#adoptionisforever

#AdoptionIsForever #StandByYourDog #KeepYourDog https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVEPI-gaKo/?igshid=1i6sv9wyjhb1i

I opened my Instagram to find this post my daughter, @ariana_nicole971 posted tonight. Please swipe left to read what has me in sobbing, tears, right now. ❤️ I love you my Baby Girl. #adoptionisforever #love #daughter #unconditionally #bestfriend https://www.instagram.com/p/Bth0ZVig8Xi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fqxnzvlnyou3

@Regranned from @barbaram933 - If you're thinking what should an adopter do with a new cat? The answer is NOT return the cat to the shelter because she has a cold, when you knew she did! #asshat repost from @pawsworldwide 💔‼️IN DANGER‼️❌💔DANTE WAS RETURNED FOR A KITTY COLD/CALICI. NEEDS EVERYTHING -HAS NOTHING. PLEASE💗PLEDGE💗REPOST💗FOSTER💗ADOPT💗 UPDATE: ADOPTER RETURNED TO SHELTER 1/11/18 (returned because cat still has URI and adopter did not want to treat) ADOPTED 1/10/18 UPDATE: RELISTED AGAIN ON PETHARBOR - STILL IN SHELTER AND IN ISOLATION CAME IN WITH #A480718, #A480719 AND MOM & KITTENS: #A480721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726 DANTE #A480720 Moreno Valley CA Neutered male, black Maine Coon. The shelter thinks I am about 8 months old NEW INTAKE INFO: I have been at the shelter since Jan 11, 2018 and I am available for adoption now! PRIOR INTAKE INFO: I have been at the shelter since Dec 13, 2017 and I may be available for adoption on Dec 20, 2017 at 4:26PM http://petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=MRVL.A480720 Moreno Valley Animal Shelter 14041 Elsworth Street, Moreno Valley, CA 951-413-3790 GENERAL INFO: [email protected] RESCUES EMAIL: [email protected] Open Tuesday -Saturday (closed Sunday, Monday & holidays) #catsofmorenovalley #catsofinstagram #Adoptionsaveslive #adoptionisforever #COIcommunity - #regrann

As beautiful and smooth as the process of adopting my 1st son was, we were ready to expand our family. Brady was almost 2 now when we had started the process again through the same agency that we had adopted him. All paperwork, home study etc was completed and we were just waiting to be matched. All of sudden during that time our adoption lawyer who represented us in finalizing Brady's adoption reached out to us with a private adoption situation and felt it was a safe situation. The baby was being born within a week of receiving the call from our lawyer. My wife and I agreed that we wanted to go through with it and within a few days of the call our son Zander was in this world. There were so many signs that felt different than Brady's adoption but we were happy and we brought Zander home. After 10 days the birth mother changed her mind because of some family pressure and we lost a baby along with $11,000 in a quick 10 days. The saddest thing is we also had a confused 2 year old 😰

There wasn't a lot of time to prepare for parenthood once we begin our adoption process. We were matched in Sept back in 2009 and my 1st son was born on Nov 27th, 2009. I wasn't expecting things to move this fast but there was excitement mixed with some fear. Thoughts of whether or not I was ready to be a father and most importantly if I could even fall in love with a child that didn't have my DNA. Around this time was the 1st time in my life that I begin to pray. My wife and I were somewhat broken because we found out we couldn't get pregnant but at the same time we knew adoption was the way we wanted to grow our family. At 21 I just prayed a very selfish prayer of what I wanted in my 1st child because I didn't know any better and I promise you that's exactly what God delivered to us on Nov 27th, 2009. We just missed his birth but another question was answered because when the nurses held up Brayden and said this is your baby, it was love at first sight. Literally something came over me and that question of love was out of sight and that kicked off a journey of parenthood through adoption!

After about a few weeks of processing Sara's news of her diagnosis we started to talk about the option of adoption. Remember it was something that we always talked about anyway. Their were other options that we could've explored to grow our family but it seemed like we just zeroed in on a domestic adoption(adoption in the US). It was just personal preference for the both of us. As we started to gather the information I still don't think I fully was processing exactly what type of journey we were about to be on. When talking with the people that we loved their were some that supported us 100% and then there was those that thought we were moving to fast and should take take time to enjoy our lives because we were young. My wife's grandmother and mother despite the diagnosis didn't believe in the fact that she couldn't get pregnant. With that said it was still our choice and being parents was the next step in our lives. So once we committed things started to move EXTREMELY fast. We just dived in headfirst with no fear. So to back up bit we officially started the process let's say late August/early September 2009. One thing that was a huge help was that we got connected with a lady who actually lived in our hometown and ran her own adoption agency. She was very helpful in getting us started in the process. Background check, home study etc. It all felt tedious and made you feel like a criminal but the process was the process. Once we completed all of that initial process we were ready to be matched. Again this process took off so fast. Sometime in September we had already been contacted for a private adoption within the same state that we were living. It seemed like a good situation although we didn't know any better on what a safe situation was or not. Long story short the girl didn't show up to the meeting with the lawyer so we kind of just moved on. We shortly then decided on an agency that we would work with which was based out of Florida. I don't remember how we decided on this Florida agency but we wasn't comfortable on how things were going after signing the contract with them. A month or so later (October) the lady that ran the agency in our hometown contacted my wife and thought that another agency that was based in Ohio would be a better option for us and was more reputable. After a quick look at this agencies website we were sold. The call to the other agency in Florida was made to let them know we were no longer going to use them and 5K was down the drain. That was the amount it cost to start a contract with them. CRYING FACE EMOJI