Tuesday, May 2, 2006
I was up until nearly midnight last night, filling out the preliminary paperwork to get my second adoption started. I can’t tell you how excited I am. I also talked to the social worker here who will do the homestudy, and the adoption agency representative who will help me with the foreign adoption, Kim.
I liked the Adoption Ark representative, Kim, very much. She lives in Texas, though Adoption Ark is in IL. She adopted a little boy from Romania.
I have identified a little boy I want to adopt. His name is Igor and he is 9 years old. I am having a tough time convincing Mother that he is the right boy for our family. She is concerned because he is missing his right forearm. His mother left him out in the cold when he was a baby, and he lost it to frostbite.
I feel strongly Igor is my son. I look at his little unsmiling face in the photos and my heart just goes out to him. I remember what it was like to be different as a kid, and have to endure teasing and humiliation. I was a fat kid. I also know what a tough time he will have in Kazakhstan as a handicapped adult.
Igor is reportedly bright and funny and does well in school. Kim also said he has a very positive attitude. Alesia is enthusiastic about the idea of him as her brother.
The only big concern I have is that the judge will question if I am the best mother for him since there’s no man in our house. Maybe if I can get letters from some of my male friends and family saying they will spend time with Igor and mentor him, that will help.
I also will need to convince him to change his name to something more American.
I was given the name of a lady to call who has adopted a child from Igor’s orphanage. I am going to call her today and find out more about it, and I hope she can recall Igor and tell me a little more about him.
I am going to ask my friends and family to pray for me in this venture. I know that will help.
