We have finally selected an agency to go through for our adoption. They have worked with military members stationed overseas before and they've worked with our specific social worker before which makes me feel good about the whole process. It's going to be quite expensive, but we knew that to begin with. Being over here we have few options to do cheap, private adoptions that some states allow. We're still plugging away at our Home Study packet. I got really overwhelmed for a while and pulled away from getting things done but now I'm back in the swing of things and am going full tilt. I hope to have a lot of the stuff completed by the end of this week so I'll be looking forward to crossing it off my list. Hopefully I haven't screwed us over by waiting too long but we'll see.
We decided to go with an agency because it seemed like the easier option for us at this point. They handle all the legal arrangements, medical and living expenses for the birth mother and any other fees that may arise. As mentioned above, they've worked with military members stationed overseas and are aware of our unique situation which helps. Not to mention we are eligible for a $2,000 reimbursement from the military for adoptions done through a qualified agency, which this one is. Since we'll most likely have to take out at least a loan of some kind to finance the adoption every little bit counts!
Anyway, I just wanted to keep anyone that follows this blog updated to our situation. I'm hoping to have more information soon regarding the finishing of our paperwork and my renewed vigor to get this thing done. I've wallowed and now it's time to get out of the mud and get to work. :-)
