Our decision to adopt domestically was similar to Lisa's, we knew AA children in the US needed homes. We are a CA family with 2 bio children. We always wanted to adopt. We figured though it wouldn't be until after we had a few bio children. After having 2, we were diagnosed with Unexplained Secondary Infertiltiy after several years of trying. So our adoption plans got pushed up a few years.
We also wanted Open adoptions. At the time, International adoptions didn't have any kind of openess in any country. Open adoptions are something we feel very strong about.
Deb