Baby Falkenburg's Adoption Fund
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Our Next Adventure
We are so excited to share with our friends, family, and the world, that we are embarking on an exciting journey to adopt and bring home Baby Falkenburg!
Our Story
As many of our friends and family know, Brandon and I have been together for 14 years now and just celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary this month. We couldn’t be happier but we have always wanted a family.
Three years ago we started our journey to expand our family but during one of my early doctor’s visits, I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I was confused. I had gone my whole life not knowing I had this. With this new discovery, we were told conceiving could be quite difficult and that I was also at high risk for miscarriages along with other complications, but we were so hopeful. We were determined to try, as many families are successful with this syndrome. After a few months, we had a positive sign on the pregnancy test! It was one of the most amazing feelings and after our ultrasound we were in complete bliss. It felt like all of our dreams were coming true.
Sadly, we later had some complications and following a trip to the emergency room, a few hours later, we lost our sweet little baby we had already begun to love so much. That was the most difficult day of my life. We were so ready to give our hearts to that baby, but it was gone too soon. Our days were dark after that. I am so thankful for Brandon and all of his love for being there for me on the worst days.
Over the following two years after our first miscarriage, we sadly faced two more. Each time we made it further into the pregnancy, which broke my heart even more with the losses. After many test and different doctors, I found out that I have several genetic and blood clotting disorders, all of which make it very difficult to carry to term and could potentially compromise my health. With this knowledge and our three difficult years, we have finally found some clarity. It has been a very difficult road but we are now certain adoption is our destiny!
As many of you know, Brandon was adopted by two amazing parents. They raised him as their own and love him with all of their hearts. They were able to give him a life that he would have only been able to dream about. Brandon and I both believe we can do the same. We can love and nurture a child that for whatever circumstances will not have a biological family of their own to care for them. It is so clear to us that this is what we are supposed to do. Sometimes difficult roads have the most beautiful destinations.
Adoption can be costly and we are saving every bit we can but are asking for your help to hopefully get us one step closer to our goal of bringing our baby home. We are planning on adopting domestically but there are still numerous expenses with applications, home study fees, and legal fees that on average amount to $35,000 - $40,000. We have set our goal for $20,000 and hope to save for the rest.
We thank you in advance for taking the time to read our story and helping us get one step closer to bringing Baby Falkenburg home.
Please visit our Facebook page to stay up to date on our journey:
https://www.facebook.com/brandonandashleyadopt/
We are so excited to share with our friends, family, and the world, that we are embarking on an exciting journey to adopt and bring home Baby Falkenburg!
Our Story
As many of our friends and family know, Brandon and I have been together for 14 years now and just celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary this month. We couldn’t be happier but we have always wanted a family.
Three years ago we started our journey to expand our family but during one of my early doctor’s visits, I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I was confused. I had gone my whole life not knowing I had this. With this new discovery, we were told conceiving could be quite difficult and that I was also at high risk for miscarriages along with other complications, but we were so hopeful. We were determined to try, as many families are successful with this syndrome. After a few months, we had a positive sign on the pregnancy test! It was one of the most amazing feelings and after our ultrasound we were in complete bliss. It felt like all of our dreams were coming true.
Sadly, we later had some complications and following a trip to the emergency room, a few hours later, we lost our sweet little baby we had already begun to love so much. That was the most difficult day of my life. We were so ready to give our hearts to that baby, but it was gone too soon. Our days were dark after that. I am so thankful for Brandon and all of his love for being there for me on the worst days.
Over the following two years after our first miscarriage, we sadly faced two more. Each time we made it further into the pregnancy, which broke my heart even more with the losses. After many test and different doctors, I found out that I have several genetic and blood clotting disorders, all of which make it very difficult to carry to term and could potentially compromise my health. With this knowledge and our three difficult years, we have finally found some clarity. It has been a very difficult road but we are now certain adoption is our destiny!
As many of you know, Brandon was adopted by two amazing parents. They raised him as their own and love him with all of their hearts. They were able to give him a life that he would have only been able to dream about. Brandon and I both believe we can do the same. We can love and nurture a child that for whatever circumstances will not have a biological family of their own to care for them. It is so clear to us that this is what we are supposed to do. Sometimes difficult roads have the most beautiful destinations.
Adoption can be costly and we are saving every bit we can but are asking for your help to hopefully get us one step closer to our goal of bringing our baby home. We are planning on adopting domestically but there are still numerous expenses with applications, home study fees, and legal fees that on average amount to $35,000 - $40,000. We have set our goal for $20,000 and hope to save for the rest.
We thank you in advance for taking the time to read our story and helping us get one step closer to bringing Baby Falkenburg home.
Please visit our Facebook page to stay up to date on our journey:
https://www.facebook.com/brandonandashleyadopt/
Organizer
Ashley Falkenburg
Organizer
Austin, TX
