Friday, July 24, 2015

Adopting Again

I made the big announcement last night on Facebook that we are adopting again. I didn't give a lot of detail because I wanted to make a blog post about it.

The number 1 question recently has been, "are you going to adopt again?" The answer to that has always been a resounding "yes!" However, we wanted to really enjoy Zola and honestly spoil her with our time. We waited to have a child in our home, so we wanted to give undivided attention to her, and we felt that she deserved it as well. If you have met Zola, you know she gets a lot of attention and it really is so fun.

Usually, the following question is, "where will you adopt from?" As much as we would love to say Ethiopia again, we are not pursuing another adoption through Ethiopia. The entire process has changed since bringing Zola home, and we just didn't have a peace about it, unfortunately.

We have decided to pursue a domestic adoption to build our family this time. We will be using a consulting agency called, Faithful Adoption Consultants. I have had a phone conversation and many email conversations and I have been nothing short of impressed with them. I'm really excited about it. So, that means we will more than likely be receiving an infant. We have not specified on gender however.

Last night we had our home study. So funny how relaxed we were this time ;) On Monday we will have everything completed and then our caseworker will send us the finalized home study and we are done. There are times I can' even believe this all the paperwork we have to do. It's a blessing, I won't lie. Doing a dossier is time consuming.

Here's what's next. Since we will have a completed home study shortly, we will start raising funds to add to what we have already been saving. We are still talking about ideas for fundraising opportunities. One of them is certain though, Noonday Collection. I became an ambassador last summer to be able to give back to Ethiopia, and to start saving for our next adoption. It has been really fun and exciting to be able to do this "work" and have it create opportunities to build our family. So, if you host a show anytime 20-30% of the proceeds will go directly to our adoption. Noonday allows me to be a part of families staying together, while building mine.

Our goal is to be finished fundraising by the new year and we will officially be on the list. We will create a profile of our family and birth families will have the chance to view our profile and decide if we are the correct fit. From there, we wait until the birth and we will have another baby in our home. From what I've been told it will more than likely be pretty quick, so that is why we are taking some time this fall to gather our funds, prepare our home, and enjoy the last moments of Zola being an only child.

Thank you so much for the outpouring of love, congratulations, and support. I was just telling a friend how I can't imagine not having the support of family and friends because you are all amazing. My heart was soaring last night and into today with the comments, messages, and texts!

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