We've waited all summer for this day and it finally arrived! We couldn't be more excited! This afternoon we attended the Adoption Orientation class through LDS Family Services. Basically this is the first step of many in hopefully realizing our dreams of becoming parents!
We made up our minds last spring that we were finally ready to begin the adoption process. LDS Family Services requires you to attend their orientation class before the process can begin. The class is only held once a month. We missed the June meeting because we were in Kansas helping remodel my mother's bathroom and then found out that there would be no meeting in July due to Independence Day. So, we've had to wait patiently all summer for the August meeting to occur.
Today we basically learned the entire process in a nutshell and what all of the fees and expenses will be. We got a packet full of information and an application that needs to be filled out. Once we complete this application and turn in our "deposit" of $1,000 then we really dive in and get things moving. We have to attend four monthly classes beginning in September, have physicals done, get letters of references done, have a background check done, have a home study done, put together a portfolio about us that will be shown to birth moms, etc. It is a lenghty process for sure, but hopefully well worth it in the end!
We plan to keep everyone posted on the progress and ask for your prayers as well! They mentioned today that once we are approved for adoption it doesn't then become a "waiting" period, but a "finding" period. We were encouraged to tell everyone and anyone we know that we are adopting so that if you know or hear of someone who is looking to place their baby up for adoption that you think of us first! We definitely appreciate it.
We love you all VERY much and are very excited to begin this process!
We made up our minds last spring that we were finally ready to begin the adoption process. LDS Family Services requires you to attend their orientation class before the process can begin. The class is only held once a month. We missed the June meeting because we were in Kansas helping remodel my mother's bathroom and then found out that there would be no meeting in July due to Independence Day. So, we've had to wait patiently all summer for the August meeting to occur.
Today we basically learned the entire process in a nutshell and what all of the fees and expenses will be. We got a packet full of information and an application that needs to be filled out. Once we complete this application and turn in our "deposit" of $1,000 then we really dive in and get things moving. We have to attend four monthly classes beginning in September, have physicals done, get letters of references done, have a background check done, have a home study done, put together a portfolio about us that will be shown to birth moms, etc. It is a lenghty process for sure, but hopefully well worth it in the end!
We plan to keep everyone posted on the progress and ask for your prayers as well! They mentioned today that once we are approved for adoption it doesn't then become a "waiting" period, but a "finding" period. We were encouraged to tell everyone and anyone we know that we are adopting so that if you know or hear of someone who is looking to place their baby up for adoption that you think of us first! We definitely appreciate it.
We love you all VERY much and are very excited to begin this process!
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That's very exciting! I hope everything goes well and quickly with the whole process. It will definately be worth all the effort and waiting, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
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