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Hello to all in the Fab Nine...it's Cath & Shane.  Sorry it's taken so long for us to personally post but we haven't had internet access until now!  Little Amaya Michelle Skala arrived on Friday the 13th at 9:52 PM.  She weighed in at 6lbs14oz and 19" long.  Healthy as can be, our birthmom did awesome as well.  Beautiful labor and delivery with a wonderful epidural.  We arrived in Texas on Tues 2/3 because we didn't want to miss the birth, so we had lots of time to get to know our birthmom and her family which proved to be an invaluable experience.  We're waiting for the interstate compact to go through so we'll probably be here another week or so.  We're staying with Keith & Erika right now actually and then have friends near Austin that we'll stay for the remainder. We can't wait to download some pictures and show you all this beautiful baby girl.  Will write more to you all later!!  Can't wait to hear updates on you all!  Love, Cath & Shane

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From the cold of winter come the fresh green shoots of spring... from the greys of storm come the effervesence of rainbow... from the shards of loss come the flames of victory... and from the pangs of childbirth come the promise of future! Yes, out of life's most complex instances come some of its most awesome miracles! And today, one very grateful (and gracefilled) couple from The Peterectors of 11/03 offer up prayers of thanks for the newborn miracle who just joined their loving home, as well as his birthparents, and the family members who all love them so.

We lift our hearts with theirs, and ask continued blessings upon all  those who wait... who hope... who dream... and who believe!

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Congratulations Shane and Cathy!

We are so happy for you and your family!  It was a joy to spend time with you and your beautiful little girl and we wish you all the best.  Send us picutures whenever you get the chance.

Love,

Keith and Erika

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The best possible birthday present came early for one lucky new daddy and his wife: after completing our Parents of Tomorrow orientation weekend just this afternoon, this overjoyed Idaho couple became the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy born earlier this week. May the three of them roll through life together without a care--and may the rest of their orientation buddies, The Forresteers of 3/04, likewise find miraculous changes occurring in their lives in record time.

(And may they make extra good use of this special feature on Abrazo's website that we call "The Forum!" ...inside joke, there. )  ;)

Many thanks, also to Forumites linlacor, kmiles and schervinski, who spoke on today's orientation panel and made such a big impression on our newest parents-to-be! We love you all!

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Ask the adopting parents of Abrazo's newest girl baby if placement is truly as thrilling the second time, and these delighted againers would tell you "oh, heavens to Betsey, yeaaaasss!!" in the sweetest Southern twang-- assuming, of course, that you could distract them from their tiny royal bundle long enough pose the question.

We just couldn't be happier for them and their darlin' little boy, at home with his doting grandmamas as they patiently await the family's homecoming. Genteel salutations are in order for this, the latest of The Peterectors of 11/03, on their pretty, pink dream-come-true; one determined birthmom and her boyfriend; and this precious 'lil belle, who's sure to find a U-Haul full of frilly party dresses awaiting her arrival back home!! (All hail the Queen!)

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March is shaping up to be a "boy-babe-ilicious" kinda month, what with our latest, greatest arrivals being all decked in blue! A benevolent Utah couple (Abrazo againers, at that) signed up with The Peterectors of 11/01, thinking they might take home a baby girl at the close of orientation weekend, only to find their hopes dashed at the last moment... but they kept the faith and found themselves doubly blessed this week, with the placement of their newborn twin sons!... and with the opportunity to spend plenty of quality time with their boys' birthmom, birthgrandmomma and birthsib. (Here's to the sort of miracles that only patience and providence can bring.)

And for a lucky Minnesota family whose Texas-born baby came along before our next scheduled orientation weekend did, we send our congratulations on the arrival of their handsome little fella, and their building of another wonderful friendship with his birthmother, birthsister and birthgrandmother.

Adoption make relatives of the nicest people, after all! These folks are all living proof of that.

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Stork Central takes special pleasure in bringing new baby news to the Forum when one of your own become parents (since we think our Forum folks belong in a class all their own!) so it is with particular delight that we announce our latest placement. It happened for a Midwestern couple from The Fab Nine  (1/04), who'd demonstrated the true pioneer spirit when it came to facing loss and "gettin' right back on that hoss" in full pursuit of their destiny! Despite their prior loss of their firstborn  (and then last week having the courage to walk away from a match that just wasn't working), they never gave up, and today this happy couple flew to Texas (with just one day's notice) to meet the newborn boy of their dreams. We don't know who shed more tears today; this elated mom and dad, or the Abrazo staff! but we send up prayers of thanks tonight for the loving birthmom who made it all happen and these proud new parents who always kept the faith.

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CONGRATULATIONS fellow fab 9'ers!! I can only guess who it is based on the post but I think someone from the "Windy City" must be elated today :)    We are so happy for you both. Know that you and your new son (we want details) are in our thoughts and prayers!

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Congrats!!  We are so excited to hear that the Fab 9 has a new member!  We think that we know who this is as well.  We hope we get an update as soon as you are able to return to your home state!!

