Just wanted to give you an update. Scott and I had another Dr. appointment today. It appears adoption is the path we must take to have family...and that's OK! We are excited about this opportunity...and thanks to YOU and your help sharing our posts, giving donations, buying Pampered Chef, and most important...the T-Shirts!!! Click HERE to order your t-shirt! Pictures of the shirts are below, or you can click on the link. We get nearly 50% of each shirt sold!!! PLUS this helps spread awareness for our adoption.
We would like for everyone to take a picture of you or you and your family wearing the shirt. These pictures will go into a Birthmother Book that will allow our future birthmom to see the love and support her baby will have with us. Feel free to share this with your friends and family, too. We HAVE to sell 50 shirts for them to be printed. IF we don't have 50 by May 6, then no shirts, no charges to your cards, and no funds :( BUT I know we can make this goal and exceed it!!
As soon as we have enough money raised to move on with the adoption process, we will be able to schedule our homestudy which consists or training, interviews, and home inspections. ($1500) After that, we pay the first of the agency fees ($3700) and will FINALLY be able to be on the wait list. Our goal is to be on the waiting list for a baby this Fall.
The news of being unable to have biological children has been a hard pill to swallow...BUT...we know God is calling us to adopt and we are just so excited!!
If you are looking for additional ways to help, here is what you can do...
1. Pray. We believe in the power of prayer.
2. Maybe you know someone or have a connection to someone that has a baby on the way that will need a loving/supportive home...please pass our information along to them. We will work with an attorney for a legal adoption process....(This actually happens more time than you may realize!)
3. Host a Pampered Chef catalog/online show in April or May. Great way to earn FREE and discounted gifts for mom/grandma/aunt for Mother's Day!
4. Shop at a current Pampered Chef Fundraiser by April 30 15% of your order goes to us as well as 15% for the fundraiser commission: Click HERE to go to the Online Pampered Chef Fundraiser
5. Check out our YouCaring donation website: Watson Family Adoption Donation Page
6. Order t-shirts! Watson Family Adoption T-Shirt Fundraiser (Pictures at the bottom of this post)
7. Come to the Thirty-One Gifts party at our home on Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. If you can't come, a link to order will be available starting May 1. My amazing consultant has graciously offered to give us her commission...which is 25% of each sale! I would love to see you!!!
6. And finally, please feel free to read and share our blog. As we have updates, I will post them. This is our way of sharing information with our family and friends, but also being able to help others in our place. It has helped Scott and I to talk with people and share stories that are going through similar situations.
2. Maybe you know someone or have a connection to someone that has a baby on the way that will need a loving/supportive home...please pass our information along to them. We will work with an attorney for a legal adoption process....(This actually happens more time than you may realize!)
3. Host a Pampered Chef catalog/online show in April or May. Great way to earn FREE and discounted gifts for mom/grandma/aunt for Mother's Day!
4. Shop at a current Pampered Chef Fundraiser by April 30 15% of your order goes to us as well as 15% for the fundraiser commission: Click HERE to go to the Online Pampered Chef Fundraiser
5. Check out our YouCaring donation website: Watson Family Adoption Donation Page
6. Order t-shirts! Watson Family Adoption T-Shirt Fundraiser (Pictures at the bottom of this post)
7. Come to the Thirty-One Gifts party at our home on Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. If you can't come, a link to order will be available starting May 1. My amazing consultant has graciously offered to give us her commission...which is 25% of each sale! I would love to see you!!!
6. And finally, please feel free to read and share our blog. As we have updates, I will post them. This is our way of sharing information with our family and friends, but also being able to help others in our place. It has helped Scott and I to talk with people and share stories that are going through similar situations.
We will be creating something very special to hang in the baby's room with each and every person's name on it that has contributed to our adoption. (Details to come!) It is important for Baby Watson to know how much he/she is loved and supported through the journey of joining our family.
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As always, THANK you for your love and support. We will post again in about a week!
Sincerely,
Scott and Lindsay
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