Coming soon.. 12 days of Adoption Christmas!

We get questions all the time about adoption and facts, the process, why did we decide to adopt and so on and so on. SO I thought for the month of December I will be answering all those questions, posting facts and info on adoption.

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Lauren

PS if you have any questions and would like us to answer them feel free to post or send us an email.

Old connections

Today Jay and I ran into an old classmate of mine from high school at Walmart. She greeted us with a huge smile and a happy wish for our adventure. I don't connect in 'real' life with my old high school friends much and usually catch up with their lives on facebook. It was really nice to hear that she follows our story and really truly wishes us well on our journey. I hear from family and friends on here but to hear that our story touched someone that I haven't seen in oh maybe 10-12 yrs was encouraging.

This journey will be long, but knowing how much support and love we have helps us get through it. When our baby arrives, this journey won't matter so much, it is all about the kid. Thanks for the advice Andrea.

Thank you to you all for reading, sharing and being there for us!

Expecting......

Time is moving on...

2 months have passed quite quickly. We are enjoying this time, waiting and excitement is building. We are making plans and are moving forward. but always thinking that we could have a baby by then. Time will tell.

It is nice to have this time with each other. The first 3yrs of our marriage where clouded by infertility and the unknown. It is nice to know the path we are on and feel solid in moving and growing as a couple. We are getting our barrings back. We are happier and stronger as we have gone through so much and know how strong each of us is. Which at the end of all this will make us better people, in turn better parents.

A while back I spoke about how pregnant women are conscious of what they do while pregnant, exercise, eating and nesting. I started a crossfit class beginning of September and am feeling the results. I have more energy, I can lift more, and I am loosing inches. I am creating a new habit and am really loving it. 

The baby's room is coming together and we are stocking up on supplies. I have found cloth diapers that a friend suggested to me and bottles and random clothes and burping cloths all second hand. We are quite pleased with the amount of money we haven't spent. Second hand is wonderful and recycling!!

That is where we are now, 2 months in. We will be posting a bit more frequently. 

Hope all is well in your worlds.

LC and JB

It's Halloween time!

As we are setting up the house for the upcoming night of goblins and ghouls we can imagine ourselves with our little one. Our poor dogs are getting the short straw and have to put up with us dressing them up and laughing at them. Although I am sure we will still manage to do this with children, I know right now our dogs are filling this void. We are not taking them out trick or treating or anything, well wait a second, no no we won't but we do have some nice costumes. Stella is so excited to be a mermaid and Adicus is going to have fun being a shark. It will be really funny to see a shark chase after a mermaid.

Jason and I are going to dress up as the Blues Brothers. He is over joyed that I agreed. It's simple.

Here are few fun costumes we cannot wait to make for our little one. Oh and they have to be home made! Forces everyone to be creative and use their imagination!

Adding a Burden

addingaburden.com is another Blog I follow. They are doing an international adoption. It is the exact opposite of us. We are waiting for a baby, and in international, babies are waiting for parents. There is no right answer or which way is better. In the end you wait the same amount to welcome baby home. With IA(international Adoption) You are matched and spend 18-24 months visiting and dealing with courts from other countries. While you must travel to the country to medicals and court appearances you get to visit your child. Which I feel would be extremely difficult to leave once the trip is over. It is on average you visit and leave your child 2-3 times before you actually bring your baby home. Heartbreaking.

Why did we not choose to adopt a child waiting for parents? Simple reason but a reason I hate to answer. MONEY It costs anywhere from 30,000 + to adopt a child internationally. If I could go back to when I was 20 and know what lied ahead for me I would have saved money to adopt many children. I know none of you expect a explanation on why we choose domestic but it ways on me. But it came down to simply what we could afford. Kids are expensive. But to get a kid is free to most people and think of finances later.

We have had to think of finances now just to be able to welcome a baby into our home. We are fine with this and really what is a better way to spend your money on. No trip. or bigger house will feel better then holding my baby for the first time.

addingaburden are in Russia now and just saw there little boy. It is so inspiring to see how happy they are and how much they love their child. Thank you for sharing your story.

It is official!!!

If it wasn't official when we paid a few thousand dollars once we were told we were approved we are NOW!

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