I haven't done my signature yet, I probably should get on that.
I have been happily married for 7 years (2nd time is the charm). I am 32 and my husband is 33. I have one bio daughter who will be 13 soon. My husband and I have considered adoption for many years now but have never been in a position where we thought we were ready. We had tried off and on to have our own baby unsuccessfully, insurance covered it at no cost but it wasn't what I really wanted...a teen and a baby. We were getting ready to apply for an international adoption when my husband was transferred to New York. Moving across the country the first time was so expensive the adoption was put on hold. While there we tried many times to contact a foster agency but they would never return our calls. We were only in NY for 18 months, it became readily apparent that NY was not for us. So we started looking and my husband took the first job that would move us back across the country but this time to California. We are completely settled and we all absolutely love it here!
I have never been so happy and content with my life. My husband is happy, my daughter is happy, I finally feel that we are where we belong. And finally the cost of living is so much less here that I can stay home and be the mother I want to be. While there are children throughout the world that need good loving homes, we know from experience that there are plenty here that need them too. Thats why we chose to adopt here.
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Originally Posted by DannieAS
Yay!
Good for you! Well since I seem to be a little ahead of you, post here often if you have questions and I'll try to answer them from what I've done so far 
Are you single or married???? I'm in my 30s...ok I'm 30 (yay for Tim McGraw's 'next 30 years song') and am in a place where I want to pursue this...at this time I'm not married or dating, but I have my whole family within 20 mins from me so yay family. Have fun with paperwork...just dive in! There's quite a bit...(made buying a home look easy lol) |