Nicole in IA 34 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Congratulations on the birth of baby Maya! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AmyR Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Welcome baby Maya! Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,114 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Closed adoptions, whether intended to be steeped in secrecy or not, are like a lovely room with no windows and no view. It doesn't matter how nicely decorated it may be, one still has the sense that something is missing. Open adoption, by contrast, is transparent; it's like an equally beautiful room, filled with floor to ceiling windows intended to let the sunshine in, thus enabling those inside to forever see beyond the confines of the present. Today, we were blessed to join two families whose shared adoption experience is bathed in light and laughter. It's not that either party fails to appreciate the gravity of the arrangements being made... not at all. But both know all too well how confining it is to participate in an adoption which denies its participants the grace of knowing (and trusting) each other as genuine friends, and all appreciate the freedom to equally share in their love of the precious newborn daughter they will forever share. So we celebrate with them, this beloved birthfamily and these againers who most recently graduated from Abrazo's ¡Montaña Rusa! orientation weekend of March, 2011. We congratulate them on finding each other, on the arrival of their healthy baby girl, and on the beautiful forever family they will always be... starting today! Blessings, all. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Steven&Melissa 979 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I want to cry!!!! Congrats, Nicole and Raj, on the birth of your new daughter and the celebration you must be having over the openness she will always know!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
DPJ 254 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Praise....Rocco is a BIG bro now! Link to post Share on other sites
melissamerritt 254 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 So happy for Nicole, Raj their children and the birthfamily! Enjoy every minute spent together. Link to post Share on other sites
Brent&Lynn 54 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations Raj, Nicole and Rocco!! I can't wait to hear some details and see some pictures I'll be keeping you all and your daughters first family in my prayers. Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny & Michelle 0 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations Raj, Nicole, & Rocco! We are so excited for you! Enjoy this time together. I feel like we should be there with you Link to post Share on other sites
RHSegura 548 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations Nicole and Raj and Rocco! Sounds like this is one loved, precious baby girl! Link to post Share on other sites
tara&eric 87 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 So happy for you, Nicole, Raj and Rocco - congratulations! And a big welcome to this sweet baby girl! Link to post Share on other sites
TRACEB 102 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations Raj, Nicole and Rocco, So Happy for Rocco to be a big brother. Can't wait to see a picture of this precious baby girl that brought together two families forever. Link to post Share on other sites
Charu 13 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations Nicole and Raj and Rocco. We'll be keeping you all and your daughter's first family in our prayers. Charu & Darshan Link to post Share on other sites
BDP21 292 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congratulations, Nicole, Raj, and Rocco! Welcome baby Skylar! Link to post Share on other sites
TexasFamily 190 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congrats to everyone! L x Link to post Share on other sites
Jill P. 7 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Beautiful! Congrats!! Link to post Share on other sites
suziandben 134 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 So happy for you Nic and Raj!!!! And Rocco. Link to post Share on other sites
bmom2nickngrace 31 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
Jocelyn 377 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Congrats on the addition of Skylar to your family Nicole, Raj, & Rocco! Link to post Share on other sites
kjw 1 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Congrats Raj, Nicole and Rocco! Welcome to your baby girl. Prayers for all. So happy for your family! Link to post Share on other sites
Isis 0 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Our hearts go out to you, Nic and Raj and your extended birth family. May you enjoy these first few precious moments together. Warmly, Corinne, Jesus, Lucas and Benjamin Link to post Share on other sites
NicandRaj 85 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks everyone for the well wishes! We are so blessed to have T & D in our lives and over the moon to share a beautiful baby girl with them. It's not that either party fails to appreciate the gravity of the arrangements being made... not at all. But both know all too well how confining it is to participate in an adoption which denies its participants the grace of knowing (and trusting) each other as genuine friends, and all appreciate the freedom to equally share in their love of the precious newborn daughter they will forever share. Thank you for your touching words Elizabeth! We know our relationship with T & D cannot take away the pain they feel as a result of a previous closed adoption placement. Nor can it take away the loss we feel from not having the opportunity to have contact with our son Rocco's first parents and the pain we anticipate he will feel not knowing about them and five of his siblings. But we hope that we can all be healed in some way by the love and friendship between us. Please keep T & D in your thoughts and prayers as they grieve. See the Montana Rusa thread for more details Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,114 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 They weren't supposed to come to orientation until August, but back in June, when Abrazo called a childless TN couple and asked if they might consider coming earlier (with less than a week to prepare), our newest new parents were ready and willing. They bought plane tickets on short notice, threw clothes in a suitcase and gladly uprooted their lives to attend the Believe Us, We're Normal orientation class of June, 2011. And it was a good thing, too! because having already finished their homestudy and prepared a profile, they were just as ready and willing when an expectant mom in her third trimester (recently referred by another mom who'd placed through Abrazo) wanted to talk with them. From their first phone call, it seemed evident, this was a match made in heaven, so again, they bought plane tickets on short notice, threw clothes in a suitcase and gladly uprooted their lives to come meet her, the very weekend they otherwise would've been attending their originally-scheduled orientation weekend. This week, they again got a last minute call, telling them their beloved friend was in labor, so once more, they bought plane tickets on short notice, threw clothes in a suitcase, and gladly uprooted their lives to come meet the handsome angel who officially became the son of all of them, today. God works in mysterious ways, but we thank God for this little boy, for available flights, and for the very special people God has brought together here-- seemingly on short notice, but truly, as part of a divine plan known to God since long ago. May it serve as a reminder to us all: that nothing happens by chance, and that truly, these are miracles fueled by faith. Blessings, all! Link to post Share on other sites
DPJ 254 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 God Bless this lil boy...on a WING & A PRAYER...MAY YOU FLY....WELCOME TO THE WORLD!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
NicandRaj 85 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) Congratulations to the newest family! Prayers for all who love this little boy. Edited September 2, 2011 by NicandRaj Link to post Share on other sites
dee 7 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Congratulations to this family went the extra mile for the love of one little boy and and a special birthfamily. May God bless and be with you all! Link to post Share on other sites
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