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The Gift of Open Adoption (Part 3)

I have shared about our relationship with Little Piñata’s birthmother in the past in 2 different posts. But, it’s been 2 years since I wrote about it and as we all know, relationships are always changing, so our relationship with his birthmother is no different. We have continued to email her updates and pictures every month or […]

The Amazing Race

Within the first 24 hours of finding out that Jack Jack’s little sibling was soon to be born, we re-worked our entire idea of what our family was going to look like, did extensive calculations about our financial capabilities, and had some emotional conversations with family members and friends. We knew that saying yes would […]

The Gift of Open Adoption: Part Two

I love being able to share with others the story of Little Piñata’s open adoption. I think that open adoption can be a scary term for people considering adopting as it sometime implies “co-parenting.” However, that is definitely not the case! Open adoption just means that there is information shared between adoptive and biological parents. This […]

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The Gift of Open Adoption: Part 1

When I first heard about open vs closed adoption, I will admit that I had my reservations about the “openness” factor. I wondered what it really meant to have an “open” adoption and if that would make you feel scared as an adoptive parent. Of course, taking classes and reading books is nothing like actually […]

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