I must start out by saying that I am not a blogger. I enjoy reading other blogs, but I have never felt a reason to blog myself...until now. Mike and I began a journey in March of 2013 that I believe is finally worthy of a blog. Our journey is...ADOPTION. We are so excited to finally announce that we are planning to adopt a baby boy from Ethiopia!!! Our son's ETA is relatively unknown at this time. In fact, he isn't even born yet. But the dreaming, research, interviews, and paperwork have already begun.
Mike and I made initial contact with Children's Hope International (our adoption agency) in March. At that time, we were not necessarily planning on pursuing adoption. We were just interested in learning about the process. We had always planned on being parents in our early thirties and not before. So to find ourselves filling out an application for international adoption 2 days later caught us both by surprise. After speaking with a representative from the agency, we learned that an international adoption is a LONG process for many reasons. She encouraged us to begin the process now if we wanted to be parents by the time we were 30. She explained that once the home study is complete and the paperwork is filed with the government, the wait time to adopt an infant baby boy from Ethiopia is 18-22 months. This is then followed by a wait period of a few months before bringing our child home. After praying and considering this information, we decided to take the plunge. Since that time, God has been so good to us. He has protected us and affirmed us at every turn. Our home study is now complete (yes...we passed) and our paperwork is nearly filed. We were thrilled today to find that our final outstanding document arrived much much earlier than expected! God is so good! Our final step is to submit our dossier (compilation of paperwork about us sent to the Ethiopian government) to CHI and wait to be placed on a waiting list.
With all of that being said...my blogging adventure begins!!
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ReplyDelete18-22 months? That long, huh? But that’s alright, as long as you’ll surely have that baby boy legally. I know the waiting game must be killing you, but take it easy. Amuse yourself with dreaming of that baby boy in your life. Perhaps you could start by planning his room, shopping for what he’s going to wear and stuff. You know how time flies, and before you know it, that baby will be there in your life. Dean Glover @ Adoption Network
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