Thursday, January 06, 2011

Baby #3

Well, the wait is over for our two, maybe three, followers: info about baby #3. That's right: we hope to bringing home a new baby in 2011. We don't have many details yet, but we do know that we are planning to adopt another domestic newborn (unsure of baby's sex, as we have not yet been selected by a birthmom). We're using the same agency--for better or for worse--and we hope to have our homestudy done by the end of February at the latest. From there, we expect between a one day to six month wait.

The kids are already in bunk beds, so the nursery in our ever-constricting house is empty and ready. Grant and Grace talk about the new baby all the time, and we often catch them playing "adoption" (as they call it) with one of Grace's baby dolls. Bret and I are excited too, and now that I am home full-time, we hope the transition will be a bit more mellow.

Right now, we're just getting fingerprints, background checks and other info in order. We have a mandatory class (don't even get me started--we've adopted two kids for crying out loud) next week, our physicals in early February, and a meeting with our social worker soon.

That's all we know; we'll keep you posted as we have news.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

We're adopting this year too! :) Congrats!

DivaMom said...

Congrats on #3! He/she will have amazing siblings!

Tif said...

Erin, I'm so excited for you guys!! How wonderful! I must admit that I have thought often of going this route in the future - but I'm getting old...real old.

Tif

Katherine said...

Oh, wow are we excited! Aunt Sue is, too! Ugh . . . I kow what you mean about those classes! We can't wait to meet our new cousin this summer!

nate said...

Awesome! We just started a South Africa adoption. Stoked for you guys!

Amy said...

EXCITING!!!!

Debbie Sauer said...

Congrats on adopting again. Gracie is my granddaughter name. She is from Hunan. Love the pics. Blessings

Alison said...

Looks like you have more than 3 followers. :-) It was great to see you today and to meet Grace! Both kids are super sweet! This is very exciting news!