I wonder if our agency required everyone in the infant program to also become a licensed foster parent, if the wait times to be "matched" would decrease along with the number of waiting children. There is not a shortage of couples and families with the HAP status anxiously awaiting "the call." When were starting our domestic infant adoption journey, the thought of looking at foster care adoption seemed risky, to say the absolute least. My goal was to become a mother in the fastest, least risky way possible. What I didn't realize then is that ALL ADOPTION IS RISKY. There is no perfect scenario. Expectant women change their minds. Judges change their minds. Families looking to be built through domestic adoption should be educated about the foster care system.