Family & Friends:
As many of you know, we've been looking forward to starting a family this past year. Despite our best efforts, the biological route hasn't panned out as we hoped. Faced with a medical infertility diagnosis, we have decided the best path forward to us is adoption.
We know a private adoption is a journey filled with its own challenges, including financial ones. The estimated costs range from $40,000 to $50,000. We will be working directly with Kirsh & Kirsh, a law firm in Indianapolis that has over 100+ years of combined adoption law experience. We have done our initial consultations and in the coming weeks will be completing our home study and finishing our book to provide to potential birth parents.
We've set up this platform to help manage some of these expenses. Any contribution, big or small, will make a difference and reduce the amount we need to borrow. We're grateful for your support as we embark on this new chapter.
Thank you for being part of our journey. ❤️👶
🗒️ ↪️Unlike other fundraising platforms, donations made through the AdoptTogether site are tax deductible. The funds collected will exclusively cover adoption expenses, supported by invoices uploaded by us to ensure transparent fund dispersal.
Hello Friends & Family!
We're excited to share that we're in the final stages of developing our parentbook/blog, a space designed for birth mothers to learn about us and, hopefully, consider us for a match. Your support and encouragement have been invaluable throughout this journey.
To keep our loved ones in the loop, we've decided to create a more private group or blog. This will be a dedicated space for updates, allowing us to share our journey with those closest to us. We'll ensure everyone has the opportunity to opt-in and receive these updates once it goes live.
We are incredibly thankful for each and every one of you who has contributed to our fundraiser. It's heartwarming to know we have such a supportive community backing us. In this spirit, we're exploring ways to honor your support so that our future child knows about the amazing group of people who have been with us from the very beginning of our adoption journey.
Thank you for being a part of our story.
A note from Brianne:
We might have caught our home study specialist off guard by completing 98% of the paperwork within just 48 hours of receiving it! Anyone that knows me, however expects nothing less. 😂
Our home study sessions are all set - two virtual and one in-home visit. Next week, we'll be making our first payment to Kirsh and Kirsh, and my sister will be snapping some candid shots of us with BashDog and Ted for our book.
The book is quite the process. It's reassuring to have a team to review and assist with revisions, even though we know it's ultimately the birth parent(s) who will review it. Our meetings thus far have underscored the importance of photos—they often speak louder than words. Still, we're committed to making sure every aspect of our submission is just right in case someone wants to dive into the whole story of why they should choose us.
With the incredible support of our family and friends, our goal of being live on the waitlist by mid-April is within reach. Please feel free to share our fundraiser if you're inclined to do so. Your support means the world to us on this journey.
Love, Evan & Brianne
