Change of Plan

We got our information packs from the local council a couple of weeks ago.  After doing some readings - finding the few blogs from people who adopt very much more insightful than the info pack - we finally decided against adoption as our first course.

Mostly we decided this because I'm not 100% committed.  I'm not desperate to have kids.  It's not my calling.  Kids aren't miracles.  They're not heaven-sent.  They're just kids.  I just don't think that my (to me) realistic attitude about kids would A) go over well with the committees that decide these things, or B) put us in a realistic place to handle a child with special circumstances (as all adopted children have).  It just wouldn't be fair to give these kids to me, as I can't say with 100% confidence that I would handle it well.

So the current plan: finish my PhD (in a year), have a health/hormones check, then try the natural route.  I have a feeling this blog will mostly be on hold till then.  So till then, ta ta!