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OOOPS... EXCITED to be on the path. I wish I had as many things prepared as you do but I have a little time to get things ready as my homefinder expects that I will finished being licensed in late february/march and that I will probably have a baby by march/april. The fortunate thing about the agency that i am working with is that they have a program called Babies Can't Wait which is for babies from newborn to 1 years old only and it is strictly for parents looking to foster to adopt. This program was developed a few years ago and it has been a great success especially due to the fact that over 80% of the babies in the program are abandoned and have already had termination of parental rights signed so most parents are able to complete adoption within a year and a half. It is an amazing program for people looking to adopt infants that do not have the financial ability to go for a straight adoption. I also have been told that there are many times where they don't even have homes for the babies they have available. I mean if anything could break your heart more than the idea of a baby laying in the hospital with nowhere to go.
Anyway, my family is somewhat supportive but they are also worried about me overextending myself and putting too much on my plate. I think that they worry that it is just too much to handle alone and my mother also fears that I will decrease my chances of meeting a "good" man to which I reply that a good man would love me and my child and would have to be open to adoption and a house full of children in order to be with me anyway since that is my hearts desire. So I so understand all that you are going thru - I just moved myself and I am so happy to have just purchased my first home but it is a financial challenge and I am doing all I need to now to ensure that I am financially stable before the baby comes- now that I finally have a stable home environment and all the space I could ever need.
I am also interested in adopting again probably in 2009 or maybe having another child naturally at that point depending on my personal situation which was my reason for asking how you plan to manage. I want to have children close in age and as well and like you said most times this allows the children to be very close in age. Several of my sisters had children who were only 2 years apart and for the most part it has fostered the relationship between the children.
Anyway, Keep in touch - it is so nice to not feel ALONE in my endeavors and to have someone to share my excitement with as each stage approaches.
Take care and good luck.
Cristal
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