So Olive says it best...she's ready for a pal, a friend, a cohort in crime, a little someone to boss around, a snuggle buddy, or better known as a sibling!
We are so excited to share with each and everyone one of you that we are starting our second adoption! This has been a long time coming (I mean I've been ready since she hit 3 months), and we're so eager and ready! As many of you who followed our first adoption know, we don't do things quite so conventionally. Olive's adoption, from paper work to birth, happened in 4 months. It was a whirlwind, but so worth it! (I mean look at that face!) This second adoption process is also a bit "unconventional" or really, I should say, not generally talked about.
We are excited to share with all of you that we are going to be adoption sweet little embryos! Yup, you heard that right! There are over 750,000 frozen embryos in need of homes and we are so excited that we will get to help bring that to fruition.
What does that look like?
Well, thank you for asking.
When many couples go through the IVF (in-vitro fertilization) process they can come away with more embryos then they desire to use themselves, and when this happens there are 4 things that can happen. 1) They can choose to keep them frozen, for further use, 2) they can choose to donate them to science, 3) they can donate them to couples desiring to adopt them. When they choose that 3rd option, they are then taken and then given to another couple to conceive and give birth to as their own child, and the saddest of all 4) disposal.
This is a great way to be sure each little life is given a home, and it also allows for the adoptive mom to experience pregnancy. With 750,000 frozen embryos out there, there is certainly a need!
What this process will look like for us though? Well, we are currently on the wait list (6th in line) at our fertility doctor's office. There is a demand for embryos but they have to wait for the supply (or couples who are willing to donate them). When we get the call, I (Kate) will go on a number of different meds (whoohoooo) to prepare my body (very similar to the process used in IVF). Then 1-2 little embryos (they don't know how many you will be given until you get that call) will be transferred and then...the WAIT...until they confirm if we're pregnant or not!
So how can you help?
Needless to say, we covet your prayers.
Please pray for the waiting period. Please pray for confidence in the Lord, as we know that this is the plan that he has laid before us. Please pray for the meds to not be to draining. Please pray that we continue to be the best parents to our little girl as we walk through this next season.
Secondly, funds. This adoption process is far cheaper then our first, but still comes with a price. We've been told that our adoption could be anywhere from $8,000 - $10,000 (Plus the medication). We will be having a few fundraisers (new t-shirts) and so be on the lookout for those in further posts.
We are so excited and cannot wait to share more news with you as the journey progresses!!!
Love,
The Houghtons
