The other day while I was out on my walk, I noticed that our neighbors had a bunch of pink shiny balloons on their front porch and a “It’s a Girl!” sign. I actually had not known she was even pregnant until a few weeks ago, when I got a glimpse of her very pregnant [...]

So a few weeks ago, the agency had the first of it’s home-study preparation classes, and we weren’t there.
Back in September, when we were meeting with Dr. Awesome for our diagnostic follow-up, he said that in his 25 years of fertility practice, he has seen one couple with our situation conceive naturally.
Well, apparently now there [...]

Our orientation meeting with the agency is one week away! I alternate between being totally elated and being totally overwhelmed. Elated that we can finally begin the application process, officially. Overwhelmed that we still have so far to go and so much to do before we are holding a baby. Anxious that there will be [...]

When I started this blog,  I decided that I would try to share as honestly as possible. I knew the road ahead was going to be long and difficult, and I didn’t want to pretend like everything was sugar and spice. What I have found is that there are a LOT of people that are [...]

I have heard it more than once. When hearing the news that we are adopting, people exclaim, “How much is that going to cost?”. Most of the time, I just tell them:
A lot.
It is true. Adoption is very expensive (think new car, sizable house down payment, new kitchen). The price is what keeps most people [...]

When we were picking out paint colors for our upstairs renovations, we decided upon a cheerful yellow for our small third bedroom. You know, just in case. While painting that room in August, I remember thinking, this is going to make such a great nursery. Then, when we discovered our life plans were going to [...]