We are now in what they call the "waiting period." Another way to say it is, "We are pregnant (so-to-speak), we just don't know how long the pregnancy will go on. We could be waiting for a week or a year. It's hard to say. We're just waiting...
Some specific things we're waiting for include:
- The completion of our home study report. Our caseworker is organizing all of the information she has gathered into a report for their office. We hope this will be completed this week.
- An expectant mother to visit the agency and select us to be the parents of her child.
- A due date for a baby.
As we are waiting, we will be praying for the expectant parents to make a committed decision and for the health and well-being of the baby. We will also be reading some books about being adoptive parents. The agency has started sending us some magazines and literature to prepare us for that role. And, of course, we will continue putting together the baby's room. We'll post pictures of the room when it's finished.
We want to say thank you to everyone for your prayers and support. Thank you for asking about the adoption process. We are blessed to have you in our life. It's exciting to be at this point because it was a year ago today that we found out that we were pregnant. A lot has happened in a year. God moved us in a completely different direction. Perhaps the purpose of the miscarriage was to point us to adoption. Who knows? The fact is, we are getting closer! Please continue to pray.
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Our Letter to the Expectant Parents
Our profile book has been printed and shipped to Bethany's office. To make the book a little more personal, we wrote a letter to the expectant parents. Thought you would like to read it:
Hello!
Thank you for taking time to look at our book. We also want to thank you for considering us to be the adoptive parents of your child. We hope that you have been able to learn a little about us and what our lives our like.
Since deciding in December that we wanted to adopt, we have been thinking about you, the expectant parents, and the baby you carry. We are so excited and thankful that you have made the decision to make an adoption plan for your child. We are sure that getting to this point has not been easy for you. We pray for you and your baby often.
We cannot wait to open our home to a baby. We have been waiting for this day for about 3 years because we have not been able to have biological children.
We want you to know that we will love your baby so much, and that all of our extended family is equally thrilled to welcome a new baby. We will continue to pray for you throughout the rest of your pregnancy, your labor & delivery, and for all the days that will follow.
Jeremiah and Amanda
Hello!
Thank you for taking time to look at our book. We also want to thank you for considering us to be the adoptive parents of your child. We hope that you have been able to learn a little about us and what our lives our like.
Since deciding in December that we wanted to adopt, we have been thinking about you, the expectant parents, and the baby you carry. We are so excited and thankful that you have made the decision to make an adoption plan for your child. We are sure that getting to this point has not been easy for you. We pray for you and your baby often.
We cannot wait to open our home to a baby. We have been waiting for this day for about 3 years because we have not been able to have biological children.
We want you to know that we will love your baby so much, and that all of our extended family is equally thrilled to welcome a new baby. We will continue to pray for you throughout the rest of your pregnancy, your labor & delivery, and for all the days that will follow.
Jeremiah and Amanda
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