Friday, February 15, 2013

❯❯❯ a valentines day most memorable

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traditionally most valentines days for us are celebrated mildly. usually a handmade card and an inexpensive gift. this year was no different, with me gifting ben a chambray shirt on clearance from target and some candy heart lollipops. it was the typical love day celebration with the exception of one event. 


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we met with a Foster Care agency at our home yesterday to see if we were a good fit for each other. this was the third agency we've been in contact with since january. when we began our journey towards adoption in november we received much advice from friends that the agency we select would be the most important. ben and i figured as much but didn't quite understand that not all agencies operate the same. sure the basics are taken care of with uniformed consistantcy but the way they interact with the foster/adoptive parents varies from agency to agency. since our gentle turn away in january i have been very guarded towards agencies. we're learning first hand just how much red tape goes along with the whole process just to get started.

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it is with great pleasure, after experiencing a very relaxed and open interview,  i tell you we selected an agency to proceed with! what's fantastic is that they are looking forward to working with us just as much as we are with them! once they left our home we got straight to work on filling out all of the necessary paperwork, ben's finishing up the rest as i type this. immediately we drove downtown to the Department of Economic Security to get our fingerprints taken care of. since that is the most lengthy part of the certification process, taking eight to ten weeks to receive, we wanted to get that part out of the way. beginning the first week of April we'll start all of the classes needed to become licensed foster parents and certified to adopt. we'll be going through an accelerated program too, what traditionally takes ten weeks to complete will take us five. before Summers start we'll be all set and waiting on a match! 

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i can not tell you how good it feels to have the agency selection under our belt. there is still a long road ahead of us until we bring home a child but to have the agency selected seems to be the biggest hurdle cleared. of all the valentines day gifts i could have chosen to receive in the year 2013 this would have been my top. on a day dedicated to celebrating love we became one step closer to bringing home our child. someone we've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of so we can smother in love

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oh, and then my valentine made me lunch. pretty sure i'll keep him around. 





10 comments:

  1. So great! I got goosebumps reading this. You can literally feel the love between you two in the pictures you post. Very admirable.

    Congratulations. Couldn't be happier for you.

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  2. I am so excited to read this! Such great news, Bex!!

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  3. Oh my gosh I am so happy and excited for you and Ben! Congratulations mom & dad! :)

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  4. Thank you Kimberly, that is very kind of you to say!

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  5. Amazing! Congrats and Happy belated V-day!

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  6. Congratulations! :) No better day to have this happen on than the day of love! So happy for you!

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  7. Bex,

    I just wanted to thank you for sharing your infertility story. The last two years (yeck..27 months, but who is counting) my husband and I have been TTC. We have seen two different OBGYN's and two different fertility specialist. After about 10 months of Clomid and no results, two weeks ago we tried our first round of IUI with Clomid. About four days later I ended up in the hospital for 6 days because of two large ovarian cyst that formed due to the Clomid. Lets just say that your ovary is suppose to be the size of an almond and mine was larger than a tennis ball. OUCH!

    Since coming home for the hospital I have been very emotional (who isn't when TTC) and a little hopeless. Through out the two years of trying, we have always had a plan and if that plan didn't work, there was always another plan to try. Well, IUI was our last shot. I feel like we have been jumping hurdles this whole time and now we have ran head first into a wall. I am sure these all emotions you feel as well. I guess I just wanted to take the time to thank you for sharing your story and for letting you know that you are not alone.

    I don't know what our plan is, if we will continue to try on our own or go forward with adoption. I 100% that God has a plan for us, and that one day we will be parents. I just wish I knew what his plan was...lol.

    I wish the best for you and your husband. I look forward to reading about your adoption journey and seeing pictures of your beautiful child!!

    Jackie

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  8. Wow.. first of all what a beautiful blog. & you are a beautiful woman. I think that's amazing the process you are going through to adopt.. and you will be in my prayers. That is a long challenging rewarding road and I hope that you find so much job in it. Thanks for sharing your life.. it's lovely and I'm feel blessed I stumbled across it.
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