[cj416]

Are you adopting ? yes

Where are you inthe adoption process? waiting to be matched

Who are you adopting from?the state
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What city do you Live in?Somewhere in Oklahoma(I'd rather not say exactly)

Do you have bio kids? yes

If so how many ? 2 boys

what ages are they ?4 and 8

[Glenna]

Hi! I'm Glenna, from Butler (NE corner of the state).
Adopted one already. She came to us at 6 mo. old from Guatemala. Worked with Hand In Hand, Albion, IN...wonderful agengy!!!
Adopting again, a 7 yr. old (soon to be 8), also from Guatemala.
No bio children.
Wish I could adopt about five more...but finances won't allow it.
Best wishes to all of you who are currently in the process!

Glenna

[jleasterday]

My DH and me in the process of adopting. We are from a small town in Southern Indiana called Orleans. We are getting ready to do our office interview in couple weeks (before homestudy). I am so nervous. We are planning on doing a domestic adoption. The agency we are going through is Adoption Support Center in Indy.

Jennifer

[APfostermama]

Are you adopting ? Yes

Where are you inthe adoption process? Hearing is Thursday

Who are you adopting from?She was a foster child
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
have you adopted? This is the first

What kind of adoption did you do?Foster child adoption

Who did you adopt through?We are with a private foster care agency, our daughter is a ward of the Scott County OFC. They technically did all the work.

how many kids did you adopt?Just 1 so far. We plann to have lots more!

What are thier ages?15 when she was placed, 16 now
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What city do you Live in?An itty bitty place called Henryville

Do you have bio kids? Nope

If so how many ?

what ages are they ?

[APfostermama]

I have a curious question. I know that a lot of people choose international adoption because of the fact that a birthmother isn't there to change her mind if they are doing an infant adoption. You said you are adopting an older child internationally...what made you choose international adoption? Especially since you said finances stop you from adopting more like you would like...most older child adoptions in the US cost nothing and the children oftern have subsidies till age 18. So just out of curiousity, what made your decision?

[REM]

Hi, we are Rich and Ronetta, we have been matched with a birthmother for the first time, well technically it's number two, but the first one changed her mind....what a rollercoaster ride this has been for us already. We recently completed all of our pre adoption paperwork through a local agency and have been waiting for 4 months. Well, this birthmother found us outside the agency, therefore it will be a semi private adopiton. Anyway, we met with this girl and her mother last week and have a good feeling this one will work out. The girl is about 6 months pregnant and is due in January, she happens to be due on my birthday.
Since we are new to this, we would accept any advice anyone may have to help us through this emotional time.

Thanks for listening, and God bless to everyone!!!

[laucks]

We have 2 children through adoption. Madalyn (domestic, open adoption) is 3 and Jack (domestic, open adoption) is 11 months. We live in the Fort Wayne area.

We used an agency to adopt Madalyn while we were living in Minnesota and we used an attorney to adopt Jack here in Indiana.

We have open adoption relationships with both of their bmoms, including letters, phone call and visits.

Melissa

[dangerlucy]

Are you adopting ? Yes!!!

Where are you inthe adoption process? Paperchasing

Who are you adopting from? We are adopting from China, using Hand in Hand out of Albion

What city do you Live in? Near Fort Wayne

Do you have bio kids? Stepkids

If so how many ? One girl, one boy

what ages are they ? 13 and 11, respectively

[GreenThumb]

We are also using Adoption Support Center in Indy for domestic adoption. We are waiting (7 months now) for our first child. We haven't been matched yet but love the agency and feel very nurtured.

We recently learned there is a need for families for Hispanic babies born in Indiana and we are considering opening this door. We are Caucasian. Has anyone adopted an Hispanic child and can you comment on your experiences in our very Caucasian-centric State? Or any other transracial adoption experiences?

Thanks!

[KimfromIN]

Hi, we are adopting thru Adoption Support Center in Indy too! Seems there are a lot of us around. We just became active 9/03.

We have a DS thru a domestic adoption with another agency in 9/01.

Kim

[KimfromIN]

Hi, I am in Evansville....lived in Indy for a brief while after college but was born/raised in this fine, southern city.

Anyone else from this area?

Kim

[tdbeck]

Here is our update:

Are you adopting ? Yes

Where are you inthe adoption process? Waiting for a match

Who are you adopting from? Independent Adoption Center
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
have you adopted? No
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What city do you Live in? Brownsburg, In

Do you have bio kids? Yes

If so how many ? 1

what ages are they ? 10

Please visit our adoption website:
Beck Family

[jleasterday]

Just wanted to update what has happened since I posted last. We had our homestudy and I found out yesterday it was approved! I am really excited. I know we are at the waiting part of the adoption, but I cannot help but be excited that we are closer to finding our child. thanks!

Jennifer

[iss36]

Jennifer,
Yay!!! The hard part os over. you will be matched soon and your baby will be home before you know it