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We will be there and I will bring pics. Looking forward to meeting you. Dogs are the best - Kami sounds like a little sweetie. Will you be atht he gathering on August 13th? Either way we will can make plans to get together...

Andrea, I tried to look at your pics but it did not work - of course this does not surprise me, I am technologically challenged!!! I do not have any pics posted I really need to get on that. Maxwell is a bearded collie mix (think very large Benji) that I got at the Michigan Humane society and Scamper is a beagle that I found wandering when I lived in Plymouth. I also have "joint custody" of a golden retriever named Doc. He belongs to a friend of mine that travels for a living. You can see Doc on my new personal photo - he just loves Kaylen. The feeling is quite mutual!

Don & Andrea, Same goes for you too - if I can help in any way please let me know. Mary

Edwin &Gigi, I just checked out your home page and I LOVE your story about Kami!! I am a huge dog person. I have two Maxwell and Scamper - "the boys." I noticed you were from Michigan. We live on Grosse Ile. I grew up in Plymouth and am very fimilar with Livonia in fact my mom works in Livonia, my doctor's office is in Livonia, we were recently looking at buying a house in Livonia, okay I guess you get the picture. Let me know if I can help you in anyway in your journey. Mary

CONGRATUALTIONS TONY & LINDA!!! We are so happy for you THREE!!!!

Okay Stork Central has been in Baby Announcements for a long time - POST PLEASE POST!!! Side note - Renee is SO photogenic she looks just darling in the Stork Central picture!!!

Thank you so much - it was something I never prepared myself or anything that ever even crossed my mind. Life is as it should be and the joy that Kaylen brings us is tremendous!

Elizabeth could not be more right. Len and I had gotten to the point were we were wondering if we would ever match, even though it had only been a few months after orientation. We had several birthmother calls arranged but did not get a hold of most of them. Plus we really liked the first birthmother we spoke to and she choose to match with another couple. We were discouraged. Then we got a BOG call. The birthmother choose us. We declined the match. It was the most difficult decision we had ever made but something was not right. It was a decision that we second guessed several times. But that something, that "feeling" was the fact that we were meant to be Little Miss Kaylen's parents. We just LOVE that little girl. Had we match we the birthmother of the BOG we would have missed out on the most precious person in our lives. We love our birthmother and our realtionship was so easy - so right. I also have it on good authority that the little BOG was placed with a wonderful couple that just adore that baby - that baby was placed with the people that were meant to be that baby's parents. Everything as it should be...

I have been waiting patiently (well maybe not so patiently ) to hear this wonderful news!! He is a beautiful little boy -well maybe I should say big boy - either way he is an absolute doll!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Mary

It HAS to be Jeff and Amy - Right?!?! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!! Mary. Len, & Kaylen

Yeah Chad and Shannon!!! Congratulations! Gosh lots of little girls everywhere!! Mary

So happy to hear about your baby girl. Congrats from fellow Michiganders!! Len, Mary, & Kaylen

If I remember correctly - Congratulations Windycity!!! Mary

Wow this is the first time I found these posts and I am glad I did. Thanks for the inspiration and words of wisdom. Mary

YEAH Marcelo and Claudia!!! Wishing you all the happiness in the world You certainly deserve it - Enjoy Love, Len and Mary

Ben and Adina, Congratulations!! We are so so so happy for you!!! Len and Mary

Another new baby - this is wonderful!!!! Congratulations to the new parents from the Dandy Dozen!! Mary

How exciting!!! I am so happy to hear this - Congratulations to the new parents- let us know who you are!! Mary

Steve and Laura, CONGRATULATIONS!! We are so happy for you! We are dying to hear how things are going and how big sister is doing. Keep us posted. Love, Mary and Leonard

Pack casual and comfortable. I wore jeans on Friday night and kahakis (sp?) on Saturday. Most everyone wore jeans. We went to orientation in March so the weather was still kinda cool - not sure what it will be like in May - but I guess that doesn't matter too much since you will be in the air conditioned meeting room. Don't worry about it too much, just make sure you are comfortable. Enjoy the weekend. It truly is a fountain of information. I guarantee you will meet some wonderful people Mary Oh just a side note Friday night can go pretty late - I think we wrapped it up around 11:00 (which was midnight for us because we are from Michigan) - I just wanted to tell you because I wish I had known.

I am SO excited I mailed our inquiry out today!!!!! Can't wait to get the application!! Mary

Thanks everyone!!! I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow hopefully I will get the necessary info from him then. We have not yet submitted our application so I do not think I will be able to get into the March orientation perhaps the following one. Thanks again

Hi everyone. This is my first post please bear with me... I was wondering what type of documentation is required to indicate infertility. Thanks!