July Adoption Update

Back in April, I mentioned that we were adopting a child (see this post, if you missed it), and answered a few questions that I regularly get asked when people find out we are adopting.  To be honest, May was a slow month in the adoption world because it was busy with Hugh traveling twice and some family coming to visit in between (which was oh-so-fun!).  But, when June hit, we got busy and completed all of our home study visits, finished up most of our remaining background checks, and began seeing some real progress toward bringing home our baby.  :)  :)  :)

Now, as we wait for our home study to be written up and finalized (maybe by the end of July), we are working on just a few more things around here.  First, we are almost done making a profile book for our adoption agency to show to prospective birth parents who are considering adoption.  Sometimes called a "look book," ours has twenty pages of photos and text and tries to summarize who we are as a family.  I really enjoyed putting it together, especially since it gave me a chance to relive old memories.  After one or two more edits by Hugh and our case worker, we will print our profile book, and our adoption agency will include it in their stack with the other waiting families' books.

The other main thing we are working on is raising the rest of the money that our agency requires to place a baby into our family.  We have already set aside a little more than 1/3 of the total adoption costs from our savings, and we will continue adding to that through our monthly budget.  We also have a list of grants that we plan to apply for after our home study is finished (a required prerequisite before we can be considered for grants).  One other way that we are funding our adoption is by providing a simple way for our family and friends to contribute as well.  We've set up a GoFundMe page where anyone can easily give toward helping us bring home baby Medal. If you're interested in helping us in this way, check out our page by clicking on this link: (https://www.gofundme.com/bringbabymedalhome)  It also has more information there about our adoption story, some typical adoption expenses, and our timeline.

Thanks so much for keeping up with our progress and joining in on our adoption journey.  I will be sure to keep the blog and the GoFundMe page updated as we make more progress.   Please consider praying for us, our adoption agency, the birth parents, and baby Medal.  We are truly so grateful for your support, generosity, and prayers!!