Today was a VERY exciting day. We have officially submitted our adoption application to an agency that we hope and pray is going to be the one that helps us find our baby. That seems so surreal to say. We still have to wait for the agency to approve us but I was straight giddy today when I hit submit. The application itself was not very difficult but we took our time making sure we had everything filled out correctly. Now we wait for the approval and once we get the approval, we will make a small down payment and hopefully start the home study process.
I did want to quickly mention a couple of things about the adoption and where our hearts are with the information we plan to share and the information we prefer to keep private. I mentioned this a couple weeks ago but we do plan to keep our agency name and location private for now. The internet can be a wonderful space but it can also be cruel at times and we don't want to say or do anything that could hinder the journey to Baby Bolton.
We are excited to share this journey with all of our family, friends, and people we haven't met because it brings awareness to the beauty that is adoption. We will continue to share updates about our journey, especially once we are home study approved and officially matched to our baby. One of things that led Craw to adoption is the stories that I would share with him that I found through the blogging community. Hearing peoples firsthand experiences can really encourage someone else that may be on the fence about adoption.
I'm going to be honest...I'm usually bad at keeping secrets but I really want to keep some things a surprise. For example, once we are matched, we want to keep the due date and gender a secret. I dream about the day when we can officially announce the birth of our baby and how the element of surprise is going to be such a fun thing to share. The surprise will also help protect our hearts because at the end of the day, the birth family has the right to change their minds. I can't imagine what it would be like to announce we were on the way to get our baby only to then have to inform you that they changed their mind and we are coming home empty handed. Our family and closest friends will be aware of the travel plans but we are hoping to surprise them with the gender as well.
Please continue to pray for us on this journey. I'm a little nervous about the home study and how stressful it may be but it will bring us one step closer to our baby.
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