[happyadri]

Hello! My name is Adriana, and my husband and I have just started our adoption process through the County of Orange here in Southern California. We are very excited, a bit nervous, and anxiously waiting for the end result, which will hopefully be a beautiful baby to love and spoil!!!

We went through the whole infertility thing for about three years. I have PCOS, and went through shots, artificial insemination, and in vitro. I did become pregnant 3 times, but miscarried all.

It is nice to read all these similar situations. Sometimes it feels like we are the only ones going through this!

[overflowing]

Welcome to the forum. We also live in Orange County. We have a 6 1/2 yr. old son (bio), a 2 1/2 yr. old daughter (sent from God through adoption), and a 7 month old son(also sent from God through adoption). I can vividly remeber when we started the whole process. It's extremely exciting but scary too. Please let me know if I can help in any way. Are you guys going through the county, agency, or lawyer??? Domestic?



...thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5

[happyadri]

I thought I had posted a reply to this, but it's gone. My husband and I are adopting through the County of Orange. We really did explore all our options, and what it came down to was money. I hate that. But, after going to the foster classes, I feel like we made the best decision. We are hoping for a infant girl, and we are open to any race. I am Hispanic, and my husband is White, so adding a mixed child to our family would be just perfect. What part of Orange County do you live in, overflowing?

[overflowing]

happyadri - We live in Placentia. Are you familiar with the area? It's right next to Yorba Linda. How about you guys? I have ran into some families that have adopted through the county and everything went great. We were also open to any race. We've always wanted what God had planned for our family. I look at my precious cocoa babies and I am so thankful that we didn't limit what God had for our family. I'm not sure why we chose private vs. county. We had a friend that worked at a private agency so we ended up there. Money is definately a huge consideration. My husband was very worried about the expense of a private adoption. It seemed to help that all the expenses were not due immediately. It was spread out nicely and we've gotten every penny back with our taxes. I am so excited for you. So are you doing the Fost/Adopt program? I read a bit about it and it seems wonderful. Please keep me posted...

[happyadri]

We live in Garden Grove, right off the 22 fwy. We are doing fost/adopt, which is now called concurrent planning. We just finished the foster care classes, and now we are waiting for the appointment for our first home study. We have been getting our home ready, and of course, I have been praying so much for our little bundle of joy. I sometimes think that our baby may already be out there, and I pray that the Lord keep them safe and warm. This will be our first child, and we are very excited!!!

[overflowing]

That's not too far from us...about a 20 minute drive. That's so exciting. I hope the homestudy process goes quick. It is so wonderful that you are praying for your little baby. We felt the same burden when we were waiting for "the call". We too thought they were already out there...and they were...in their birthmother's tummy. Believe it or not, it's a way to start bonding with your child right now. When you see him or her, it will be like you've always known them. We felt so close to our babies and I believe that God was totally taking caring of that. So keep praying.

[goma]

Hi Adri:

I am happy to know you started the process. It must be exiting and scaring and the same time I can imagine.

It is funny but my case is just as yours. Four years trying to fight PCOS, three miscarriages and decided to adopt.

We are waiting a few months until I recover from the physical damage that the last fertility treatment caused me.

Oh, I am hispanic too...

Good luck again!

Pat

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I am also glad to hear that you have started the adoption process through concurrent planning. I too am Hispanic and my hubby is Caucasian (White) so we are also in search of a mixed race infant/newborn. We had started the foster/adopt process about a year and a half ago, but had to quit because my husband had to go on TDY (temporary duty away). Robert is in the Air Force so sometimes he has to go away for periods of time--especially now that this war is still ongoing. We now plan on using an agency and even though the money seems like it is out of our league, we have faith that ANYTHING is possible if we believe it can happen. We plan on taking out an adoption loan and depending on family/friends and on fundraisers (i.e. garage sales, $$ in lieu of gifts for birthdays-anniversaries-Christmas). I am sure that we can get the money raised. Also, it also seems more of a reality for us because we have talked to some people that have used the agency and said that they are AWESOME and got their baby within a year. Due to the challenges of infertility (Robert has low count and though I am able to conceive, I cannot carry a child without endangering my life) we feel that God has led us to adoption. I was so determined to have a child that I went against my doctors advice and we tried IVF. After 2 cycles both of which had failed, we gave up that idea--too emotional. So no, you are not alone. That was exactly the way that I felt before I found this forum. THANK GOD FOR ALL THE BRAVE SOULS OUT THERE WHO ARE ON THIS ROLLER COASTER RIDE WE CALL ADOPTION. Good luck, God Bless and keep us posted!

Monica