My wife and I looked into it in the past, before finding out my she was pregnant a second time. We investigated it through Lutheran Social Services, which is a good option. You have to decide if you want to pursue a domestic or international adoption. I don't remember all the details, but most foreign countries make you visit one to two times before the adoption is finalized. You can typically expect to spend about $15,000, possibly more, on an adoption. LSS gets a large amount of applicants, and you basically get entered into a lottery drawing to see if you are selected for a given year. I will say that my wife has an aunt and uncle that adopted from Russia several years ago. I know there was a lot of red tape they had to go through, and had to go to Russia twice before it was finalized. Their daughter is doing fine now (I think she's about 12 now).