So In yesterdays post I left off that at this point we are content with our daughter and feel busy and happy with our jobs of raising her. We feel that we have room in our hearts and home to adopt more children but we are not sure that now is the time to do that. I want to trust those instincts that are telling me that at this point we have our hands full with our daughter. I want to nurture her and focus my energy on her for now.



When do you know its time to add a child to your family? Do we start now? Knowing how long this process can take? If we wait until we feel ready then will we be in store for more of a wait with less time on our side? Those are just a few of the questions that have come up when I start thinking about adopting again. I focus on what I do know. I know that I would like more children. I know that while I’m not ready now, that by next year I may be ready.


I know that thanks to the birth/first parent blogs here on Adoption blogs.com that I’m more enlightened and the thought of an open adoption really appeals to me. In that same vein I also feel that an older child adoption could work for us as well. I don’t think that we will adopt from Russia again. I’m not ruling it out, but can’t see the two trip scenario working. I cant imagine leaving our daughter for that long. I definitely think that next time will happen domestically.


I have learned that the little voice we have inside is wise. That gnawing little feeling is very on target and I would be wise to listen to it. I do want more children. I do want to adopt again. I come back to that same feeling that is whispering “ not yet” . So I will wait. I will enjoy the child I have and learn all I can about different avenues in adoption and wait for the timing to be right.


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