Questions...

We're just a few months into this adoption journey, and what a ride it's been! Wooooooo! As we've shared our story more and more, we've gotten lots of questions! So I thought I'd take a chance to answer some...

Why are you wanting to adopt? 

While we love our little family of two, we've decided that having some little babies around would complete our family. We're unable to have children on our own, so adoption is how we'd like to grow our family! 

Is infertility hard/does it make you sad?

Sometimes it is and sometimes it does. But it's not something we can change...so why let it get us down? I've had overwhelming peace through our infertility thankfully...and I'm very grateful for that. Our family is going to grow in a special way. We're going to have the chance to meet some really special people who are going to help us with this...and that is incredible to me. 

Have you thought about foster care? Or what about fertility treatments?  

We have! One of the difficult things when dealing with infertility is not knowing which path to go down to find your family! Infertility treatments? Adoption? Foster care? We've kind of bounced between all three options...but right now we feel strongly about adoption, and right now it's the path we'll pursue.  

How does adoption work? 

You can pursue adoption through an agency OR you can pursue a private adoption. Agencies can be very expensive, but you have an extensive network to help in your search, which can reduce your waiting for a placement. Private adoption is much less expensive than going through an agency, but your network is what you make it, and you might have to wait a long time for a placement.  There are lots of legalities with both paths of adoption. 

We're are currently pursuing a private adoption OR an agency adoption (we're approved to adopt through LDS Family Services). We are looking for anyone who is looking for an adoptive family to place with. We're working hard to create a network and spread the word. So anyone who shares our blog or passes our story along we are so grateful to! We're looking looking for our family, and we need help finding them!  

Would you like to have an open adoption?

YES!!! We admire birth moms and birth dads and their courage, compassion and love, and we'd love to have someone like that be a part of our family.