Ange75

I'm really starting to get excited. I turned in all my paperwork and the homestudy process is beginning. It all feels a little overwelming but I am excited and nervous all at once. It really feels strange to be adopting - cause I never thought it would be me - and I don't have any friends who have gone through the process. I have so many questions and I feel like no one who I can ask - other than this wonderful board.

So - we are doing open adoption. We will most likely be approved and have our birthmother letter go out in October. So here are my questions:

- When do you start to get the nursery ready?

- When and how do you let your family and friends know?

- I feel the excitement that I guess I would if I was pregnant - but I want others to share that joy. Is it similar to what you thought it would be or have experienced?

- Is the waiting for the call miserable? And how do you cope with waiting?

- How have you 'networked' about your search?

- Do you have any advice or things that you wish you would have known but didnt'??

Thanks so much!!!! This is such an exciting journey with such a fabulous reward but it just also seems like a lot of unknowns too.

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Ang
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Proud mommy to 2 beautiful boys!!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."

Lisa2008

congrats on the paperwork, that is a big step!!!
try to enjoy the process, these are my experiences, but there is no right or wrong answer, go with what feels right


- When do you start to get the nursery ready?

we started when the home study started

- When and how do you let your family and friends know?

Once all of our documentation was in we told everyone. Be prepared for people not to be as exited as you, or try to talk you out of adopting and telling you horror stories about adoption

- I feel the excitement that I guess I would if I was pregnant - but I want others to share that joy. Is it similar to what you thought it would be or have experienced?

We were so exited and felt what you described, we bought our baby presents to celebrate each milestone.

- Is the waiting for the call miserable? And how do you cope with waiting?

i was truly blessed that i didnt have a long wait. but once the match was made it was so hard to wait for the placement
we really didnt have much time to adjust to becoming parents though, it was only 5 monts from application to placement. try to get yourself ready mentally and physically, it is going to be hard work

- How have you 'networked' about your search?

we adopted publicly

- Do you have any advice or things that you wish you would have known but didnt'??

i read so many books on adoption, but i didnt think to read about baby care & development, and parenting
enjoy every second wit dh before the baby, things will never be the same again, and youll never get that back, go on a vacation if you can, or even a weekend trip.

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