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Hi there and Welcome Paula!
Hi there Paula! (and others who have posted here)
...a word of encouragement
Hang in there! I don't necessarily mean with your facilitator (that is only up to you) but with becoming a parent through adoption. It will happen.
...a word of advice (through experience)
Sometimes we need to go a different route then we first hoped for. By this, I mean, explore all your options. You know what would work best for you and your husband. Then give it the time that is needed. I always thought we would do international adoption...but we ended up doing fost/adopt (and I still was blessed with the child of my dreams beyond comprehension).
There are so many decisions and issues to consider with adoption. Sometimes you need to be more open, but then again, there are things that you know in your heart you need be firm about. For example, we knew that we only wanted one child that didn't have siblings (there are tons of kids with siblings in foster care) which we were firm about. We also didn't want to take on a child with a difficult medical condition (we already had three active bio children). Well, it turned out that we had our home study sent regarding a baby who was 10 weeks premature, exposed to drugs, and possibly had cerebral palsy. That baby is now my active three-year-old who does not have CP and you would never know she was a preemie!
Adoption is not an easy road. Emotions are all over the place. Just know we are here for you!
Warm regards,
sherryk
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