Baby Steps: New addition

This past week, we welcomed the newest addition to our home. He’s a lanky, young guy with brown eyes and a white tip on the end of his tail.

I met Frazier when he was Pet of the Day back in July on the WRAL Noon News. He’s got a crooked foot from a past injury that didn’t heal quite right and that stuck out to me. It took one look for him to absolutely melt my heart!

Frazier is our third doggie adoption. I took in my first right out of college while she was living in a foster home. And the second followed me into our apartment more than three years ago. My husband and I both are thrilled to be able to open our home and hearts to our four-legged friends. Truly, they are a part of our family.

This frame of mind was something that came up when we first encountered obstacles trying to add a baby to the mix. We’ve had some conversations about what our next steps might be if the road comes to a dead end…IVF? Donors? Living childless? Adoption? Each choice has its ups and downs – but when we considered welcoming a baby without a family into our home – our eyes both lit up.

To my husband and I, there’s something about adoption that is attractive. We can’t help but feel accomplished helping a living thing in need. For every couple, this can be different. I am not saying this is what everyone should do…it just feels comfortable for us.

We’re not making any decisions at this point. Our talks are more along the lines of which options to rule out. We haven’t learned everything there is to learn about what adoption would take. But it’s something we’ll be taking a hard look at in the future.