This is the thing. I have always heard(and still do) that it takes forever to adopt domestic. I agree, while waiting for a baby, even 6 weeks can seem like forever. Yes, 6 weeks. That is starting with the first day that we talked with our adoption consultant until the day our son was born. We knew of his impending birth and that he belonged with us about 3 weeks into the process. We did our home study in a whirlwind of paper work and fingerprints(that was a new experience). I thought the paperwork would never end. It was so redundant, I thought I'd puke if I had to answer the same question one more time. It was worth it - but I was glad when it was over with.
Our adoption consultant was/is awesome. She has the hook-ups. We learned so much through her. Like what, you ask? Let me tell you. African American and bi-racial babies are plentiful here in the US. There is basically no wait. Why is this? I believe that people are a bit afraid of the cultural differences(at least that's what they say) and mostly what other people will say.I don't get the part about cultural differences, since children from other countries come from different cultures too. It seems to be a matter of how dark is too dark. I read about this and it broke my heart. You can see my sons pics on this sight. Is he cute or what! A child is a child, no matter what their skin color is.Well, we can pick this discussion up again (and we will).
I got on my soap box and got carried away. We did not care about the color of our child's skin, so our process was pretty fast.Okay, fast does not describe it when you are trying to order nursery furniture. What's up with it taking so long? We had the crib delivered while we were on our two week journey to bring our son home from another state. We know that if we decide to adopt again, we will have everything ready before we talk to our consultant. ;)
You were blessed that your domestic adoption went so quickly! It doesn't always go that smoothly. We waited on an African American baby in the US for 9 months. Finally we were matched, only to have the birthmom change her mind AFTER we flew across the country to pick up the baby. It was tough. Thankfully just a few months later we were able to fly to Ethiopia to get our precious daughter!
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Posted by: Mary | January 18, 2006 at 11:46 PM
Beautiful story! God has used you in a mighty way to change a very precious life.
Posted by: Amanda Hayes | February 01, 2006 at 09:07 AM
I am interested in adopting a biracial child. I read the blogs and noted how most said they are plenitful and that it happens rather quickly. I am interested in contacting someone who can give me more information. I don't have 10 or 20k dollars to pay. I do have a large home and a great love for children. How can I make this happen? I am stable and eager to adopt.
Posted by: TONIA | July 17, 2006 at 02:17 AM