We are finally ready to share out big news with you all; we are starting a new "ADVENTURE"! Our next adventure in life will be to grow our family through adoption. When we found out we were pregnant with Damian we did not find out the gender until he was born. We always said if it was a boy we were one and done and would foster/adopt and if it was a girl then we would try for a boy. Well, little one came out a boy and our hearts are still firm with our decision and have started to process of adopting.
We knew this adventure was going to be an expensive one, however, we were shocked to see how much the costs have gone up in just over the 18-20 months we have been pondering this idea. With how everything is with the world today birth mom costs have gone up, attorney fees have gone up, agency fees have increased and the list goes on and on. With that being said we would be blessed if you wanted to link arms with us and help bring "Baby Boggess" home.
There are too many kids in the USA that need homes so we are focusing on domestic adoption right now. We truly are open to any and every case that will be presented to us. To date, we have already spent over $7,500 on our home study, agency application, background checks, profile book, etc. and that is just the beginning. When we match with an expectant mom we will be required to have anywhere from $10,000-20,000 ready to go for the agency momma is with. From there we will have to pay the remainder of the $35,000-45,000 at various times of the process. During this time after the baby is born, we will have to stay in the birth mom's state until we are cleared to return home and finish the process. This all costs money and it adds up very quickly. Your donation here is tax deductible and every penny raised will go to the adoption.
We love you are supporting us in our journey and hope to document everything as we go through this new adventure.
IT IS OFFICIAL! We are home study approved and have been cleared to move forward with the adoption process. This was a long and draining process, however, we just had to keep reminding ourselves why we are doing and the adventure we committed to taking. Now that we are approved here are how things have changed from the other updates:
The cases we have been able to see for information purposes become real and we are able to decide if we want to “present” to the birth family or not based off the information that has been provided to us about the situation.
-When we “present” we are telling the agency to show our profile book to the birth mom and sometimes dad. The profile book is about 16-20 pages about us, how we met, what we do for a living, where we live, the community that supports us, etc. This is all the family had to go by when they are looking for someone to place their child with.
-As we see the cases we are able to see the financial schedule of that particular case and many require about $20,000 the moment you match with the birth family. The remainder of the money is due at various points of the adoption process.
-On the schedule the agencies or attorneys send out about the adoption cost that does not include the travel expenses when we go and meet the birth family should they choose prior to birth, going to be in the hometown when the baby is born, and staying with a possible NICU stay and waiting for the state to clear us to leave with the child. So we have to factor in extra in the budget to cover those items as well.
As promised in the last post we have a few different avenues in which one can help us raise funds to bring home “Baby Boggess” :
-We bought a wooden puzzle and are selling pieces to it as a way to have something to share with our future child on the tribe that was behind us to bring them home. You have the two different options with this:
---$35 - we pick a state for you and place your name on the back
---$45 - you pick the state you want from the list of available states and we place your name on it
-End-of-the-year tax donations are coming up so we partnered with AdoptTogether. AdoptTogeher is a project of Hoping Hearts Foundation, an IRS approved 501(c)(3) organization. Any donations that are made through this platform can be written off on your taxes.
-Directly on the website you can do a financial donation to “Baby Boggess” and the money will go into an account we opened specifically for this.
-Leslie is a travel agent and she has decided that any trips booked between now and when “Baby Boggess” comes home will go towards the adoption. We all know people who enjoy traveling and she can assist you with it all. Even if she helps you book a hotel room for one night you are making a donation to this cause. Leslie is able to help book trips anywhere in the United States as well as the world. Reach out to her at [email protected] to help you or send her a message on her business page. Business Page Link
-Leslie is also a rep with Zyia Active which is an athletic clothing company who’s mission is to, “ Inspire And Uplift By Making Activity A Fun And Essential Part Of Life.” Over the next few months she will be hosting pop-up parties and all proceeds will go to the adoption. Want to earn free gear yourself? Host a party and enjoy the hostess gifts and rewards that come with it all while supporting “Baby Boggess.”
As of now these are the only fundraisers we are doing, but over time depending on how we process we may add more. We appreciate everyones love and support during this unknown time. We promise to keep everything updated with how things are going.
-The Boggess Family
