ADOPTION UPDATE

I haven't really said much about our adoption lately due to the fact that we had a situation present itself where we were going to do a domestic adoption and bring home a infant baby girl this month. Well that seemed to vanish on Wednesday January 16th when I talked to our lawyers office. Let me back up and give you the whole story, Mikee and I both found out about this situation through different ways we didn't act on it right away but it seemed to keep coming back to us so we decided to check it out. We did and things were on go, we rushed to get out international homestudy revised by a new social worker (which was great and very helpful) for a domestic adoption right here in SC. I was and still am very excited about the thoughts of bringing home a baby from day one so excited that even though this has fallen through and crushed my heart I still think this could be the best thing for us. Mikee travels alot and I think he was nervous about the bonding issues with older children, he was excited about a infant from day one. I on the other hand had started to get a little nervous of what to do you know its been 9 years almost. Call us CRAZY!!! I have done a little research and lets just say our names are getting on every list I think there is out there. I just contacted a great lawyer who has a agency that has a great placement program and is awesome, this guys dad started the firm years ago when he retired from the FBI. I even went to the home of a lady who has used this firm twice and she should be their poster child for sure. I feel good about it and have already sent in our paper work and you know what everyone wants $$$$$$$$ to proceed to get on their 35 list. This list is where there are 35 families that the birthmothers can choose from. You make a scrapbook of your home and life for them to look at. Which leads me to this question do you think a scrapbook that I hand make or should I go on Snapfish and make a digital one???? I just can't decide which would be better I think they would both take about the same amount of time. I am also in the process of writing a letter to the birthmom for the front of the book I think I have started this thing a hundred times just don't know what I should and shouldn't say. Well that's where we stand on our journey, its been a crazy one but God has a plan for our family I know. There is a precious child or children waiting to come home to our home either here or on the other side of the world. I can't wait to meet our baby and I pray for her or him daily.