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BrendaMikeGabe

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  1. Congrats to Betsy and Matthew and their sweet little baby girl and blessings to her loving birthmother.
  2. Congrats to the newest Mommy and Daddy!
  3. congratulations Kenneth and Mary!!! It was a long time coming but I'm sure your new bundle of blue was well worth the wait now that you have him in your arms. We can't wait to see pictures!!
  4. What a sweet little Valentine's present you have!
  5. Congrats Kristen and Jason on your sweet little bundle of pink!! What a wonderful day!
  6. We are so happy for you Susan and Bill and can't wait to hear all the details and see pictures of your new sweetie! Congratulations.
  7. Congrats Mary Helen and Jim, Can't wait to see the pix of your new little sweetie!
  8. Donna, I would think that Abrazo would consider that infertile. It's been awhile since we began our journey with them, but I'm pretty sure that you had to have documented evidence of fertility problems. We just had our doctors send us a letter stating why we were being seen and how we suffered from infertility and then we sent that on to Abrazo with our packet. Best of luck and welcome to the forum! Brenda
  9. Abrazo is an amazing agency full of wonderful people. You will be so happy you found them. I know we were. We started working with Abrazo last November 2004 and have felt the wonderful support of the staff through our entire journey to our daughter who was placed with us on August 29, 2005. They are amazing people who do amazing work.
  10. Congratulations Mark, Ronda and Cason, what a great way to ring in the new year!!
  11. Congratulations on the tiny, precious bundle of blue! Don't worry, they grow fast. Our son was 4lb7oz when he was born and he is now referred to as "the gentle giant"
  12. They are all in our thoughts and prayers.
  13. Congratulations to all of you and a very Happy Thanksgiving!
  14. Congratulations! What a wonderful present for all of you this holiday season. You are such an amazing family. God bless you all.
  15. Congratulations to a special Father, a special Son and a special Birthmother. What an amazing Thanksgiving this will be.
  16. Congratulations you guys! What an amazing and short adventure you've all been on. Hope to see pictures soon!
  17. Congrats Toni, Joe and Hannah Grace, We are so happy that everything worked out! How exciting! Enjoy every minute!
  18. Congrats! Boys are great! Girls are too!
  19. So Stephanie, what is the Promesa program?
  20. Lisa, Gabe and Leyna are six years apart. And I totally feel where you are coming from. When Gabe was first born until he was about 3 or 4 years old I couldn't even imagine having another child. It took us so long to have him, I couldn't dream of having to share him with anyone else. Then things started to change. I too have a wonderful relationship with my younger brother and I knew that was missing from Gabe's life. He had no sibling and I really didn't want him to be an only child forever. I remember going to a funeral for one of my cousins, which made his remaining sibling an only child and I remember thinking, how sad for him to be going through this all alone. Now he will have to take care of his parents all alone. Even though there are no guarantees in life, I didn't want Gabe to be that only child, taking care of his folks with no sibling to lean on in hard times. I started to feel bad because it was taking us so long to have another child. My brother and I are two years apart and I thought that was a perfect age difference between us and that was what made us so close. But now that I see Gabe and Leyna together, I know that it is how they are raised that creates closeness. We will teach them to respect and love each other and look out for each other and hopefully they will be as close as I am with my brother. I think that the age difference is a blessing. I really had six wonderful years with Gabe alone and now that he is in Kindergarten and is starting to have his "own life", it sure is nice to have Leyna to spend that quality time with while Gabe is at school. I'm looking forward to spending all those fun times with her, just like I did with Gabe, at playgroups, going to preschool, going for walks, going to the park. I think it will be great for both of them to have some "alone with Mommy" time their first couple of years. Gabe really hasn't had a "sharing the spotlight" issue. I figured that because he has been the only child for six years that he would resent the time I spend with Leyna. But that is not the case. He loves sharing his time with me and Leyna and is always included in whatever we are doing. He loves having someone to sit in the back seat with him when we run errands and loves to show her off to everyone we meet. It is so cute! I really think that he enjoys having someone to share things with. He is a very easy-going boy and takes pride in being a big brother. Well, those are my thoughts on the issue. I wish you luck in your decision making. I remember grappling with it for a couple of years and it was always me more concerned about everything than Mike. But when we decided together to go for it, it felt like the right time to do it! Hopefully that will happen for you and Lance.
  21. Yeah Angie & Family, We are so happy for you all!! Can't wait to hear your story and see your pics!
  22. Congrats Chris and Amanda! We are so happy for you!!
  23. Hi everyone from sunny and oh so warm Texas!! We did it!! We're here and we have a beautiful baby girl with us. Gabe is such a proud big brother! We couldn't believe it when the girls at Abrazo let us walk out of the office with her!!! She sure is a sweetie and her wonderful birthmom is truly an Angel in our eyes. She has made our dreams come true and we can never thank her enough for what she has done. The other Angels in this story are all of our fabulous friends at Abrazo, Elizabeth, Angela, Holly, Pamela, Estella and Renee we can not thank you enough for everything you have done for us!! (Is this starting to sound like an oscar acceptance speech or what??? I keep waiting for the exit music to start playing!!) We also have to thank wonderful Gloria and Hugo for watching over our little precious bundle until we could make it down here! They are special people. Well, that's all from us for now. Unfortunately you guys will have to wait for pictures until we get back to Michigan!! Trust us, she's a cutie!! Thank you all for your support and prayers, they were so helpful to us during our journey! Your forum friends, Brenda, Mike, Gabe and Leyna
  24. Congrats Tim and Amy!! We are so happy for you all!!
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