I had no idea Mothering had an adoption forum. This is great!
My husband and I are very recently officially in our agency's "pool." We're doing a domestic open adoption with Open Adoption & Family Services out of Portland, though we went through the Seattle office. (Can't miss the opportunity to hype the agency. We think they are just so good at what they do.)
I'm excited and terrified to get "the call." Every time the phone rings lately, my heart starts pounding. (A big thank you to the "wrong number" guy who called a few minutes ago! Don't do that to me again!) We said we were open to a newborn or up to six months, and we are open to a mixed-race child. We have no idea how long our wait could be. (Part of me actually hopes we don't get picked too soon. I need time to get used to the idea that I'll be a parent in the near [I hope] future.)
I hope to hang around here now and then. Good luck to all of you!
My husband and I are very recently officially in our agency's "pool." We're doing a domestic open adoption with Open Adoption & Family Services out of Portland, though we went through the Seattle office. (Can't miss the opportunity to hype the agency. We think they are just so good at what they do.)
I'm excited and terrified to get "the call." Every time the phone rings lately, my heart starts pounding. (A big thank you to the "wrong number" guy who called a few minutes ago! Don't do that to me again!) We said we were open to a newborn or up to six months, and we are open to a mixed-race child. We have no idea how long our wait could be. (Part of me actually hopes we don't get picked too soon. I need time to get used to the idea that I'll be a parent in the near [I hope] future.)
I hope to hang around here now and then. Good luck to all of you!