My husband was wonderful! I am truly lucky he is such a great guy! I honestly felt horrible about not being able to give him a biological child, but we had many decisions to make. We went back and forth about trying more (expensive) infertility treatments, or persuing the possiblity of adoption.
In the end, we decided we wanted to become parents, not pregnant. In Feburary, 2008, we met with an adoption agency and started the homestudy process. It is quite a grooling process and requires a completely different midset. You have to pass physical, financial, and emotional background checks. Each step along the way can either bring spouses together, or I believe could lead to some very tough questions. You are asked to name the best qualities of yourself, why you would be a good mom/dad, and what your "plan" is for your child. You are asked if you are open to handicaps, different races, Birth parent drug use, how open you are to contact with the birthparents, etc. It makes you really stop and think! Too bad ALL parents don't have to consider these questions...it may actually help people be GOOD parents!
Our homestudy was complete in April 2008...now the fun starts...WAITING for a match!
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