Part I Part II After some quiet time with the baby, our caseworker came in to check on us. She gently mentioned that some family members were having a really hard time with the thought of adoptive placement. I’ve mentioned before that a birth parent has to decide to place their child twice– once when [...]
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Part 1 We were sitting in the waiting room, anxiously awaiting news of whether we’d be allowed into the C-section. I felt what I imagine an expectant father sitting in the waiting room in the 1950′s must have felt while his wife was back in Labor and Delivery giving birth to their child– nervous, helpless, [...]
There is so much to talk about, but the most important thing is that papers are signed and our family is officially one person richer with the addition of Jack Jack. I’d like to introduce Magnolia Mae “Maisie” to Hellobee! She was born on 2/21/12 weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. She officially became a member [...]
Well… today is the day– Delivery day. By the time you are reading this, there should be a new little baby in the world on a post-holiday Tuesday morning in February. What that baby’s path through life is going to look like has yet to be determined. We hope it’s a journey that we get [...]
This is a post that I’ve been putting off, probably because it’s hard to articulate. There are lots of different ways to come to the decision to adopt. Some people struggle with infertility or have a family genetic or personal medical history that makes them unable to have a biological child. Others have environmental or [...]
Maybe it’s because we have only 8 days left until the scheduled C-section, but I get asked “So are you freaking out yet?” at least 5 times a day (and sometimes more). Occasionally, one friend will ask multiple times in a day. I think when you’re pregnant, people don’t ask this question much towards the [...]
