David and Joanna W.

Updates

• Update 11

  Adoption Updates from PA!

  June 1, 2026

  Hey everyone! We realize it's been a beat ~ last October we moved to Philadelphia! And restarted this adoption journey in a new state with Open Arms agency. In February, we were informed that the process was slowing with that agency, so we have pivoted and are now working with the Children's Home Society of NJ. They are licensed in both PA and NJ, so there will be more possibilities. We met with the Director this morning and plan to complete our home study here in PA within the next month or two.
  Per logistics, the wait can be anywhere from 6 months to 1.5 years. We are obviously hoping for as soon as possible, but trusting timing. The cost will be around $25,000 in total. Everything you all have contributed will be used for sure, so I wanted to inform you of that and say thank you again for your contributions on this long journey.
  We are settling in nicely in Philadelphia, feeling supported by family, friends and local community, and more than ready for this next step to complete our family.
  Please reach out anytime to say hi, and we promise to keep you all informed as things progress.
  Joanna + David

• Update 10

  Sending Gratitude

  June 23, 2025

  Hello, friends!
  We are writing to send an update as well as ongoing gratitude for your love and support as we journey toward adoption.
  We moved to Seattle mid-pandemic to rest and recover after 15 years of NYC living, closing things out with grad school (online!) and both of us continuing to work even with the city shut down. Lease was up in July 2020, so we decided to pack up our little UES life and go spend time with family while we focused on our next steps.
  Seattle opened up to us - the great green spaces and amazing, beautiful lakes! Also, friends assisting our move by connecting us vocationally, as well as socially.
  This October, we will have been in Washington state for 5 years! We are in the process of potentially relocating back to the east coast. This may mean Philly, Lancaster PA, NYC...But, in terms of adoption, we have given it a go with our amazing team here for the last six months and are ready for increased support from an agency. In our last visit to Philadelphia, we met with an adoption agency, Open Arms ~ highly recommended by our previous UES neighbors and their adopted kiddo, Caroline! We loved them; the facilitators were both adopted, fully invested with a small team of people who are hands-on. We hope this next step brings us that much closer to Baby Warren.
  That said, we may be moving out of WA state before the end of the year. However, we will keep everyone in the loop and your donations are safe within AdoptTogether until we need them.
  Thank you for your understanding in the process/changes, as well as ongoing love and support in building our family.
  The Warrens

• Update 9

  Sites for Reach

  April 16, 2025

  Hey loves,
  We are posting on sites recommended by our lawyer. You can find the link to adoptimist and Pair Tree below if you want to share. I will also be creating a pdf one-sheet of our site to place publicly if you want to or feel led to share in that way.
  Thanks so much!

  https://www.adoptimist.com/dave-and-jae
  https://app.pairtreefamily.com/home/profile/daveandjaeadopt

• Update 8

  Site is LIVE!

  March 23, 2025

  Hello, beautiful friends!
  We have completed our website: https://daveandjaeadopt.com after a truly lovely meeting with our adoption attorney, Janna. I'm just going to say it - If you can't say these people are "truly lovely" then, don't work with them. We have had amazing connections and are so grateful.
  We are posting on sites provided by our social worker and attorney, but they have told us to spread the word wide! So, please share.
  We are also increasing our fundraising amount as we have been told it might take more than anticipated. Partly because the birth mother can change their mind, in which case it's best the family stays together, but that is a financial loss for us. And also because there are potential ways we can support a birth mother (rent, food, hospital bills) before and after the birth that would be great to provide if we are able.
  Our new goal is $10k.
  Thank you all for your support.
  Joanna + David

• Update 7

  Adoption Attorney Mtg Scheduled

  February 27, 2025

  Hi there, all you beautiful folks!
  We have heard from our wonderful social worker that the home study has been notarized and submitted to our adoption attorney ~ We have scheduled our first meeting on March 19th and after legal things are confirmed, we can share our website, inviting you all to share, as well.
  Adoptions can take place out of the state of WA, however travel can be tricky, but we are open to any and all places. We will share the link after the above date; Feel free to spread the word.
  Thanks to everyone who has contributed and continues to emotionally support!
  Jae + Dave

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