Well, everything is sent out and ready to go. Just waiting on two refrences to get in to the agency and then we'll set up the home visits and put together our profile.

One of my friends who went with the same agency said the social workers told her about some of the reasons why birthmothers picked or didn't pick parents from their profiles.

One requested a christian family who were involved in their church, a stay at home mom, and a sibling. other birthmoms have chosen for a variety of reasons...they'd had birthmoms choose a couple b/c they had a dog. One birthmom wanted the family on the list that makes the most $, One agency had a birthmom that wanted the family on the list that has the biggest house, another wanting a family who had the most land out in the country, and finally a birthmom who wanted a family that only read the king james version of the Bible! at another agency, there was a birthmom who chose the couple b/c the husband was a hunter, and her brother and dad were hunters. you just never know what will connect a birthmom to your profile and cause her to choose you. my friend's child's birthfather loved it that they travelled alot and loved it that he would get to see so many places. and you never know what they wontt care about...their son's birthmom is on a swimteam and LOVES to swim, and she never said one word about the fact that they have a pool! how funny is that...youd think she would've chosen them b/c of that.

My biggest worry is that i will not be a stay at home mom.....that seems so important to so many....