Monday 15 July 2013

If Life Were Like That

First of all, a big happy birthday to my husband, his sister and their mom. Graham and his twin celebrated their 27th on the 13th and their mom celebrated on the 14th. Happy Birthday all. Especially you babe, I hope that this year brings so many blessings for you, for us, and for our future. I know you’re struggling with it a bit but you’re still not old so stop feeling that way!!

These days I just wish I had an easy button. If its not one thing its definitely another. When it rains it pours but isn’t it supposed to be summer and sunny weather now? Oh well onwards and hopefully upwards. As you can probably imagine, Graham and I are not expecting another child yet, despite our best efforts and despite the treatment and fertility drugs that we have had to endure. We are having one more meeting with the fertility clinic to see what they suggest to be next in our journey, and if they suggest IVF I have a feeling we will be severing ties with them and be starting the adoption process.

If that is the case we are left with the decision of do we want to adopt publicly or privately. If we choose privately, which agency do we choose? Do we go with Domestic or International? How much will it cost us in total? We know that we are looking around the $12,000 range however we do not know what hidden costs may cause our total to increase a small amount or will our total be going up tremendously. What are the wait times? If we go publicly what struggles will we be faced with? What will our child have endured prenataly or during their first years of their life. Will they be able to overcome their challenges? Will they have seen abuse? Do they know what love feels like? Will they love us?

We could really use an easy button