Wednesday, November 7, 2007

NaBloPoMo - Day 7 - there will be a baby at the end of this story, by GOD


October 2002

So...here we are celebrating our 7th anniversary and instead of the 7 year itch, we are going to embark on new territory. We are going to become parents! WhooHOOO!! Yes, it is true. We have decided to adopt. I am terrified! And ecstatic! All at the same time. We just finished a weekend intensive workshop on open adoption at the adoption agency that we chose. There is SO much to do. We have to fill out a list of forms about a foot long, have physicals, letters of reference to our character, have our home inspected, meet with a social worker and answer very personal questions on parenting, have our income verified, write our autobiographies, get finger printed for a criminal background check, and plunk down money. Oh, and minor detail...write a Dear Birthmother letter that will stand out from the 250 letters from the other waiting families that are also registered with our agency. No problem! Normally, I would be highly offended by the fact that not only have I had to go through multiple infertility treatments with my legs spread-eagled and my body a scientific experiment - a.k.a., a human pin cushion with anger issues and hot flashes, but now we have to PROVE ourselves. Now that we are embarking on adoption, we have to "prove" that we will be fit parents. So, I could be very angry about that. But.... I am NOT because... I am just so DAMN happy that finally, finally I will at the end of this road become a mommy. It may take a year, maybe longer. But, it WILL happen. There will be a baby at the end of this story, by GOD. There will. AMEN. HALLELUJAH.

To be continued....


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4 comments:

  1. Yay! Yay for babies. Oh, but they do smell delish. I miss them.

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  2. Wow, the decision to pursue adoption is amazing, scary (only as in the process itself is daunting and haunting and all those darn what-ifs) and rewarding all-in-one. JCK, I love this story.

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  3. Oh and "legs spread-eagled and my body a scientific experiment" - YEP! You captured that perfectly!

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  4. I'm so loving this, JCK. Tuning in regularly for the continuation. And yes, knowing that there is a happy ending makes it an even more special read...

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