Our journey to start and grow our family has been a long and confusing one. We started trying to start a family in 2012--nearly 10 years ago. We underwent years of trying naturally to have a baby, followed by years of testing and infertility treatments, all to no avail. Then, in 2015, we found out that we were pregnant with our daughter, Rosemary. A miracle! Shortly before her first birthday, (4 years ago), we started trying for Baby #2. We tried naturally for a few years and then decided to seek out a specialist again. After some initial testing, we were told that we were excellent candidates for IVF and were given the highest chances for success. After a long and brutal summer of doing IVF during the fear and isolation of a global pandemic, our hopes of another biological child were dashed after our IVF failed and our reproductive endocrinologist told us he recommended that we not try again. We were given a less than 1% chance of conceiving naturally on our own. With that said, we are more sure than ever that Rosemary was truly a miracle from God. 
We were devastated by this news, but not broken. We had always considered adoption and had told ourselves before undergoing more fertility treatments last year that if they didn't work, we would start the adoption process. We sought out a local adoption agency here in Indiana called Adoption Support Center. ASC works exclusively with Indiana birth moms and families. We felt good about the work they were doing for the birth moms and the ongoing support given to adoptive families and adoptees. We started the road towards adoption in November of 2020 and are currently waiting for our next baby to join our family! 
Private adoption is expensive with the average cost around $40,000. We have been working hard to fundraise and save for this, but any help that you can offer is greatly appreciate it! We can't do this without our village and we thank you all for everything you do and your continued prayers for our now and future family. 
Blessings, 
Levi, Stephanie, and Rosemary Gilbert