No, it’s no longer just preparing all the adoption papers and the baby’s room if you’d like to be awarded as the most deserving adoptive parent. For a starter, undergoing weight loss surgery may improve your chances of being better adoptive parents, for this certain couple at least…

She could be born any day now, and her adoptive parents are confident but nervous that they are ready for her arrival.

But Shawn and Valerie DiGianfelice have done more than just decorate a room and buy diapers to prepare for the birth of their daughter.

The Grundy County High School teachers both recently underwent weight-loss surgery. Val was starting to have health problems due to her weight, and they both wanted to have more energy and longer lives.

“It is just going to give us a better quality of life,” Val said. “It is going to give us more energy.

“Eating healthy is going to get us to where we want to be,” she added, “and it is going to be a good environment for the baby.”

Full report here.

Now who would say that you haven’t thought well of your child’s future if you have managed to even consider going under the knife to live longer?

Tags: weight loss surgery, adoption, parents