This excitement

Need4bean

This is a new level of excitement. 

I am speaking for myself and possibly other people out there who have decided on adoption after struggling with infertility.

We have been through the ringer the last 4 years, trying to have a child and surgeries, Dr appointments, multiple failed IUI's and IVF cycles and now, even though we haven't given up on a biological child, committing to adoption is a new promise.

Like the first time my new husband and I said we wanted to start trying for a baby. That excitement, for me was like Xmas morning wrapped up x100.

Our commitment to adopt is no different, after all, with the right steps and patience and hard work, this is the only sure way we will be a mom and dad.

With as many fertility treatments, acupuncture, diet changes, medication and hope, there is no guarantee that we will have a biological child, but our commitment to adopt, feels so right.

I will be a mom. One day, and it's damn exciting all over again.  

silliestbunny

Welcome!! You are right... adoption offers hope to become mom and dad. The journey can be crazy at times... but so worth it. A side benefit to adoption IMO is really getting to know yourself and your spouse in a very different way. It brings up conversations that can stretch you and make you see the world differently.

I defintely ended up becoming a better version of myself through our journey.

Good luck and please stick around.

cogbot

I felt the same way when we decided on adoption.  Actually,  I think I was even more excited when we committed to adopting because I never felt confident I would have a biological child.  

Good Luck on your journey!  I hope your baby finds you soon! 

Need4bean

cogbot:

I felt the same way when we decided on adoption.  Actually,  I think I was even more excited when we committed to adopting because I never felt confident I would have a biological child.  

Good Luck on your journey!  I hope your baby finds you soon! 

 

I agree 100%. And I know it's a long journey and most of the times an uphill battle, and although it isn't the typical 9 month wait, as most moms experience, every single day will make the addition to our family that much more fulfilling.  

MauidAims

I know EXACTLY how you feel.  We have a 4 year old son and this compares to the time we decided to start a family.  For me, I feel in control again. I feel Hope. I feel excitement in the core of my soul (corney sorry but dont know how else to explain it).  It feels right.  We are not giving up and still trying naturally as well but moving forward with adoption.  I even skipped the IVF part with my odds (not a gambler. lol).  For me, its the Hope.

samiammantha

I love your last line!  When we left our first orientation at the agency, I cried on the way home.  DH was worried but I explained that I felt hope and that I would be a mom.  Congrats and good luck on your journey!

Dr.Loretta

Yay!

jenjen930

This is how I feel too.  Good luck on your journey!