The Basics

In the adoption process, there is no shortage of 'big decisions.' We decided we wanted to pursue an adoption, but.... then what?  Pretty much right away, we had to start making important choices...  What agency should we work with?  Should we do a domestic adoption? An international one? What age are we hoping for? Are we open to a child with special needs? Do we want to specify whether we want a boy or girl? And lots more...

These are all really personal decisions, and what's right for one family might not be the right fit for another... that said, we've made some decisions about what we feel is best for our adoption situation, and here are the basics:  We are pursuing a domestic adoption, which means the baby will be born in the United States. We are working with a national adoption agency out of Kansas for the placement, but the home study part of our process is being completed by an agency that is local to us. We are hoping to adopt a healthy newborn, and we are not specifying 'boy' or 'girl'.... we'll just wait and see what we get!

More to come!