Our Book

Our book came in from Shutterfly that I made for the agency.

I chose a blue satin cover and then I tied brown tulle over the front.
The book consist of 20 pages; here are some of the layouts...

I love this last page.

It turned out so nice, I am thankful to have that checked off my list!

We also had printed up 10 copies of our Profile.

The profile is a one page "dear birthmom" letter and on the back is a collage of photos of us.

This is what the agency gives to potential birthmothers, then they choose a family they would like to meet among the profile letters they view. I have found that some people think the agency chooses us and matches us with a birthmother, but that is not the way domestic infant adoption works anymore. In almost every case, the birthmother is the one who makes the full decision on which family will be best for her child. At the time where we meet the birthmother, we present her with this scrapbook that she can use to get to know us better, and keep once she has chosen us.

In the event of an out of state birthmother, or a baby that has already been born-I assume the agency will just mail this book to her after she chooses us from the profiles she is given.

Either way, when our agency director comes next Thursday to do our home study, we will give her our book and profiles. That way when she approves us, she will have everything ready to go to show when the need arises.