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Congrats to the new family! So exciting to see a girl.

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Congrats to all the families! I can't believe I missed so much this week.

That made me laugh too, especially since I have fertile friends that say that to me. People just don't understand-------- marklaurie - thanks for sharing - it did put a nice smile on my face.

Wow! Congrats to the new families we wish you all the wonders of the world with your precious little girl.

My heart goes out to this family too! I think that the home study process although it is a great process does hurt and is very invasive. Ours was different, we came from broken families and you would not think that that would matter, but it sure did with our Social Worker. She made both of us go and see a counselor to make sure that our parents issue of broken marriage would not affect us. Strange, because we both went through counseling when the divorces occured, went through it before marriage, and even with failed fertility. I would have never though we had to go through it to make sure we didn't have the same problems like our parents. Craig and I did kick ourselves after our first visit with the SW - we said that is the last time we share stuff like that again. I guess it does matter, even if you have been married for 10 + years.

Congrats Sam and Lori - Enjoy all your time in Texas!

Congrats to the newest family! Enjoy all this time in Texas and with the family.

Congrats to the newest family! What a wonderful story and may the stars always shine upon you and all of your family.

Congrats to the newest family - Boys boys boys! I sure do love them Abrazoboys.

That has to be the strangest story I have every heard. I just need more information, where they embarrassed, why not just kick her out of the house instead of ruining their lives. Are people (even the well off people) just that off center in the mind that they can't determine right from wrong. What do these people do for a living? How do they live to thing stuff like this is ok? Why on earth would someone drop to this level to get their way?

David and Ellouise - CONGRATS on the new gorgeous additions to your family. Many blessings to you and your new family and especially your strong courageous BP. Enjoy your time in Texas.

What a wonderful story for a wonderful Birth Family and Adoptive Parents - Congrats to everyone - Girls are such a wonderful gift from God.

Elizabeth - If you are an againer - how do the homestudies work then? Say for example we decide to go in 2 years - is it the entire homestudy that we have to pay for or is it just the pieces that we need to pay for? Or if we decided to go in January? Just wondering and maybe planning financially what may need to happen.

WOW! I just don't know about that. Although it would be so much fun to be with the greatest couple in the world. A couple where our lives really mirror one another! I just don't know.

Congrats "Fools" a little BOY! They are so much fun (and work )! Enjoy!

Lisa - Thanks for the list of books! It will be interesting to read and maybe that will help us decide if we want to be an againer

Congrats Andrea and Don! - Girls are so precious to be around.

Where is all the action?

Congrats to the newest family! Enjoy all your time together.

We did the same sort of research. International has so many variables, the attachment thing, the fostering thing, what country, how many trips, what are the rules, and most importantly the experience of raising a child. Domestic was our focus because of have the opportunity to have a newborn. The other thing regarding the open process, I never thought we would be going back and forth to Texas as much as we have in the past year. But, the open process is so worth it. Just knowing the family is such a delight. It is great to see where some of the traits come from and just having the opportunity to one day tell him your big toe looks like your BP. It might seem hard, but it really isn't. Best wishes during your search for the right plan.

WOW - Congrats Fools - what a wonderful ending to the most perfect story.

linacor - I admire your honesty. Just knowing bits of your story, to me is just a wonderful read. I could totally understand the wait on the book. From what I read on Amazon it is a tear jerker.

Wow - I still wish that more shows would talk about open adoption and how far adoption has come since then and just explaining how hard it was then and today. I think people are in a different world when they think of adooption and you need to educate before you can change that perception. If only Oprah would have a great Adoption story on her show. Millions of women would be watching and communicate the truth from there. Thanks for sharing.

I did that too. We also had our pictures from the weekend, and all the baby announcements on the forum from the people in our group. I have all the announcements around the group picture with the names of all the abrazo babies. It was so exciting when I put that last post out there. I hope Tyler will want to see it someday. You never know with boys, if he doesn't his wife will. Look, I am marring him off already.