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BOARD: Topics of Interest for Adoptive Families » Other Topics for Adoptive Parents
TOPIC: Waiting Couples Chat
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| angel | Posted: May 07, 2007 05:59:18 PM you guys will not belive what happen to me . i got a call at 10:30 this morning and when they said it was AA I though is would be that my home study was done instead is was a match request. witch is not what i was exspecting. so In one min I went from waiting for my home stduy to be done to to being matched with an baby boy. born yesterday. and we will pick him up in marland on thur, would be tomarrow but we have to wait due to some of the unfinishe paper work with the home study. .I was hoping my home study would be done for mother day and now im going to be a mom on motherday.Im still waiting for my husband to wake me up and tell me its all been a dream. the match budget was about 5 G more than Our budget but im not letting any baby get away from me :) Im still on hold with the air liones trying to get tickets . thought you all woulkd want to know. Im so nervis and scared, and happy all at the smae time Im not shure what to do first . Ill write more later . | ||
| Lisa | Posted: May 07, 2007 12:10:35 PM Good Afternoon Ladies, I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Whitney, I know that you have waited for 13 months now so I have a ? for you. When you had to get your homestudy renewed how involved was it? Ours expires at the end of August so I wasn't sure how far in advance I need to get the ball rolling. I am assuming that we will have to repeat our background checks and our fingerprints as well. I just want to be prepared. I hope that everyone has a great week and maybe someone will get "the call". That would make for a perfect Mother's Day gift. | ||
| michelle | Posted: May 07, 2007 09:23:54 AM hi everybody, we adopted through AA almost 2 years ago. our adoption agreement for our 2nd adoption should reach the office today. i am so excited!!! also nervous about bringing a second child in the home... i love our little guy so much i can't imagine loving another as much as i love him. | ||
| Whitney | Posted: May 07, 2007 06:09:46 AM Lisa, our move went well thanks. We have most of our things moved and in place and just have a few more trips left to the old house. We worked real hard all week to get it about done. We have been in the T2 program about 2 months, and have waited about 13 months total. Of course our wait is easier as we have a wonderful daughter, I just thought she would have a baby brother or sister by now. Some families seem to wait no time and they add new faces every week. I always dreaded Mother's Day before we adopted Kaitlin, and I will keep you in my prayers for peace and patience and a match! To all the new moms, enjoy your first Mother's Day as I know you have waited for it a long time! | ||
| Carol | Posted: May 04, 2007 02:54:58 PM I think of all of you everyday who are still waiting to be matched or waiting for your little one to arrive!! All of you are in my thoughts and prayers and it will all happen soon!!! Jenn - I am so eager to hear your story...I seen on the website too where you are showing "CONGRATULATIONS, COMPLETED ADOPTION" and it brought tears to my eyes. I know how badly you've wanted this and how patient you've waited. I'm sending Baby Blessings your way!!! Carol | ||
| Lisa | Posted: May 04, 2007 11:27:02 AM Whitney, How did your move go? I am sure that it will take a little while to get settled, but it is keeping you busy. I am getting very anxious. We have now waited 8 months in the T2 program. I am trying to will my phone to ring. I was hoping that we would have heard something by Mother's Day. I am not looking forward to it. Trish, Any news???? Angel, Your homestudy will be completed soon and you will be one step closer. Hang in there. Have a great weekend everyone!! | ||
| Whitney | Posted: May 04, 2007 08:05:09 AM Lisa, I hope we both get good news soon! I am tired of waiting and ready as I am sure you all are. I can't wait to hear your story Jenn and hear all about your little girl! | ||
| Angel | Posted: May 03, 2007 01:52:02 PM no we stoped foster care almost 2 yr ago. i went to school to be a vet tech asst. then desided I missed being a mom to much to wait any longer to be a mom . we are still waiting on our home study our worker had and emergincey with her owen children and was out of comission for a week. but she say they are doing better. but she is still waiting on my background screenings also so I guess there is no rush on her part since she cant finish the home studiy intill she gets them I contacted AA and they said they wait till all has come in and they are still waiting on the child abuse report. but my FBI has come backalready. I was really hopeing that my home study would be donr and we would be activated by mother day but that dosent look like its going to happen. Speaking of mother day. HAPPY MOTHER DAY TO ALL NEW MOM AND SOON TO BE MOMS. and dont forget to keep us posted on how your finnal day worked out to help us all. | ||
| Lisa | Posted: May 02, 2007 04:20:16 PM Jenn, I saw that your adoption has been completed. Congratulations!!! I hope that everyone is having a great week and hopefully someone else will get some good news soon. Trish, I know that your BM is due anyday now. Good Luck & please keep us posted. | ||
| Lisa | Posted: May 01, 2007 08:14:29 PM Carol, I saw your story on the completed adoptions page and it was very touching. Thank you. You give me hope. Your daughter is beautiful. Enjoy every minute of it!!! Whitney, Good luck with the move into your new home. That is very exciting. Congratulations!! Hopefully you will have a new addition to your family soon as well. Jenn, If you are reading Hailey is beautiful. Congratulations!! We can't wait to hear all of the details. Enjoy! Have a great week everyone!!! | ||
| Whitney | Posted: Apr 30, 2007 07:26:01 PM That is so good about Jenn, I was wondering about them and have been praying for them. No news here, but we are moving to a new house we built this week, so we are busy! Hope all is well and everyone has a great week! | ||
