Welcome to our blog, we are about to embark on a journey, a journey that I am sure we will never forget! We wanted to have this blog to look back upon and smile at all that we went through over the years to finally be parents.
Now for some introductions, I am Jill (The one behind the keyboard at the moment), I am 33 years old and my husband is Phil *points to him, not that your able to see but he is waving!* My amazing husband is 28 years old (We are exactly 5 years apart and share our November 13th birthday!) and we both live in New York City and although that seems pretty simple of an introduction, believe me we are a bit more exciting than that and through our blogs you will find out more about us. However, I do realize, I may be writing to no one but ourselves and for us, that is perfectly fine as well *waves Hi, Hello, Hi* ...but if you are new to this blog and would like to know more about us, please read it by pressing on the "About Us" tab at the top of the website!
So now that we have the introductions out of the way, we can talk a bit about why we are here. We do not have some big story to tell about why we choose adoption as we feel that adoption chose us...It actually is that simple for us and we came to that conclusion in a closet! Yes, a closet...I suppose I should elaborate on that a bit. Phil and I have this small closet where we like to cuddle on the floor and talk about life and decisions we want to make, I do realize it seems unconventional as many make decisions are made at a kitchen table or over dinner but no, nothing for us is normal and we are happily surrendered to that fact.
This is where you get to know a bit more about us (You didn't even have to wait that long) or maybe you already know us very well and in that case "Helllooooo!".
Now it is time to create our family which started with that closet I spoke about earlier. In that one moment as we starred in each other eyes, holding hands and spoke about how we wanted to create our life and family and it was as if our hearts both said adoption at the time. I know that may sound odd to some because others question why wouldn't we want biological children instead but I really believe we were called for this (perhaps that story is for another blog) and we are answering that call with open arms. We were two people from different countries who came together with a passion and love that was unlike any other and I know we will find out child and love them with that same passion. We are certainly ready for this adventure together.
Fast forward a few weeks, we have already chosen our adoption agency, ::Drumroll:: Adoptions from the Heart!
It all starts with a signature, perhaps the most important one we will ever sign!