I guess I’ll start off by announcing that Joe and I are planning to adopt a baby. I’ve decided to start a blog to keep our friends and family informed on how the adoption journey is going. Adoption is a very complicated process and will include a lot of excitement, stress, and insurmountable joy.
For many of you this announcement will not come as much of a surprise. I have known for a long time that my genetic disorder would most likely make having a biological child medically risky. After getting some testing results, we’ve decided that adoption is the best way for us to start our family. We are both prepared, and excited, to start the process.
Since formally making the decision to adopt I have been doing a lot of research. I started by talking with agencies, references, and adoption professionals. Although it has been a lot of work, I’ve been having fun with this initial part of the process. Joe and I are actually pretty sure we know which agency (and program) we would like to work with. However, I’m going to hold off posting the name of the agency until we decide for sure. We actually have a phone conference scheduled with them tomorrow night. After the phone call I’m sure we will have a more concrete idea of where we want to go from here. I will, of course, keep this blog updated every step of the way.
Are you ready to join us as we start this wonderful roller-coaster experience? Hang on! Here we go!
