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  1. Celebrity Adoptions

    in Looking to Adopt

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    http://celebritybabi...-sons-adoption/

    Mariska Hargitay -Law & Order- adopts 2nd baby.

    The side story....a friend of mine from another Infertility forum let me know about this possible adoption situation.....Premature baby boy born in July & a few other details. They were trying to find placement of this lil' baby boy. I was shocked to find out that Mariska took placement again!!!! WoWzA!!! Welcome to the World Andrew!!!

    Becky-

    Here's a side note about this story...see above!

  4. Just Because You're Adopting Doesn't Mean You're Not Expecting!

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    I recently was reading on an open adoption discussion and the use of the phrase "paper pregnant" was being discussed. It was quite heated back and forth as some like the phrase and some were saying how horrible and disrespectful it is.

    It is not a phrase we used in our adoption journeys, but I also don't think that most people that use the phrase mean any harm at all. I think with all things adoption there are so many emotions and sensitivities that make some terms or phrases disliked depending what position you are in.

    Has anyone used this phrase and had someone have a bad reaction to it? Just curious.

    I'm on one Infertilty forum and the words or phrase like: "baby dust" always ruffles feathers there.....it's an interesting topic though...

  11. Celebrity Adoptions

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    http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/10/20/mariska-hargitay-in-shock-about-sons-adoption/

    Mariska Hargitay -Law & Order- adopts 2nd baby.

    The side story....a friend of mine from another Infertility forum let me know about this possible adoption situation.....Premature baby boy born in July & a few other details. They were trying to find placement of this lil' baby boy. I was shocked to find out that Mariska took placement again!!!! WoWzA!!! Welcome to the World Andrew!!!

  16. Baby Announcements 2011

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    Thank you for all the prayers, well wishes and congratulations. Just when you don't understand what's in store and you figure you'll just take time to see what God has planned... he speaks to you. Mike and I are so excited and will be forever grateful to his birth parents for giving us this perfect gift. Colin Paul was born 9-10-11, one day before my birthday and we received the call about a baby boy born and waiting to meet his parents from Elizabeth on 9-23, one day after Mike's birthday. All our birthday wishes came true!

    Colin is still in the NICU, but continues to get stronger each day. I ask for continued prayers for all of us as our family will be separated for a few weeks when Mike returns home to work and I will stay with him as he continues to improve. We've been each others support system and I know it will be hard on both of us not being together. Mike is having a hard time leaving, but has to go back and plans to return 10-21 (our anniversary) to visit Colin and by then hopefully he will be much stronger and closer to being able to leave the hospital.

    If anyone is in the San Antonio area and would like to meet, private msg. me :)

    I PM you just today...give us a shout.

    Jenni-

    Sure had fun having coffee with you. Call us if you need anything for Colin. So glad he's off of his vent. PTL!!! Glad you stuck with God's plan. His WAYS are always higher. Amen! So glad Colin found you just at the right time. Keep the faith, girl. God is good all the time. Have fun with your mom this week.

  17. Baby Announcements 2011

    in New Arrivals

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    Thank you for all the prayers, well wishes and congratulations. Just when you don't understand what's in store and you figure you'll just take time to see what God has planned... he speaks to you. Mike and I are so excited and will be forever grateful to his birth parents for giving us this perfect gift. Colin Paul was born 9-10-11, one day before my birthday and we received the call about a baby boy born and waiting to meet his parents from Elizabeth on 9-23, one day after Mike's birthday. All our birthday wishes came true!

    Colin is still in the NICU, but continues to get stronger each day. I ask for continued prayers for all of us as our family will be separated for a few weeks when Mike returns home to work and I will stay with him as he continues to improve. We've been each others support system and I know it will be hard on both of us not being together. Mike is having a hard time leaving, but has to go back and plans to return 10-21 (our anniversary) to visit Colin and by then hopefully he will be much stronger and closer to being able to leave the hospital.

    If anyone is in the San Antonio area and would like to meet, private msg. me :)

    I PM you just today...give us a shout.

  19. Speaking of "real parents"

    in Looking to Adopt

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    Elizabeth,

    As always, thank you for sharing and educating us in the Abrazo community. The Velveteen Rabbit book is my all time favorite. I usually have a tear or two after reading it. So when you posted The Velveteen Parent I had to blush...I again teared up. I am a REAL MaMa to my not so lil' Ty any more. I'm going to copy this one for future reference. And by the way, I have like 10 or more Velveteen Rabbit books. I used to collect them over the year because of the illustrations and especially the story. Thank you! :D

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  22. What's Your Ideal Situation In Open Adoption

    in Looking to Adopt

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    I post on another forum site for infertility....There is a thread on adoption and it was very heated after the below was posted. Changed the name for privacy but could not resist on how future adoptive parents REALLY think about their IDEAL situation. I fired back some lengthy posts about the below dialogue between Julie & "future AP family?".

    What's your thoughts? Comments?

    Julie, I can't speak from experience at this point, but I'll share why open adoption (if a domestic newborn situation) is the ONLY way we would consider adopting.

    I would never want my child to grow up wondering all about his birth parents, building them up and creating a mystique about them because they know so little about them. I can imagine our child becoming a teenager and, during the inevitable stormy times of adolescence, wishing he had been raised by his birth mother. Instead, I would want him to know his birth mother so there's no mystery. I want him to know about that side of the family... because that's how I think of it... a side of the family. I can see the birth mother joining us for family celebrations, as she felt comfortable.

    Of course, this is assuming my ideal situation would be the case... that the birth mother would be a good Christian girl from a good family, who just made a mistake. I wouldn't feel comfortable with an open adoption from, say, someone who was a chain-smoking bar hopper with a lot of "drama." That's the kind of birth mother I imagine would badmouth the adoptive family... I have a hard time imaging that sort of ill will if the birth mother were from a good Christian home

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