We have BIG news!
We are adopting a child!
This year marks our 10-year anniversary as a married couple! As many of you know that we have struggled with infertility for years, and have faced many complications along the way. After all that heartbreak, we’re happy to announce that instead of going on a cruise or a faraway destination for our anniversary, we’ve decided to adopt a baby! We may continue trying to have a biological baby, but for now we are looking forward to a new chapter in our lives.
We’ve completed our home study, and all the paperwork, and are waiting for a birth mother to choose us to be her baby’s family. We’ll most likely bring our baby home from the hospital (although depending on the circumstances, we’ll have to stay in the baby’s birth state for up to two weeks while paperwork between our two states is finalized).
Our adoption will be semi-open, at the very least, meaning that the birth mother will choose us, and we’ll keep in touch through letters and photos after placement. We hope that knowing that her baby is happy, healthy, and loved will reinforce the good decision that she made.
We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared to welcome a beautiful new life into our home. As part of our adoption process, we have started a crowdfunding campaign. It may surprise you to hear that adoption related costs can easily total up to $35,000 or more. This is why we have set a goal of $1,200 to help ease our traveling expenses to Illinois for our two week stay when our baby boy arrives.
We hope that by inviting you into this process, you will see yourself as part of the community we hope to build around our child as he/she grows up. We have waited a long time to start a family and we are excited to invite you into our story as we being this new chapter in our lives.
