Many of you have emailed us questions and we will answer those in this post. But, first we would like to tell you where we stand in our adoption journey. Adoption is something that we have talked about since the day we met. We both were open to the idea and very interested in adoption. After realizing that fertility was a challenge we didn't let it stop us from achieving our goal (expanding our family). We opened the door to adoption and the flood gates opened. We were blessed with the much needed emotional support from our family and dear friends. At this point we took a deep breath and hit the internet to start our research process. WOW!! There is SO much information out there and the adoption process is much more complicated then anticipated. We found an agency that we liked so we scheduled our family interview and we were informed we were approved through their agency. We started the home study and then then we hit our brakes. The reality of the adoption process is that it is VERY emotionally and VERY financially expensive. As much as we want our family to grow and as ready as we are the funding is not all there YET! So this is where we are now. WOW!!!! That was so much easier to write in a paragraph vs going through it the past YEAR!!
So now for the questions that have come up from you all.
How long will the Adopt-a-thon be open to donate?
The answer to that is not straight forward. We would like to close it tomorrow and be able to say we received the funding we needed and we are off to find our bundle of joy. HOWEVER, the reality is it might be a month? Maybe a little longer? This is where your support comes into play. Our goal is to have the adopt-a-thon only go on for a month so we can complete the adoption. The more support we have the quicker the adopt-a-thon will be finished.
How much should we donate?
We are not asking for a specific amount. ANYTHING helps ($10, $20 +, whatever you can spare). Adoptions cost about $25,000-$40,000 depending on the agency and the needs of the birth mother.
What else can I do to help?
Please tell anyone you know about our situation. Pass our blog to your co workers in the office. Print off our story and pass it around to friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, or even your religious affiliations. ANYONE CAN HELP!!!
What if someone I know wants to help but does not have internet access?
What if I want to send you a donation but I don't want paypal fees to be taken out?
Here is an address that checks can be sent to THIS WILL GET TO US!!
P.O. Box 1629
Beaverton, Or 97075
Do you need baby items clothes, furniture, etc?
No, that is why we are doing this and not a baby shower. We have a fully furnished nursery and we won't be having baby showers. Diapers are the only thing we need at this time. We have clothes (gender neutral), bedding, toys, books, bottles, strollers, car seats and the works. We have been shopping craigslist and goodwills to get very inexpensive used items. The adoption agencies and birth moms really like to see the nursery finished and ready and this is why we have all the 'fixings' and no baby. Please see our nursery photos below.
Are you matched with a birth mom yet?
No, we must complete the homestudy requirement first.
Thank you EVERYONE for your questions and support. Please become a member of our page and follow our journey through our blog, photos and facebook. If you have questions for us that were not answered please send us an email and we will answer them for you as soon as we can.
The Keppinger's
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