Since we do not yet know much about Adoption, I thought it best to point out what we do know.
(1) We will most likely be using EAC as our adoption agency. This agency has been referred to us by several people we know and seems to fit our personal desires for our adoption. Furthermore, EAC tends to have one of the quickest turn around times of the agencies we’ve researched.
(2) We want to start the adoption in 2008. This way we will have been married for 3.5 years, I will be involved in my clinical rotations for medical school, close to graduation, but not yet consumed with residency. At that time, Frank will have been working full time in Chicago and we will be staying in the Chicago area for at least 3 years.
(3) We want to adopt an infant as young as possible. This means she/he will be between the ages of 8 months and 1 year. Hopefully, she/he will be 8 months at the time he is referred, which means she/he may be about 10 months when we bring her/him home. However, this is only a hypothetical, ideal situation.
(4) We have a list of names we love… not sure which one will be "the one." And NO we will not be sharing which one we choose, or the list we’ve come up with over the years. It will be a surprise for everyone when we bring our child home.
(5) We know whether we are going to adopt a boy or a girl. We’re just not telling until we receive a referral. Think of it as waiting for an ultrasound confirmation…
(6) We have a long wait ahead of us. We aren’t even going to start this process until next year. Why start this blog then? Because everyone we know is having babies. So, we felt the need to put this stuff out there. That yes, Mom and Debbie, we will give you grandchildren someday. And yes, you are going to have to wait for a little while longer. And yes, we’re still silly and selfish and having fun….
(6) We’ve been researching for awhile now. We dream of the day this will all begin.
Send me your email again when have a chance so when I email pics to my blogger friends I can add youto the list! Lauren
Comment by Lauren — February 9, 2007 @ 11:54 am
Hey!! Nice to meet you!! The adoption process will probably go faster for you than you will realize, especially if you are in Medical School!! Which one of you is in school and where will you do your clinicals? We are inbetween trips and I am currently writing about the two boys we meet, brothers, in Magadan, Russia. We are hoping to return soon to bring them home!! Take a look at our blog and see if you wouldn’t mind adding it to your site.
Thank you…..and welcome to the wild world of adoption!!
Comment by susanandwayne — February 10, 2007 @ 5:27 am