| Carol | Posted: Apr 30, 2007 02:45:17 PM Hey Lisa....Puerto Rico....sounds so nice....hope you had a good time!! We got the same email from Jenn..YAY!!! I'm sure she's having a blast. I am so happy and excited for her!!!! Jenn...you'll have to share all the details with us when you get home. Our daughter is 6 weeks old now and time if flying by so fast!! I'm sure blessings will come everyone's elses way before long!!! | ||
| Lisa | Posted: Apr 30, 2007 09:36:44 AM Good Morning Ladies, Sorry I have been MIA for the last couple of weeks. DH and I have been in Puerto Rico on vacation. Boy, did we need it!! We are now back and refreshed. I just received an e-mail from Jenn stating that her BM delivered their baby girl on Thursday, April 26th. They are doing wonderful!!! How is everyone doing? Any news? Have a great day!!! | ||
| Trish | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 01:38:18 PM Hi everyone! Jenn, I keep checking the waiting families list to see if you guys are still posted there. I guess you guys are with your birth mom now, just waiting for your little one to arrive. I am so excited for you! Jim and I are on pins and needles now, as our birth moms due date is just a week away. We found out that she is having a little boy! As of this week, he is all ready 8 lbs, so I'm not sure if they'd let her go too far past her due date. Angel, welcome to the forum! Do you still have foster children at home with you? Will you have the opportunity to adopt them as well? | ||
| Carol | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 05:16:30 PM Jenn...I'm so EXCITED for you!!!!! You are going to be having so much fun with your new baby girl...Embrace every minute of it!!! Make sure you keep us posted on when she arrives!!!! Good Luck!! | ||
| Wendy | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 09:26:19 PM Jenn, I will be thinking of you and hoping everything goes great! The whole process is really so amazing and I am still in awe of our son and his birth mommy. Cannot wait to hear an update! | ||
| Whitney | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 09:20:07 AM Carol, it is hard to believe it has been a month since she was born. I can't believe she has that much hair. Enjoy it because they grow up too fast! My baby is almost 3! Jenn - you all will be in my prayers the next few days. I hope all goes well with travel and the birth and BM. Hope she is induced soon as I know you all are ready to mee the baby! We left 2 1/2 days before our BM was to be induced so we would have a day to get ready once we got there. Well she went into labor a day early, but we still ended up at the hospital 2 hours before she was born. God was watching out for us because we had stopped to spend the night at what we thought was an OK place. It was not as nice as we thought and we could not sleep so we left at 4 am, or else we would have arrived at the hospital after the birth. Good Luck! | ||
| Jenn | Posted: Apr 22, 2007 09:53:18 PM Carol, I can't believe Abby is 1 month old already! Time sure does fly and she isn't even my baby! We've been insanely busy the last few weeks with many things (which has been GREAT for dealing with the waiting). Our BM's due date was pushed out to the 21st. Then, last week, she decided that she'd like to be induced because she's having a lot of back pain and having trouble carrying the weight. Since this is her first pregnancy and there was no guarantee that even the 21st would be accurate, she went to the OB on Friday and they decided that they would do an amnio test on Monday to make sure the baby is ready for the world outside. The results should be in on Tuesday and if all is well, they're going to induce on Tuesday. So, we're leaving either tomorrow evening or Tuesday morning (we're taking the leap of faith that she'll be induced Tues or Wed). We're SOOO EXCITED!!!!! Wish us luck!! :) | ||
| Carol | Posted: Apr 19, 2007 08:59:23 PM Hey everyone!! Angel welcome to the board. You are starting a wonderful journey with adoption. Whitney, glad you liked our story. We truly felt that we had an amazing experience with every aspect of the agency and our birthmother and her family. Hopefully, both of you will get phone calls soon!!! Abby just turned 1 month old this week. Time is already flying by fast. She has started grinning when we speak to her and making a few little cooing sounds...it's so adorable!! We are having her baby shower this weekend and I am looking so forward to showing her off to the rest of our family and friends. Keep us all posted on any news!! | ||
| Whitney | Posted: Apr 17, 2007 12:58:50 PM Carol - I loved your story - it made me cry! You all make a great family and she is beautiful! I know you are enjoying every minute of being a mommy! No news on our end yet, just waiting and getting ready to move in a couple of weeks. We built a house and close April 30. Something to distract us for a few weeks. | ||
| Angel | Posted: Apr 16, 2007 08:28:31 PM ya it is kinda scarry walking in the unknowen all the time ,but then agine i guess tht is what it is like with kids too . hehe. thanks for posting . good luck o the seconed baby, and congrats on the first. | ||
| Whitney | Posted: Apr 16, 2007 06:32:10 AM Hi Angel and welcome! I saw you had many posts. It is a little scary at first and I had many questions, but it is not that bad during the process. We adopted our daughter through AA almost 3 years ago and we have been waiting a year for a second baby. | ||
| Angel | Posted: Apr 13, 2007 07:54:53 PM Hi every one the chat forum got bumped due to many of my new topic so I started a new one so people could find it. My husban And I are almost done with our home study just waiting for the writen copy to be sent to us so look over. we are also still working on our profile. Im use to taking all the pic. so there are not a lot of my husban and I together. so we are working on getting some more us together. welcome to all new and old AA members. | ||
