[Sarah0518]

We contracted with a private agency. Most our family is located in rural areas, and adoption is mostly unheard of. We let them know and asked them to spread the word, but thought it unlikely for us to have any luck from word of mouth. When our agency mentioned parent profiles, something clicked. I was sure that was where our lead would come from.

And it did. We activated our profile late Feb 2003 and matched early June 2004. Our son was born 2-1/2 weeks later. So, by no means did it happen fast, but it did happen.

We have a very open adoption. We visited the bmom and bgma before ds was born. It was like meeting long lost family. Right now we live in diff states. Eventually they are hoping to move to our state to be closer to other family member (and ds). Until then we call and e-mail regularly. Bmom was able to come visit for a weekend right before Christmas. The bdad, by concidence, had already moved to our state before ds was born, and we have been building a relationship with him via phone. We are hoping to meet him next month shortly before ds turns 1.