Tuesday Topic: What Led You to Adopt?

Tuesday Topic: What Led You to Adopt?

this is the tuesday question posted by A Bushel and a Peck, and after rolling it around in my mind I decided to respond to it. Do I think that my situation makes me the most deserving..No.. I think there are families out there who are going to have answers to this question that are much more insightful or purposeful, but I wanted to address the question for myself. This was my post ~

When I was in school we'd have "Career Day" once a year. We'd dress up as the person we were striving to one day be. I'd dress up as a mom. And I went ALL OUT. I'd have a baby doll, stuff my oversized overalls with a pillow for that perfect preggo belly, scaptula in my pocket, diaper bag over my shoulder, you name it I did it. I usually had the most elaborate costume of the year for as all you mothers know, we seem to have quite a few different job decriptions in our repertoire. My husband and I were so lucky to have our two girls early in our relationship because we both hope for a big family. Adoption was always an idea we'd talked about from time to time but only in passing conversation. About 11 months ago I started having medical issues and finally after 6 months of testing they discovered large tumors on my ovaries. Can you imagine being 24 years old and being told that you might never be able to have another child. Please don't think me selfish, I LOVE my daughters with ALL of my heart and am thankful for them everyday but our family feels...unfinished. Something called to me and I started watching "gotcha day" videos and reading adoption blogs families had posted and my heart melted. I immediately realized that adoption was the road for us. We have alot of love to give. We are currently on the waiting list for an Ethiopian adoption. My appointment with the specialist is this Monday, but it won't change the decision thats in our hearts. Sometimes I dream about the child we are destined to meet and I wonder if they're dreaming about us as well.