It's very strange to think we are adopting an infant. We want to plan the details of welcoming a baby into our home but at the same time it doesn't feel real. We feel nothing. I'm not pregnant so I don't feel tired, angry, sad, big... we can't feel a baby move... we don't get to have ultrasounds proving to us we are having a baby. Instead I feel fine, I have energy, I'm happy, I'm rowing and coaching, drinking wine.... hmmm we are just having normal, good times together. It's so quiet on the outside.
Next. We are thinking of going through the DSS (foster kids) for infants as well. We just learned that there are more infants than usual right now available in MA, so we thought we'd put in our application for the state as well. One of my friends adopted a child from the state and apparently it's a much easier application process and god knows we have EVERYTHING they could want about us. So that's an update for you! We'll see. It's just another option for us!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Kansas is all set!
I just received an email from the adoption agency in Kansas and she said we are all set and officially in the "waiting period" with them as well.
So now we officially waiting to adopt in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Our baby is out there somewhere. We also looked at cribs yesterday :-) Liam started it :-)
So now we officially waiting to adopt in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Our baby is out there somewhere. We also looked at cribs yesterday :-) Liam started it :-)
Waiting Feels Empty
So I have very little contact with the adoption agencies. It all feels so strange.
Today I scheduled us a "meet and greet" with a pediatrician that has been highly recommended to us. Apparently it's good to have a network of people to consult with when making a decision to accept a match. So now we have a pediatrician, my aunt who is an OBGYN, and the MA adoption social worker to help us make a quick and informative decision. Viola... now can we have a match?!
I received my MA state license to practice Speech Pathology again. Not sure where this will take me but for now I am out of the Marketing world! It feels really good.
As I mentioned before, we put in an offer for a house that we love so much in Vermont. (Pictures are in an earlier post) The owner would not come down to our price. It really is the difference between the % the realtor would get. We sent him a letter saying that if his contract ends with the realtor we'd be happy to talk and work directly with him. We hope that this will work to our advantage. We went to Vermont this weekend to look at other homes and we found one that is really pretty inside but nothing really special like the house we love. But we will think about it and continue to look at other homes as we go through this process.
Today I scheduled us a "meet and greet" with a pediatrician that has been highly recommended to us. Apparently it's good to have a network of people to consult with when making a decision to accept a match. So now we have a pediatrician, my aunt who is an OBGYN, and the MA adoption social worker to help us make a quick and informative decision. Viola... now can we have a match?!
I received my MA state license to practice Speech Pathology again. Not sure where this will take me but for now I am out of the Marketing world! It feels really good.
As I mentioned before, we put in an offer for a house that we love so much in Vermont. (Pictures are in an earlier post) The owner would not come down to our price. It really is the difference between the % the realtor would get. We sent him a letter saying that if his contract ends with the realtor we'd be happy to talk and work directly with him. We hope that this will work to our advantage. We went to Vermont this weekend to look at other homes and we found one that is really pretty inside but nothing really special like the house we love. But we will think about it and continue to look at other homes as we go through this process.
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