Have you ever heard that babies are expensive?

You have to buy travel systems, cribs, changing tables, clothes, and bedding.  Not to mention, you have to buy diapers and food!  A baby will definitely change your budget.  Thankfully when a traditional family has a baby, insurance covers most of the medical bills (HOPEFULLY!).  When someone adopts, the medical bills are not traditional medical bills...they have counseling fees, lawyer fees, and misc paperwork fees.  After 3 1/2 years of praying for a baby, we will gladly pay these bills.

Several people have asked us about the cost of adopting.  This seems to be our number one question.  It varies greatly depending upon how you adopt.  We chose a private adoption agency based out of Atlanta.  Their costs range anywhere from $12,000 - $20,000.  Our magic number was $16,000.  This does not include lawyer costs or birth mother support.  

Through the help and support of family and friends, we were able to easily raise $4000 with yard sales to pay for the home study fees.  We are now in the process of raising the remaining $12,000 that will be due right around Christmas.  We are off to a great start.  We already have $3500 raised and saved! 

If you feel led to help us, please use one of the links to the right.  Thankfully, we have several great fundraisers going on at the moment.  If you have any other great fundraising ideas, please leave a comment below.  We could definitely use them!  Thank you for reading and we appreciate your support!