Brandee and Craig

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FAB 9 New Parents,

We are so thrilled.  Your long wait, your disappointments and  your painful journey is over--and your new family has begun!!

Much love and joy to you and your son, Matthew!!!!!!!!

Karen & Scott

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A special Wisconsin couple whose agency just forwarded their homestudy for consideration is thanking the galaxy that their family constellation now includes a one-week-old, 7 lb., 7 oz. star!! They moved heaven and earth to rocket down to Texas with just  4 days notice (and no local hotel "space" available, due to the Final Four) to meet their new son (while their small daughter waits to welcome her little brother home.) May they enjoy this zenith of family life and be blessed with meteor showers of love and joy, to infinity and beyond!!!!

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"A" is for AGAINERS!!

What is it that makes our AGAINERS so AWESOME to work with? AYE, it's because they're so ABSOLUTELY ABRAZO-READY, we know they're prepared for ANOTHER, ANYTIME it happens!!! So that's why we ANNOUNCE with ABJECT joy the ARRIVAL of A second ANGEL for one of our grade-A families, AS they ADD to their happy ABODE the newborn bio-brother of AN ADORABLE and ACTIVE little daughter they ACTUALLY ADOPTED just last year!!  

With AFFECTION and ADULATION, we AFFIRM these latest ALUMNI who've come back for seconds, AND we ASK the ALMIGHTY who ANSWERED their APPEAL so AMAZINGLY to ALWAYS AID them AS they ADVANCE through life together. (AND please, God, ASSIST us in ABRUPTLY ending this ALLEGORICAL ARTICLE before we ALTER its AMBIANCE by ANNOYINGLY ADDING the words ARMADILLO or AARDVARK!!!)  

AMEN!

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Just one month ago today, The Forrestears (3/04) witnessed their group's first placement on the last day of orientation... and now, they get to celebrate a new addition of a baby girl to their ranks, as another childless couple from that weekend become parents of a B.O.G., just born Sunday!  Hurrah for this motivated couple, who got their homestudy done early so as to be ready for placement right away, and hurrah for the conscientious birthcouple, who wanted nothing but the best for their precious little daughter.

"When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are... when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true!"

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Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!

Of course, all the Orientation groups are very special but this group is really, really special to me because I got to meet them all (what a fun thing for me) and they let me tell my story.....

So!!!  I am SO SO SO excited to hear this news!!!

Can't wait to hear who it is!!!!!

And a huge congratulations!!!  Plllllllease send me a picture when you get all settled in (digital, hard copy...I don't care (I'd LOVE a hard copy though to put on Kayleigh's picture board and to then put in her book (if you would like to do that, message me and I'll send you my address).

Yippee!!!!!

-Lisa

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Crack the cascarones and dance for joy! It's Fiesta time in San Antonio, and a couple hundred thousand tourists are crowding our fair city to celebrate the Battle of San Jacinto-- and the entrustment of our latest B.O.G., a baby girl born last weekend, to two of our beloved Forrestears of 3/04 (who also happen to be active Forumites!) As they know all too well, everything happens for a reason, and we're so glad they found good reason to join us for orientation when they did... because who could've ever guessed that just 6 weeks later, they'd be watching parades with a new daughter of their own? Viva Fiesta! Viva su Forrestears!! Vivas las familias!

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Hooray for the Forrestears!!!  Congratulations on your new arrival!!!  I can't wait to hear alllll about her!!!

Wishing you & your pink bundle of joy all the best!

Lisa, Lance, & our pink bundle of joy (aka - Kayleigh)

(Happy shopping!! )

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Another busy day in Abrazoland, and we couldn't be happier about it!

For another of our delightful Forrestears (3/04), it was another precious baby girl, tenderly placed in their open arms by her very loving birthmom, as a proud birthbrother looked on with approval. And for a special couple from The Fab Nine of 1/04, who recently experienced a tragic loss that was shared by many of our Forum folk, sorrow turned to joy as they met their newborn son and the courageous birthcouple who chose them for him.

Wishing both of these new families and the birthparents who enabled these miracles every blessing in their new lives together!

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Our heart felt congratulations to all of the new parents but a special thought goes out to one of our own at the Fab Nine.  We can only guess which couple became new parents this week and we could not be happier!  Waiting for all the details.  With best wishes for everyone, includig some wonderful birthparents.

Paul and Beth

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Life is, as they say, inherently messy. Complicated. Unpredictable. Sends you in one direction, and then, inexplicably, draws you off into another. But for all the twists and turns, it's a pretty awesome ride, all things considered. And so it is with adoption. Even the best of plans are sometimes beset with unforeseen challenges and tests of faith, but in the end, the greatest harvest can grow only as a result of plenty of sunshine, compost and rain.  

Our newest parents, frequent Forumites and graduates of The Fab Nine of 1/04, can surely attest to this. They're planted in a Texas hotel room, admiring with amazement the newborn son entrusted to them just today. Surely he is the fruit of their labors-- and the apple of his birthparents' eye. May he flourish under the careful tending of all who love him best.

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