We had our consultation yesterday. It took about two hours and they filled us in on a lot of information. We were very comfortable with the attorney. He was a very nice very understanding person who has adopted his 3 children. He was straight forward with us and didn't sugar coat anything. He also told us if we decided to go with African American or Biracial (which is the only way we could go because the Caucasian is full and we knew that going into it) we would be 28th on the list of 30, which sounds rather daunting but he then told us 15 of the 28 are on hold which means they asked him to stop showing their book for now so really there are only 13. Still sounds daunting but then he clarified that once you are on the list it isn't a first come first serve basis. They take the photo books of all the people not on hold and they show them to prospective families. He told us that we have a lot going for us because we are young, we have no children, and we live in SC. He says he thinks he could have us placed with a birth family in six months. I was a little confused on why living in SC was good for us because I thought he only did adoptions in SC but he said that a few years back there just wasn't a market for African American and biracial babies and he wanted the birth mothers to have a choice but he just didn't have people who were willing to take them so he started adopting some in Ontario where there is much more of a melting pot and more of a market for them. Now there is more demand in SC and most birth mothers prefer there kids stay in the US.
That pretty much sums up the meeting, they explained a lot of stuff to us so if anyone has questions feel free to ask. There is just too much information to put all on here. So here we are now just praying and taking a few days to mull over what we learned before we make any decisions. It is a huge decision to make both financially but even more so life changing. So we thank you for your prayers and we look forward to seeing how God leads.
Will and I are so excited for you guys! Take heart and know that God will make this possible for you guys in His timing! Having dealt with adoption with the child of one of my former clients you never know how quickly it will come about. When my former clients chose an adoptive family for their little girl that family had only just finished all the necessary paperwork and gotten their book printed and turned in to the agency! We're praying for you and your future little one!
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