Adoption Class # 2

Well this class was not scary to me.....
But I could see the fear in people's eyes.
This was the class where we discussed the Child Interest grids.

Or basically deciding what type of child you are willing to consider
( One with Mental Health Issues, Alcohol exposure, Drug Exposure, etc.... )

And this is a very Long list of things.  Drug Exposure could mean as little as taking a Tylenol during pregnancy to Crack cocaine.  And Alcohol could mean having that one glass of wine before knowing she was pregnant, all the way up to "drinking a glass a day" until she gives birth.

So these are hard calls to make, and very important things to consider. Granted Dan and I discussed a lot of this pre-class, basically back in February when we started the process ( since we have Excellent Adoptive Parent Mentors we knew about all of this ahead of time )

But the thoughts and processes are scary.  We are supposed to start interviewing pediatricians now ( I remember doing this for Caleb *sigh* )
And start building a nursery now because this could go very quickly.  Especially because Dan and I are open to considering quite alot.  We just want a happy, healthy baby as most parents do.  So there are not a lot of " deal changers for us "