We are excited to share that we have turned in all of our paperwork, completed our home study and raised all of the funds needed for our adoption! We are still waiting for our fingerprints to come back and for a reference letter or two, but once those come in we will officially be actively waiting for a child!!
What that means for us is that our profile will be available to be shown to the birth mothers that come in looking for prospective adoptive parents. The process usually works like this: The birth mother starts looking at profile letters at about 7 months along in her pregnancy. Usually she is shown about 4 or 5 different families that fit her criteria/preferences for an adoptive family. From that information she chooses one family to meet with and discuss adoption. They say that usually once you are chosen by your letter, the birth mom sticks with her decision. After that it is simply a matter of waiting for the baby to be born and hoping that the birth mom doesn't change her mind in the meantime. This is somewhat of a risk but most often once the mother has decided to give up her child, she does not go back on that decision. With that in mind are walking in faith and trusting that God will protect our hearts no matter what happens.
It's exciting to know that we could potentially be parents within a few months! However, it is typical for it to take about 6 months to a year to be chosen, so we wait knowing that we have no control over what happens next but that God does. Please continue to pray for us. This time of waiting will be a challenge but we know that in the end it will all be worth it.
Thanks again for all of your prayers and support!
Jeremy and Jenn
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