The business of having kids...

The more we researched the possibility of having a child, the more the financial reality came into focus. It was going to be expensive. We began with a few references from friends and Internet research. set-up phone interviews with the best agencies, and what we soon found out was two things: 1. This was a business, and 2. People made a lot of money at this business.

We were successful entrepreneurs. We understood the game. We just did not feel comfortable with the whole situation. Deflated, we paused for a few months not knowing what to do. Should we pay the exorbitant fees, or adopt? We decided to be patient, and continue to do research...something would come out of it....