. I've always had the 'interest' but, until just now...lacked the motivation. I think it's because I had so many other things going on...and now they are over. I had certification specialty exams to prepare for (then travel to take). I'd recently started brand new jobs...then there was the Holidays.
But now...now I have time to involve myself in other interests. We're in a groove...and I suddenly feel very motivated to begin the adoption process. This is the time...it seems.
So, I asked the social worker for agency references for homestudy. I asked my family if they had any pearls of wisdom to offer. I did internet research, and even contacted (more than a few) places for info.
Our preliminary process:
11/30/2007 - Received information from hospital social worker I requested a few weeks ago.
12/2/2007 - Called the recommended agency. I accidently contacted them twice, and the chick actually seemed irritated?! They are way in San Francisico anyway...I don't frikin wanna go all the way over there...for meetings/education/business. So, scrated them off the list and kept looking.
12/12/2008 - Made contact with a local agency that does only international homestudies - Partners for Adoption. We're pretty sure we're going international....so they stay on the short list.
12/28/2007 - after reading books, doing internet research, and meeting families/hearing stories of both domestically adopted and internatially adopted families - we decide to go international for sure.
12/28/2007 - So we choose Partners for Adoption for our Homestudy agency. We complete the application...and it sits on the piano...waiting to be mailed....
...are we sure we're ready to do this, because $250 has to accompany this application.
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