[crick]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the newest addition to the Adoption.com Forums, Local Adoption Connections.

Please take a minute to tell us a little about yourself. Are you married? Do you have Children, if so, what are their ages? Share with us some of your favorite things about living in this area. What’s your favorite restaurant? Do you belong to any Adoption Support Groups in your area? Help us all get to know you better and start making local friends with like interests!

[cyhorns]

Not sure if anyone is even paying attention to the Iowa section of these forums (doesn't seem like there is much activity!). My husband and I are from Iowa and beginning the adoption process. Muddling through the information and trying to make the "right" decision as to what path we'd like to take. Do we take a gamble and go for the foster/adopt scenario through the state? I agree with someone else's post that I'm nervous about that route because what if the parental rights don't get terminated. Seems like there is more gamble with this scenario after the baby is in your home. Not to mention that I'm speculating not many babies are going to have the parental rights terminated or in the process of being terminated. Although this might be complete ignorance on my part. Or do we go down the path of an agency... and if we do who with?? :-) I'm sure we'll figure it out. Just ready to get rolling on it and feel like I'm waist deep in stuff and not sure how to sort through it to get out and get going.

[sarah16]

Hello! I am also from Iowa. Hope to find someone to answer my questions.

[cyhorns]

Not sure that I'll be able to answer any questions Sarah as I'm going through the process myself and looking at agencies, etc. starting also about the time you started. Maybe it will help us both to share the info that we find out and support through the process. :-)

[sarah16]

Sounds great. Are you from Des Moines? I have been researching One True Gift out of Des Moines for an agency.

[cyhorns]

My husband and I are from Ankeny. Is it okay if I sent you an e-mail or a private message to discuss One True Gift with you?? If you want you can send me an e-mail... sdburke02@gmail.com

[sarah16]

Anyone else on here from Des Moines area?

[Piratedogmama]

Hi! My husband and I are from Des Moines and just requested our information packet from DHS regarding the foster-adopt program. Prior to the birth of our bio DD we were in the works for international adoption. Now that we are where we are in life we think that foster-adopt is where we want to be. Hope to hear from other Iowa families in the process too.

[sarah16]

Good luck with your foster-adopt program! That sounds exciting!

[Piratedogmama]

Thanks so much! We are so looking forward to this journey! We have so many questions and want to find out a lot of information about the program and process. Thank goodness we are going to an orientation soon to find out more!

Michele

[hopingforababy]

Will you pm me or email me your experience with One True Gift? Thanks!

[ldoll]

Please let me know your experiences/waiting with One True Gift or with other agencies. We have been "on the list" for an agency for almost a year now.

[hopingforababy]

Originally Posted by ldoll

Please let me know your experiences/waiting with One True Gift or with other agencies. We have been "on the list" for an agency for almost a year now.

I will pm you.............