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I kept a journal during our process. I called it "Dear Child of Ours" and I started it as soon as we knew we were definitely adopting. Here is the opening entry:
Dear Child of Ours: An Adoption Journey
We have not even met you yet, but already we know that you are meant to be ours. We are so excited to be preparing to welcome you in to our home and our hearts. Soon we will be a “forever family” and our home will be filled with love and joy for years to come.
June 20th, 2003
For months we have been investigating the “adoption option”. More than anything in the world we want to have a home filled with children… we want to be a family. We have attended seminars, spoken with agencies and done lots of research online. At this point we are certain that adopting from Russia will be the right choice for us – somehow we know in our hearts that our child is in Russia waiting for us. We called the Children’s Home Society of NJ in mid-June to let them know that we were ready to start the process. A few days later a large packet of paperwork arrives in the mail and we have officially begun our adoption journey. We can hardly wait to meet you...
I wrote it in the form of a letter and included every milestone in ther pocess, but I did not write in it much during the time when we were unsure of when or if Alex would make it home... reading through this journal is one of my favorite activities and I would encourage others to keep a similar journal.
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