Friday, January 13, 2006
I am starting to wonder where our journey will take us.....I have been doing a lot of research on adoptions from China on the internet. There is so much information out there, that it is almost too overwhelming. I looked at a lot of websites,with a lot of information about foreign and domestic adoptions. China seemed to be the best fit for us (for foreign adoptions), they have mostly infant girls.....I would love to have another girl! Although I have been researching this, I am not 100% committed to adoption at this point, I still would love to be pregnant and have a precious newborn of our own. With Chinese adoption, the babies are several months old when you get them, which would be ok, but I would really miss the infant stages! With domestic adoptions, it is pretty scary because although you can get the baby directly after birth, the birth mom can change her mind, that is so scary to think about. By coincidence last night, I was at a "mom's only activity" with my MOPS group and met a woman who has a 3yr old that she adopted from China! I was shocked when she said that during introductions, since I had spent so much of my day researching chinese adoption!(makes me wonder if God is trying to tell me something). This woman gave me her information and stated that I could call or email her anytime with questions, will be nice to talk to someone who went through it. I also plan on speaking with our neighbor who recently adopted a newborn domestically. I would really like to know how long it took to find a birth mom, how much it cost, etc... The only thing that I am starting to be sure of right now is that I am positive that we will have another baby... somehow or someway! Having options has made a world of difference for me! Hope is a wonderful thing!
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