We're In Love

Over the weekend that we had Leah’s referral packet, we discussed adopting an older child. This was the weekend of Logan’s birthday party, so we had the opportunity to discuss it with our parents and friends.

At the beginning of the process we were thought that we wanted a girl between the ages of 18 and 24 months.

However, we had been concerned about our age after waiting two years for a referral for an infant (although, for the record, Holt told us that we would be the age of most of their adoptive parents). We were also concerned about the age difference between our daughter and the boys.

I also did some research on cleft lip and palate, and found that it is very correctable.

We talked about attachment issues with an older child, as well as language and a whole bunch of other things.

And, the more we thought about it, the more we were convinced that God has brought Leah to us.

Our Letter of Intent and acceptance packet quickly arrived and was FedExed back to AGCI.

We found ourselves quickly falling in love with the little girl with the unfortunate haircut.