MoM, DaD, and BaBy makes 7!

We were working on adopting before the house burned down. We just found out WE ARE EXPECTING! We were matched the beginning of March with a baby girl due July 31st.  We are ecstatic!  We are working with a wonderful attorney named Paul, that has helped us tremendously. The baby is Marshallese. We will adopting her from Arkansas. Our attorney works exclusively with Marshallese families looking to find adoptive families for their children. We are ALMOST done with our home study, just waiting on references and background check. I was sweating a little. It seems a little crazy to give a 27yr old, a 5th child, a few months after her house burned down, while going to college, and starting a non-profit program, and yet, they are! We will work all of the details out. The house should be finished about the time the baby comes. I will only take one class this fall and the baby can come with me. I can run my program from home. I am sure with a little finesse, and a lot of juggling we will get it all worked out.  The case worker was worried that this wasn't the right time for us to add a baby to our family. What she didn't understand is our lives are ALWAYS like this. We are just active on the go people! Nothing is ever dull in this house.  If you are pursuing adoption and need any advice, helpful hints, someone to vent to, I am happy to help. I also am an Admin for an Adoption situations page on Facebook, that helps family's wanting to adopt connect with babies looking to be adopted. We are also foster licensed to be able to take in foster children.  We had 2 for about 6 months before they were placed with their relatives. If you are interested in how you can help children in need in your area, I am happy to help you with any questions you may have. I am adding an ultrasound picture of our new baby girl Kaydence. :)