Adoption by accident.

Many years ago I read the following and laughed and laughed and laughed.  I just came across it on someone else's blog and howled again today.  Everyone keeps asking if we're done.  The official answer is yes.  Eric says we're done.  I feel in my heart that I'd love to welcome as many children as we can.  I do want a son.  I am certain we have the energy for 'just one more'.  The rest of the family doesn't feel the way I do.  So, it's become a joke now that if I want my boy, I'm going to have to figure out how to get pregnant or adopt by accident.   We don't have I-800A approvals here in Canada but we do apply to Canadian Immigration with an extensive application.

The Accidental Adoption:

Honey, sit down. I have some news for you.

What is it?

Well, I don't know how to say this, so I'll just come out with it. I went out to the mailbox today and ... well, we got an I-800A approval.

A what?!? An I-800A? As in, we're going to have another baby?!?

It looks that way.

But how? We've been so careful! I put away all the blank I-800A forms. Didn't you hide our homestudy update?

Of course I did. But don't forget, there was that one night...

What night? (pauses) Ohhh, that night. But it was only once. We were just messing around. I didn't print clearly. I didn't even use ink! (pauses again) But it was kind of fun.

(giggles) It was, wasn't it? I'll never forget how cute you looked getting your fingerprints.

So now we've got our approval, eh? But that doesn't always mean you'll adopt, does it? I mean, shouldn't you see the agency or something, make sure everything's okay?

I already did.

And?

I'm five documents along.

Five documents! And they're all notarized, certified and authenticated okay?

Just great. There was one small scare when the agency couldn't see the Notary's middle initial, but it showed up just fine under the magnifying glass.

Thank God. And you, honey? Are you feeling okay?

I'm feeling fine. As long as I know you're happy about this.

Happy? I'm thrilled! It's always a shock at first when something like this happens, but of course I'm happy.