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While we are waiting, we are heeding the advice we've seen posted over & over...read then do some more reading. While one of us is reading the "Dear Birthmother" book, the other is reading "The Open Adoption Experience."

So many people have said that the days can actually fly by, so if we are lucky enough to be included in the Abrazo family, we want to be as prepared as we can.

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Reading through this particular topic & some of the topics surrounding, it's hard to tell if anyone else is at the exact same stage of "the checklist" as we are.

It's very encouraging to see the majority of folks are in the "been there, done that" category and are simply choosing to participate in the forum with the people looking to follow in their footsteps.

When friends & family find out what you are doing, it's amazing how quickly many of them race to the attic to search for baby clothes regardless of how long ago they had children using them. It will be interesting to see if anyone goes wayyy back and comes up with Smurfs, Strawberry Shortcake, or (gasp) Charlie's Angels.

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Thank you for the warm welcome everyone! This forum is such a wonderful place to be inspired and to learn.

My husband & I haven't looked at the instructions on posting a photo/info, but we will do that soon & will make it a point to be active here as well. For now, I guess it looks like we are in the witness protection program.

We wait for a decision on our application & most likely will freak out every time an unknown number pops up on caller ID. LOL

As for the name, the story isn't all that remarkable I'm afraid. It just stuck with us for a few years after misspelling it while playing Guitar Hero.

Leslie

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We just sent in our application, so now it's pins & needles time for the next little while.

It seems like each form is kind of like clearing a hurdle in a race. Sure, hurdles aren't a cakewalk, but with each hurdle jumped a wonderful Finish Line comes closer & closer into view!