We began working with American Adoptions in the spring of 2008. We decided on a domestic program as we had adopted our son internationally six years before and the paperwork process was much more difficult along with the travel.

We submitted all of our paperwork to American Adoptions and were activated in July. We had requested a girl and were told that it could be a longer wait because of this. In our minds I think we were prepared for a referral in the spring of 2009. Surprisingly, on October 21, we received a call that a birth mother had chosen our family for her three week old baby girl. We were just thrilled and the next day we flew to meet and be placed with our daughter. The process was very smooth. We filled out the necessary paperwork and then we were able to leave the agency with our daughter.

We had to stay in the state until we received our clearance that took ten days. During that time we bonded with our daughter and quickly got used to being a family of four. During the waiting period we also had the privilege of meeting our daughter's birth mother. We were a bit nervous about our meeting, would she have regret about her decision, would she like us, so many things went through our heads. We soon discovered that we had nothing to be nervous about and we tried to give her more insight about our family and tried to learn as much about her as well. It was a wonderful experience for all of us and it appeared we all left feeling comfortable and happy with the decision that had been made.

 

 We have been home for four months and our adoption was finalized last week. We are thrilled that we made the decision to adopt with American Adoptions. From the beginning through the end we felt completely comfortable and there was always wonderful communication. What an amazing journey with a happy ending, our family, thank you American Adoptions!