[sseymou1]

After adopting from Guatemala, we were not sure if/when we would adopt again.

My aunt called me out of the blue about a friend's daughter who is having a baby and making an adoption plan. She thought we might be interested.

What in the world do I do now?

We are interested - not to the excited stage - but definitely interested...

I turned to the only source I desperately needed and felt supported during my previous adoption...you guys!

Thanks!
-Selena

[brooklyn_girl]

Congratulations on this wonderful possibility! Why don't you provide your bio/profile, and see if she would like to meet? If she likes you and you decide to move forward, you can hire an attorney, social worker or adoption coordinator to handle the arrangements and help ensure smooth relations. IMO, this is very important. There will be times when you need eMom to take care of something - provide prenatal records, apply for medicaid, get counseling, whatever - and you don't want her to feel like you are being too pushy and/or mean. But when an attorney or other mediator handles things like this, they are "just doing their job". I have seen this firsthand and I realize how important it is to have someone making sure everything in the adoption plan is happening the way it's supposed to, with a level of sensitivity and diplomacy that most people are just not prepared for.

Who knows, this could all work out great for everyone involved. Good luck

[sseymou1]

Thank you!

People seem to think that I should know what to do b/c we have adopted previously but this is very different!

I completely agree that I would feel much more comfortable w/ a 3rd party to oversee technicalities and such.

-Selena