I eluded to this a few weeks ago, and the time was never quite right to follow-through with our big news. But for some reason I feel compelled to share our fabulous news with you tonight and the wait is officially over:
We are adopting!
I know, I know…it’s heady stuff. I get the chills every time I type those words. It feels so official putting it out here in bloggy land.
I’ve been keeping a little blog dedicated just to our adoption journey, and you are welcome to bookmark it, comment, and follow along as we turn our little family of four into a party of five.
There hasn’t been a lot of action to this point, just lots of paperwork. We’ve selected our agency (not that there was any real question of who we would work with), attended orientation in February, and have completed our home study. We are waiting for our background checks to come back, and sent off for our fingerprints yesterday. Which means we are still at least three weeks away from being approved.
But, for whatever reason, tonight feels like the right time to say those three little words.
We are expecting.
We are waiting.
We are thrilled.
We are petrified.
We are adopting.
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Congrats again Jenn! It’s just me the ol SUGAR blog stalker. I found this little secret out a week or so ago. See what happens when you inpect your favorite blog every single day!
Yeah!!! That’s so amazing! Congratulations!!!
i knew about this already and yet i too got chills reading it here. congratulations AGain! (chills again).
Wow, huge congrats Jenn! I can’t think of a better family for that lucky little one to join!!
That is SUCH wonderful news! And one lucky baby that will get to join such a loving family–
Best wishes on a short wait!
Wonderful news – congratulations!
As a mommy who has adopted twice in two years, congrats!!! You will be so happy you’ve made this choice, and there is a huge support network out here on the www so use it!
We’ll be praying for you.
Ok, so I’m a blog lurker and I don’t think I’ve ever said hi but I am so excited for you and your family! What an exciting time for you guys! I will be praying for you guys and your journey to adoption.
I am a blog stalker that has never commented, but from one adoptive mother to another I HAD to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! Both of my kids are adopted and it has been an amazing journey! It will be rocky at times, believe me I know, but in the end it is SO worth it and, I imagine like a pregnancy, you really only remember the good times. Oh please keep us all posted of your wonderful journey!
Congratulations! I pray everything continues to go smoothly!
i dont even know you but i wanted to say congrats! Good luck on this amazing journey!
Congrats! We are also an adoptive family. I follow your blog because of the amazing pics, and now I can’t wait to read about your adoption journey!
We adopted a baby girl in January through the ABC program at Gladney. I would love to know about your adoption project. Hang in there. It will happen! Are you involved the GFA (family association)? it helps to talk with others that have gone through this. I am guessing that Raquel is your case worker. She is wonderful.
Good Luck,
Tracy
If you have any questions let me know
WOW – I’m so happy for you. What a wonderful thing to do for such a deserving child. We cannot wait to meet him/her…you’ll be an awesome mother once again! Congrats Sam & Ben : )