The dreaded four month mark.
It has arrived. This is the point we were hoping and praying wouldn't come. Granted, I am still 1 week away from the exact mark, but still. Just sayin'.
Here's a little recap...
After my surgery and discovering the endometriosis, my doctor was expecting we would successfully get pregnant within 2-4 months. If we are not by the the four months, then we "most likely will not be able to conceive on our own."
Yes, we are definitely going to keep trying, and do what we can to get pregnant, but we have decided to start planning and preparing for the adoption process.
Adoption!
We just really started this weekend, but Kyhle and I have been doing a lot of research and reading about the whole process. The steps, the price, the challenges, the home inspections. We are not going to be able to start the paperwork right away, but we are getting ready and doing the things needed to be able to get approved.
Kyhle and I are excited about this blessing in our lives. Last night, we were reading profiles of all of the couples in the 20-25 age range trying to adopt through LDS Family Services. I really loved reading the success stories, and the stories of why they chose to adopt. We answered the questions to see if we would qualify, and were happy to see that indeed we do!
As of right now, the plan is for Kyhle to take the LSAT over Christmas break. Then he will start applying to law school as soon as he gets his scores. Hopefully we will know by next summer where we are going to "end up." We will then start the full process of applications and paperwork. He will graduate from IUPUI in December of 2013. We feel like it would be best to continue saving over the next 6-9 months, and then start the paperwork, the summer before he graduates and we head to grad school.
My fear is that it could take 2-3 years to even be chosen by a birth mother. That is why I really want to start the process now. But I know it is the best decision to continue saving and working toward that goal. Then if it does take 2-3 years, we will be more than ready for that sweet little baby. Or, if it takes 1-2 months, it will be perfect!
Who knows? Maybe we will be pregnant in the next few months.
Heavenly Father's time table is perfect.
"God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can't if you don't pray, and He can't if you don't dream. In short, He can't if you don't believe."
- Jeffrey R. Holland
