Thanksgiving

I am so grateful that it is Thanksgiving. I love this time of year, for the most part. I was able to go shopping with my mom and sister today and it is so awesome to feel the holiday spirit everywhere you go. Some places are crazy, everyone is trying to get all their holiday goodies and sometimes they aren't very nice, but for the most part people are nicer around this time of year. I wish that everyone would carry the spirit of Christmas year round.

We met with our case worker yesterday. She is very nice and helpful. I am super excited about everything, but I am also nervous and overwhelmed. I just want to make sure that we do things right and that we don't screw it up somehow. Part of me is scared that they might say the we can't we approved for adoption because of some crazy reason...I don't know what could cause us to be denied, but I'm still stressed about it. I guess that this is something that I have wanted for so long that I just want everything to go smoothly.

New pictures...

I know that I just posted something yesterday, but Travis and I got some new pictures taken a few weeks ago and I just got them back today and I'm excited to share them. Thanks, KP, for taking our pictures...you are a rock star!

We have decided not to get a new dog...as much as I want one, we just feel that with all that is going on in our crazy lives right now, it's just not the right time. Maybe one day, after we know what is going on with the whole adoption situation.

Another day...

Well, I don't really have much to write today. Not much has changed in our lives over the past few days. We did go to Petsmart on Saturday and found a dog that we are considering adopting. He is a beautiful 1 1/2 year old baby boy! He is so sweet. We introduce him to Cameron and for the most part they did really well. I would image that it would get better with time. We are not sure though if adopting him at this point in our lives is an option. Mostly, Travis is nervous because he did not grow up having dogs, where I grew up with multiple dogs and often other animals, including rabbits, fish, lizards, and hamsters. I think that he would make a great addition to our family, but ultimately we need to come to a decision together.

As far as adopting a human baby, not much has changed. Travis did receive a message from our case worker to set up our intake interview, but has been unable to get hold of her due to her part-time employment status. Hopefully, we'll hear from her tomorrow or the sometime this week.

Update...

Not much has changed over the last few days. I am finally feeling better and Travis is looking forward to the end of the semester. I know that he needs a break from school. We're excited for the upcoming holidays. This is the best time of year. It is so much fun to be surrounded by our families. It is crazy and hectic, but we love it. I'm so glad that we were able to find a home that is close to our families. It is really awesome to have such a great support network and to be able to maintain good relationships with our families. We are really lucky to have such great families that we can call friends!

It finally all caught up with me...

Well, I think all the stress that I have been feeling from work and everything else has finally caught up with me. I have had a cold for the last few days. I think my body has been telling me to slow down for a few weeks, but I haven't been listening...now it's forcing me to slow down!

There is no new news on the adoption front. I know that our references have been contacted and so I would assume that we will hear from the agency soon. I have been thinking about something that we were told in the adoption orientation a few weeks ago. They said that about 33% of the adoptions that LDS Family Services facilitates are considered what they call "Direct Adoption." This mean that the adoptive family finds the birth parents or vice versa. I have been thinking about this, and I think that this is the primary reason I started the blog...to get our story and faces out there. Also, for all those who read this, if you know of anyone that is considering placing their child for adoption, please refer them to our blog...

Starting out...

Well, I am not very good at writing, but I felt that this would be a good way to express the thoughts and feelings that I am experiencing at this time in my life, and to allow everyone to come along for the ride!

Let me start at the beginning,

Some of you know that Travis and I have been trying to have a baby for the last year and a half. After meeting with many doctors, specialist included, we found out on October 21th, that the only way that we could be able to have a baby is by doing in virto fertilization, which is something that we are not comfortable with at this point in our lives. We have decided to apply for adoption. I know that children will come to our home regardless of the way and I'm so excited/scared for what the future holds. I know that this is going to be a long process, but it will be worth it.

We went to an adoption orientation through LDS Family Services last week, and we feel that this is the best option for us right now. We turned our application in on Wednesday and we are so excited to see what the future holds for us.