Made up our minds

OK,
We've finally decided what we are going to do. We are for sure sticking with the adoption route and are planning to apply to the agency in Georgia that has you pick up your baby when they are two weeks old.
First, though, we are trying ONE more IUI/Injectible med cycle through our fertility clinic. I don't want to have to throw out the meds when they expire next year and thought it wouldn't hurt to give it one more shot. I am also doing acupuncture treatments around this IUI cycle, so hopefully that will help boost our chances. I start my first shot tonight. Wish us luck! :)

Decisions, Decisions

We met with our adoption social worker last night and discussed the prospect of domestic african-american infant adoption. We also requested information from our infertility clinic on IVF. I have both folders of information on my desk...both seem like the right way to go, and we are having a really hard time deciding which path to take.
If we go with IVF, we'd most likely do their money-back guarantee program (which involves three fresh and three frozen cycles). If we do domestic adoption, we'd probably go with one of two agencies in Georgia that our social worker deals with. The amazing thing is, once we would turn in our app. and create a lifebook, the wait is anywhere from one week to one year. Most families seem to wait about 4-6 months, and the baby would be a newborn. One agency has you go there once the baby is born, but if the mom changes her mind, you are already there and have to give the baby back. The other agency has you come down two weeks after the baby is born, once the birthmom has signed over her rights. This agency requires that we belong to a church and include a statement of faith.
We are both pretty 50/50 on the issues right now, so we are taking another week or so to weigh all our options.
We'll keep ya updated! :)

Lots of Changes: A New Path

Many changes have taken place this week...Ok, LOTS of changes have taken place. Eric and I thought long and hard, and realized that we just can't keep waiting for the Ethiopia program, and have decided to withdraw. So, what does this mean? Well, we are still figuring that out. We have both been awakened through this process to the fact that we really want a baby, yet don't want to have to miss out on those early months of their lives. The fact that we could have ended up with a baby that was 12 months at referral was in the back of our minds, but I don't think we ever really sat down and thought about what we would be missing if that were to happen.
Our options now are to get on a list for domestic adoptions, or try IVF. IVF was something that we had originally rulled out d/t our worry that it wouldn't work and we would be out all that money. However, there are several places that now offer money-back guarantees, and we are seriously starting to consider this if we decide to veer away from the adoption route.
While we silently mourn the baby from Ethiopia that could have been, we both know that a family will happen for us one day, one way or another.
To those of you who have been waiting with us through this journey, we are so grateful for the support and hope you will follow us onto our next endeavor.
All our love,
Leah and Eric

Sigh.....

I think I spoke too soon with my last post. We just received an email from our international adoption agency today that stated the current wait time for a referral is 12 months. There have been unexpected delays, and these could continue, but they will know more in a few months. So....for our situation, we can now expect a referral around April, 2009, and would travel around July, 2009.
Sigh......... :(