Hello friends and family! We are so very excited to share the details of our adoption with you! Here is some of the basic info about our upcoming adoption:
- Who are you adopting? We are adopting a child between the ages of 3 and 5. We have not specified a gender, so it will be a surprise!
- Where are you adopting from? We are adopting through an organization called Spaulding for Children. They work with CPS and the foster care system to provide homes for abused and neglected children. You can learn more about them here.
- When are you adopting? This is the fun part. Because we will be doing something called "Foster to Adopt" the process will be a bit unpredictable. Essentially, our names will be put on a list. When a child enters the system who is a match with us, we will get a phone call. Once we receive this call, we can agree to move forward or to be put back on the list for another child. If we decide to move forward, then the child will be placed in our home within a matter of hours from the time we receive the call.
- So when will you get this call? There is no set timeline as to when the call will come in. It could be a matter of days or weeks or months.
- Are you having a baby shower? Because of how unpredictable the process is, we won't be having a traditional shower for our child. We won't know if our child is a boy or a girl and we won't know the sizes of clothing until after the child is placed with us. What we will be doing is making a list of items we will need and posting them on our blog. If you would like to purchase something for us, we would love for you to hand deliver it or mail it to us.
- When can I meet your child? We cannot wait to introduce our child to our friends and family! Because our child will be going through a big adjustment when they come to live with us, we won't be having one large party, as this would be overwhelming to the newest member of our family. We will likely be scheduling visits, so that the child does not become overwhelmed with meeting everyone all at once.
- What can I do to support the Uriartes with this big change? We cannot wait to be parents and we know that raising a child takes a village, so if you'd like to support us in the process here are a few things you can do:
- Make a "Welcome Card" for our child. Check out the "Welcome Card" page of this blog to learn more about what they are and how to make one.
- Add your name to the "On Call List" page of this blog. We will need people to help out with the logistics in the first few hours and days when the child comes to live with us. If you think you might be able to help with some real practical things, please add your name here and we'll contact you when the happy day comes!
- Bring us food. If you know the Uriartes, you know we like to eat. But given that we will be pretty distracted in the first few days, we'd love some grub being brought to our door. We'll set up a calendar to coordinate this when the time comes.
- Send us love and be patient with us. We will need all of your thoughts and prayers as we venture into the exciting world of parenthood, so any love you can send our way will be appreciated. We would also ask for patience as we might disappear off the face of the earth for a little while as we are adjusting to our new life.
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