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Mari – I hope this combination of medicines continues to work for your daughter. Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Have a great time at your craft show – I’d love to see what kind of jewelry you make! (I do that too.) Erin

Welcome, TTC! We are from the same orientation group as your daughter and son-in-law and are having a great time following along in their journey

Congratulations on the birth of this baby girl!

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Amy! I agree that the forum is a great place for both adoptive and biological parents to learn about open adoption and the thoughts/feelings of others who have experienced it. I hope that you find just the family you are looking for, if you opt to place your child. Please continue to share your thoughts on the forum.

Welcome to the world, baby boy! May all who love you know peace and joy.

It's exciting to see posts from new Abrazo applicants - Look forward to seeing your story unfold!

Hmm, my post disappeared! Maybe it was because I'd included a link? (though it was just to Abrazo's inquiry form page) In any case, welcome! The first step in terms of paperwork would be to fill out Abrazo's inquiry form and send that in, if you haven't already done so. It can be tricky specifying gender, since ultrasounds can be wrong (happened to my second cousin this year). But if you are willing to wait for a situation to come up in which a child has already been born - or for an older child - than you could request that. The forums are full of different people's experiences - Have fun reading!

Will pass this info along to our social worker here in Memphis!

Loved seeing the new pictures, Mari. I'm sorry to hear your daughter has had a setback this week. Will be thinking of you all.

Congrats on completing your application!

Welcome, Jim and Laura!

Congratulations to both Jen and Haukar and the birth family on the birth of this baby boy!

Congratulations to Will, Melissa, and Major's birth family!

Congratulations on the birth of baby Landon!

That is terrible. All children should have the right to take for granted that their parents are acting in their best interest. I can't imagine the terror that these little ones feel when they can't trust the adults in their lives.

Congratulations to everyone in this newly formed family!

Mari, I read each of your installments as soon as I see one is posted. Thanks again for sharing.

Hi Amy! Yes, we’re just crossing our fingers that it’s not the weekend of July 10-11, because that’s when Azucena’s foster mom is coming to visit... and that’s not something we can postpone, because she’s headed back to Guatemala the following week. We’re really looking forward to her visit. This will be our first orientation too!

Welcome, LittleBigs! We're waiting on orientation too! I'm a little confused because Angela told me there wasn't going to be an orientation in June, that it was going to be pushed back to July.

That would be exciting, good luck!

Thank you for your latest post, Mari. What a scary, scary time this was for your family.

That's fantastic, Melissa! Did you guys advertise in the paper or just put up signs? I'm aiming for a yard sale in two weeks and am trying to decide whether the newspaper ad is worth it.