!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!
OK, friends and family!! I'm feeling a bit 'stuck in a rut' right now......and having some feelings of frustration and impatience with the adoption process. To clarify, I'm not really frustrated with the adoption process itself. I guess I'm feeling more helpless and frustrated in the 'unkown'....and I'm feeling like I need to do something again to be proactive in this process rather than 'just waiting'.
We received our approval with LDS Family Services on March 30, and now it's kind of just a 'waiting game' until we someday get that phone call and find out that we've been 'chosen' to be parents. In the meantime, it's very easy for one to drive themselves crazy thinking about it and wondering when it's going to finally happen. I normally 'choose' not to think about it so much.....for those very reasons. It's been easier for me, for the most part, to just throw myself into my everyday life and just do the things that I know I need to do right now. However, there are times when that is a bit easier said than done. I guess this is just another one of those times..............
I've been doing a bit of 'brain storming' the last few days and I feel that I've come to a decision......but I could use your help!
I've decided to create a letter of sorts introducing Matt and I and explaining a little about us and about the adoption process we have been going through. We've already created pass along cards a few months ago, too, and have passed them out to a lot people. I plan to include a few pass along cards with the letter and I've decided to send the information to all of the major hospitals that I can. My thought is that there are a lot of hospitals that have Women's Centers and OB/GYN Clinics with a lot of OB Doctors who may see babies being born with no homes to go to. What if some of those doctors had our information to know that they can contact us about possibly adopting one of them? It can't hurt, right? I've actually heard of couples who have adopted this way before.....
I'm making a list of all of the major hospitals I can think of in Utah. Since I have a lot of friends and family who live out of the state of Utah, I'm hoping that you will be willing to send me names of hospitals and/or mailing addresses that you know of in the states you live in. If you don't have time to look up mailing addresses, if you'll just send me the names of the hospitals, then I can look them up on the internet. You have no idea how much I will appreciate any help I can get! Like I said, I'm doing my best to try and stay proactive in this process and do all I can to help our chances of finding our children someday. Please find it in your hearts to help us! Any help that you can provide will be so greatly appreciated.......you have no idea!
I thank you in advance for your time and caring!!
Oh yeah! If you do wish to help us out and send us that information, please send it to me in an email through facebook (if you have an account. I do.).........or to the following email address:
mattanddarla@yahoo.com
Thanks again!! :)
OK, friends and family!! I'm feeling a bit 'stuck in a rut' right now......and having some feelings of frustration and impatience with the adoption process. To clarify, I'm not really frustrated with the adoption process itself. I guess I'm feeling more helpless and frustrated in the 'unkown'....and I'm feeling like I need to do something again to be proactive in this process rather than 'just waiting'.
We received our approval with LDS Family Services on March 30, and now it's kind of just a 'waiting game' until we someday get that phone call and find out that we've been 'chosen' to be parents. In the meantime, it's very easy for one to drive themselves crazy thinking about it and wondering when it's going to finally happen. I normally 'choose' not to think about it so much.....for those very reasons. It's been easier for me, for the most part, to just throw myself into my everyday life and just do the things that I know I need to do right now. However, there are times when that is a bit easier said than done. I guess this is just another one of those times..............
I've been doing a bit of 'brain storming' the last few days and I feel that I've come to a decision......but I could use your help!
I've decided to create a letter of sorts introducing Matt and I and explaining a little about us and about the adoption process we have been going through. We've already created pass along cards a few months ago, too, and have passed them out to a lot people. I plan to include a few pass along cards with the letter and I've decided to send the information to all of the major hospitals that I can. My thought is that there are a lot of hospitals that have Women's Centers and OB/GYN Clinics with a lot of OB Doctors who may see babies being born with no homes to go to. What if some of those doctors had our information to know that they can contact us about possibly adopting one of them? It can't hurt, right? I've actually heard of couples who have adopted this way before.....
I'm making a list of all of the major hospitals I can think of in Utah. Since I have a lot of friends and family who live out of the state of Utah, I'm hoping that you will be willing to send me names of hospitals and/or mailing addresses that you know of in the states you live in. If you don't have time to look up mailing addresses, if you'll just send me the names of the hospitals, then I can look them up on the internet. You have no idea how much I will appreciate any help I can get! Like I said, I'm doing my best to try and stay proactive in this process and do all I can to help our chances of finding our children someday. Please find it in your hearts to help us! Any help that you can provide will be so greatly appreciated.......you have no idea!
I thank you in advance for your time and caring!!
Oh yeah! If you do wish to help us out and send us that information, please send it to me in an email through facebook (if you have an account. I do.).........or to the following email address:
mattanddarla@yahoo.com
Thanks again!! :)
