this is really real, isn’t it?

today i mailed off two of the largest checks i’ve ever written, along with a pile of papers i’d signed, some even notarized. we still have a pretty hefty pile of paperwork to climb before we’re ready for THE BIG WAIT, but every stack that i send off brings us that much closer to our baby.

i’ve really been enjoying getting to know people better in the forum on our adoption agency’s website. it’s nice to know there are so many people out there who have traveled this exact same road before us.

oh, and i also told my family at the reunion this weekend that we were adopting and i really appreciated their interest in our story and this whole process and what “open adoption” really means. it’s sort of new territory for most people and sorting out the roles, the emotions and all of the other hairy details will be a challenge for me, but also for my family. I’m glad they’re willing to engage in the conversation. i think it’s going to last a looooong time.