Thursday, July 12, 2012

Pool Entry!

We're pregnant!  Ok, it might actually be more like: We're "pregnant!" but that can't really hold back the excitement for us right now.  Earlier this afternoon, Andy and I officially entered the OA&FS Waiting Pool.  This means that we are now amongst the pool of 82 families that can be selected at any moment by a birthfamily. 

After months of paperwork, a few extra weeks of waiting, and a semi-stressful week of more waiting, this is a great day.  To cap it off, OA&FS already has us up on the website!  If you want to check out our profile online, here is our individual webpage complete with Family Introduction Letter, pictures, and a mini-interview video: Andy & Brian.

It's awesome to really see ourselves as part of the adoption community.  Now we get settled in and prepare for probably a 2 year (on average) wait in the adoption waiting pool.

I've decided that our wading waiting pool shall have a whale.  And not just any whale, a happy whale.  His name is Charley, the happy adoption waiting pool whale.

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations. My Irish wish for you is that....
    "May your pregnancy last the length of a cat or pig, or maybe that of a baby monkey.
    And, even if it be the length of a baby whale's, may you enjoy the journey!"
    Love,
    Mom/Mel

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    1. And my Appalachian roots wish you...
      "May your pregnancy be the length of a 'possum's "

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  2. This is such wonderful news. I'm so happy and excited for you both!

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  3. Hoooooooray!!! Such wonderful and exciting news! I am thrilled for you, and thrilled for the special baby who is about to meet his/her parents!

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  4. This is awesome news! I was going to respond to your previous post by saying that I would give anything to be where you are now (even with the slight delay), but no need to do that. You're in! So happy for you :-)

    --L

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  5. Is it really a two year wait? They told me "9-12 months." Ugh.

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    1. I think the average is 11 months for straight couples and 14 months for gay couples, from the last statistics they gave us. But at the same time, that average is only from families that have already placed, so some of the families still in the pool might draw the average up once they do get a placement. Either way, we prefer to overestimate the wait rather than underestimate, so that we don't get our own hopes up too much for a quick placement.

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