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You have a beautiful adoption story to tell, Tonya and Dave. It is great to see how God opened the doors and sent you a precious gift from heaven, baby Ashton. Congratulations on your new family! Enjoy every moment!

Brad and Mel, Congratulations on your new baby girl! Camryn is so precious. You have a beautiful family.

Yeah!!! Congratulations, Jay and Tina, on your precious baby girl!!! We can't wait to see all the pictures and hear all the amazing details.

Congratulations on your new baby boy! What an awesome surprise!!!!

Congratulations, Chad and Jena!!! I'm sure your precious little boy was worth all the wait. Enjoy every minute!

Yeah!!! Yeah!!! Yeah!!! Yeah!!! Yeah!!! Lindsey and Jay, We are so incredibly excited for you!! What a special gift has been given to you - a gift that God has wonderfully (and adorably ) made just for your family! Isn't it the greatest feeling in the world to be a mommy and a daddy? Love ya, Tricia and Jesse P.S.: Give Quinton a huge kiss from "Aunt Tricia".

Congratulations, Tony and Donna, on your precious baby boy! Ethan is so adorable. Enjoy every minute!

Joe and Nancy, Congratulations on your new baby girl!!! Cheyanne is just so beautiful! Have lots of fun!

Well, I'm going to teach my brother or sister how to talk, to play baseball, to play soccer, to swim, to play on my Gameboy Advance and to go fishing. It will be fun to play with the baby, to feed the baby and give it lots of hugs and kisses. My baby may be alot of work, but it will be alot of fun too. I will try to be a very good big brother! Noah

Congratulations, Bruce and Dyanna!!!!!! Gracye is sooooooooo beautiful!

Congratulations, Kenneth and Mary, on your new baby boy!!!!!! Mitchell has been a long time coming, but I´m sure he is worth every bit of the wait and more!

Elaine and Amy, Thank you so much for writing to me. I bought a bib that says "I love my big brother" with two giraffes hugging each other. I bought a Build-a-Bear bear for the baby. I picked out a green teething ring for the baby since my favorite color is green. I picked out a baby chick that has cheeks that light up. I am very, very, very, very excited! Noah

IT'S A BOY Congratulations, Mark and Marlene, on your new baby boy!!!! We are so happy for you. Ethan is one special little boy to have such great parents. We can't wait to see pictures! Lots of love (and give Ethan a big hug and kiss for us). Tricia and Jesse

I would like to have a brother OR a sister. I would REALLY like to have both! Noah

Hi everybody. Thanks for writing to me. I like making friends with all of you. I like every thing you said to me. Thanks for the advice. Please write back Andrew, Shayla, Riley and Bailey. Noah

Hi, I am Noah. I am 7 years old about to be 8 years old. I am going to be a big brother pretty soon. I feel good about being a big brother very soon. I can't wait. Noah

What wonderful news! Congratulations, Heidi, on your new son!

Suebee, They told me to make sure we put lotion on our hands before we get the prints done....it's supposed to keep that from happening. Hope it works this time.

It's a girl!!!! Wow! I can't tell you how excited I am for you, Kristen and Jason! I'm sure that it's worth all the wait and heartache just to hold her in your arms and know that she belongs with you forever. Have lots of fun!

Congratulations, Jan and Greg! We are so very excited for you. Can't wait to hear your story.

Mark, Christine and Liam, Congratulations!!!! How exciting to have TWO new little girls in your family! We are just so happy for you all!

Congratulations, Mary Helen and Jim on you new baby girl - the first baby of the new year!!!! Tricia & Jesse P.S.: I was so happy to see that we finally have a "Baby Announcements 2006". Yeah!!!

In the past few weeks, I have had the chance to talk to two close friends about adoption. Both of them adopted their children via "closed" adoption 18+ years ago. It was so weird because both of them told me how terrified they were that the birthparents would come find them and try to take their babies back. They were always looking over their shoulders - living in constant fear of a person who they'd not be able to recognize, wondering if the woman that they just saw looking at them was actually their child's birthmom. It really confirmed to me that this is ONE of the things that makes open adoption so incredible. You have the birthmom's "permission" to raise their child. I know Elizabeth mentioned this during the orientation, but it just really hit home when my friends were talking to me. My friends still have a hard time understanding why open adoption is better, but that is because closed adoption is all they know. Their birthmoms have been the scariest things in their lives and they can't understand why anyone would want them in their lives voluntarily. I say, "Why would anyone want to go through that fear for the rest of their lives?" Isn't it better to work through that fear at the beginning so that it doesn't affect you and the precious child that you're going to raise for the rest of your lives. They don't even realize that the fear that they've had is completely irrational. When you talk with the birthmoms, you realize that they are incredible women, making the greatest sacrifice of their lives to help someone they love so dearly. They are not monsters, nor are they scary. In most cases, they are wonderful people just trying to do the best they can in a very dificult situation.

Wow, Art and Heather! Congratulations on your new baby girl!!!!! We are so happy for you. Can't wait to see pictures and hear your story! Tricia & Jesse