Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren will soon welcome a new baby into their home that they are adopting from Africa. It’s a life-changing event that has been in the works for some time, and Thomas admits the process wasn’t easy, but it is absolutely worth it. He says, “The process of adopting someone from a different country is really, really strenuous and you find out a lot about yourself, you know when you’re over there and you and your wife are staying in a hotel room for a month and a half and you wake up and you think you’re going to get some news and you don’t get it, or you don’t think you’re going to get some news and you do get it and that’s really the best way I can describe the adoption process is an emotional roller coaster.”
While there have been many emotional trials and tribulations during the process of adopting their baby, Thomas understands and he’s glad that they don’t make it easy. He says, “All of it is for a good thing and you just have to realize that you’re adopting a human being and so you know that those people that are going to let her into your care they want to know that you really are a standup person and that you can support this child. And so I understand how tough they make it for you to see how bad you really want it, but it is very hard. But we’re, you know, we’re finally over that hump and cannot wait to get our child home.”
Besides being able to bring their new baby home from Africa soon, Thomas and his wife are also expecting a baby girl in August, so very soon they will go from husband and wife to a family of four.
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“The process of adopting someone from a different country is really, really strenuous and you find out a lot about yourself, you know when you’re over there and you and your wife are staying in a hotel room for a month and a half and you wake up and you think you’re going to get some news and you don’t get it, or you don’t think you’re going to get some news and you do get it and that’s really the best way I can describe the adoption process is an emotional roller coaster. But in the end, you know, all of it is for a good thing and you just have to realize that you’re adopting a human being and so you know that those people that are going to let her into your care they want to know that you really are a standup person and that you can support this child. And so I understand how tough they make it for you to see how bad you really want it, but it is very hard. But we’re, you know, we’re finally over that hump and cannot wait to get our child home.”