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Angie

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  1. Congratulations to the new family of three!!!
  2. Lisa, Thanks for sharing. Your story is amazing. I am so happy to hear that your father and his wife play such a positive roll in your child's adoption story. It really is a wonderful thing. I know my son's birthgrandmother still calls, visits and sends presents to all my boys. It really means alot to me that she accepts all of my kids as her family.
  3. I am not sure if this is the correct thread to post this so please feel to move it! This weekend I read "Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother". I first picked up this book hoping to find that some of my feelings that I have experienced up to this point are perfectly normal. While I did not experience everything the author, Jana Wolff, did with the adoption of her son, we did have alot in common. I wanted to share one of her statements that I found very powerful and in my opinion sums up why I feel that open adoption is a wonderful thing! "I need Martie (birth mother) to help me raise our son. I don't need her at bath time, or story time, or bed time. But I definitely need her to help me paint a complete picture for Ari (her son), of who he is and where he came from. There are questions only she can answer, commonalities only she can offer." To me that statement says it all. Yes many adoptive parents can be/are great parents but they can not provide all the answers a child may need. This is one of many precious gifts that can only be provided by birthfamilies. This why I believe so firmly in open adoption!
  4. Angie

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    Kristin and Rich, Welcome!!! You are well on your way to becoming PIW's. I am so excited for the two of you. Over the next few months your lives are really going to change!!!! Now I have goosebumps.
  5. Congratulations Chris and Gabriela!!!
  6. Thanks for the update. I am glad to hear that she is doing so well.
  7. It is great to hear another open adoption that is going so well for everyone involved.
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    Welcome back Gloria!!! I hope you hear from Abrazo very soon!!
  9. Congratulations to both families! I am so excited for you.
  10. I'm a mother because another mother granted that chance to me. And if you think my momhood challenges people's assumptions, think about her: a proud and loving mother who nonetheless knew that her child would thrive in another woman's embrace. Thanks for sharing the article. I thought it was very touching. To me the above statements are very powereful.
  11. What an awesome story!! It took everyone of you to make this miracle happen. I am sure here parents will be forever thankful.
  12. Ellouise, I am right there with you. Yesterday when I told me husband what the estimated cost for raising our three boys would be over $1.6 million he simply replied it was the best money he has or will ever spend. Yes our life would be very different without children and we would be able to afford many more things than we can right now but we would not be near as happy as we are right now
  13. I just did ours and oh my!!!! We are at 1.6 million!! I guess I better get the thought out of my head about staying home for a few years. There is no way that is going to happen.
  14. We are in the same boat. We received our application on Monday. It is quite overwhelming!! We are very excited to get started but we are just not sure of where to start. Best wishes to you! The above post was my first post and it was to Elaine. I remember lurking for awhile but I never posted. It is amazing looking back and reliving everything that has happend over the past year and half. When I typed this post I had no idea that in a month time, I was going to meet nine of the most amazing couples to share in the journey to parenthood. I was very scared that a birthmother would not be interested in us since we already had to children and the fact that they were biological. I was so new to the process I had no idea what to do. Now I here I am alittle wiser in some aspects but still lost in others with the whole open adoption. I had this picture perfect idea of what it was going to be like but unfortunantly at this moment is not where we wished it would be. We are still very hopeful and believe open adoption is a wonderful thing!!!
  15. Congratulations to the new family and thier pink bundle of joy!!! Happy Birthday to her dear birthmother!!!
  16. What an amazing day I am sure!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Congratulations!!!!
  17. Okay I fell for it too. I was so excited to see that the topic was active again! Hopefully soon Stork Central will have an announcement.
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    Welcome Kristin!!! I am glad that you are posting. As I am sure you have already learned, the forum offers the support and gudiance that you will need to carry you through the adoption process. Our son just turn one and it has been an amazing journey. Abrazo is simiply amazing! I can't wait to follow your journery to becoming parents!!! How exciting!!!
  19. Congratulations!!! It is amazing just how much your life can change in one day!!!!
  20. Congratulations to new family that just grew by two feet!!!!
  21. I am sorry to hear this and my prayers are with all the individuals involved in this. I am sure this must a rough time for them.
  22. Congratulations to the new "Tens" family!!!!
  23. Congratulations to the new family!!
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