My Journey to Parenthood

If you’ve read this blog for very long at all, you know that Michael and I have had a difficult journey to parenthood, and we aren’t there yet!

Recently I have started to jot down the steps that are leading us to becoming parents. I’m sure I will want to remember our journey, and I’m also sure I will forget!

Here is where we have been and where we are right now:

June 2004 :: I had emergency surgery and learned that it will be difficult to become pregnant
June 4, 2005 :: Michael and I got married
January 1, 2006 :: We decided to start “trying” to become pregnant
January 2008 :: Signed up to become foster parents with our County
March 2008 :: Michael lost his job and we stopped the adoption process
January 2009 :: Learned of two four year girls that we could adopt
February 2009 :: We found out that my fallopian tube is completely closed and we will not be able to become pregnant or sustain life inside my body without divine intervention
Late March 2009 :: Decided to start the process of adoption with our county child protective services
May 2009 :: The girl’s placement falls through, one week before we are supposed to get them
June 2009 :: Started the training to adopt through foster care in Ohio
September 2009 :: Became licensed! Now we are waiting on a phone call for a placement
March 2010 :: Decided to move to KY for Michael to start Seminary, decided to put adopting on hold
May 2010 :: Moved to KY
June 2010 :: Started feeling like we should not put our adoption on hold. We are going back and forth trying to decide whether to continue our journey of adoption right now or not.
July 2010 :: Decided to start the process of becoming licensed (We knew we wouldn’t be able to officially get licensed until we moved, but we figured we would do as much as we could before we moved)
August 2010 :: Started our training to become foster/adoptive parents with a local private foster care agency
September 2010 :: Finished the training for our licensing (Much, much sooner than we thought! Now waiting on a new home to house our expectant blessings)
August 15, 2011 :: Moved to a house that will provide us with the space we need to adopt