Decisions...decisions...decisions...

Well, I think we got our birth parent letter done.  It was hard, I went online to read a few and then found myself writing other people's words and I kept walking away from doing it because it didn't feel right.  I felt like once I could get a great first paragraph to set the tone of the letter it would all start flowing and I finally did.  Who knows what Amanda thinks of it yet, we haven't heard back.  But I spoke from my heart, used my own wording, Joe loved it, and hope this one is more what they are looking for.  I expect some changes but overall we stayed true to ourselves and feel good about it. 
We have been pondering over doing an interstate adoption as well as staying with the agency we are currently working with.  This is a big decision and there is a ton of research and more paperwork to boot if we decide to do this.  The advantage to using an outside agency in a different state is that they have more birth mom's and it would give us more opportunity and possibly quicker placement.  I have been calling around to several agencies that Amanda provided us, and she also said if we find one on our own she would try and work with them but in doing this research, you have to be skeptical.  Some agencies I spoke with it felt like I was on a sales call and their prices were outrageous!  Some websites I visited looked fraudulent. Sitting at the computer all day researching agencies can be overwhelming.  With all that said, I got the most information from an agency in Florida and I felt that their pricing was more in line with what we have been expecting.  I called and left a message with someone and that was 2 days ago and I haven't heard back.  I mean if she's sick and not in the office then OK, but really no return phone call?  This is not good costumer service and ya'll know I'm a stickler for that.  Maybe today I'll send her a email and see what kind of response I get but if nothing then on to more research!!!