Posts Tagged ‘Michelle’

Archiving an Adoption Story

I have no idea how interested either one of my children will be in their own adoption stories. I don’t know if they will seek answers to questions I don’t have the answers to, or what kind of relationship they will develop with their birth families once it is their relationship to maintain,...

February 3rd, 2010 | Domestic, Health, Special Needs | Read More

Arranging Childcare

Depending on the employment situation of you and your spouse, you may not be parents for very long before it is time to find child care for your newly placed/adopted child. While the last thing you may want to do while cuddling your child and welcoming him home is think about leaving him, daycare is...

December 25th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Advent: A Time of Anticipation

When I became a mom, I wondered when Macey would start to understand and anticipate holidays. I wondered when she would start remembering holidays from one year to the next. I now have my answer. She started understanding at three, and at four, she anticipates. Maybe that’s why she’s a huge...

December 23rd, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Baby Smarts Games for Playing and Learning

The book Baby Smarts: Games for Playing and Learning by Jackie Silberg is a simple, no-nonsense book with useful information. It outlines developmental milestones for babies 0-12 months of age, and then goes on to outline some extremely simple games (very few props required) appropriate to each age...

December 9th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Remembering Jeremiah

Sunday I opened the newspaper to another heart breaking story. Another story of another child killed either intentionally or accidentally at a home where the Department of Child Services has already been asked to become involved. A child who lives in a home where the police have been routinely called...

November 27th, 2009 | Feature, Foster Care | Read More

Sam’s Sister: a Book About Open Adoption

Sam’s Sister, by Juliet C. Bond is a book we have read many times in our house. In fact, I could probably read it without actually looking at the words. The story opens with Rosa, a young girl, wondering why her mom is so easily upset these days. Her mom shares with her that she is going to have...

November 17th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Feeling Guilt as an Adoptive Parent

Adoption entered our lives in a very personal way five years ago this month. Five years ago, my husband and I walked out of our RE’s office for the last time. He had handed us a huge packet of information, outlining the procedures he recommended to give us the best chance at reproducing. We had talked...

October 24th, 2009 | Feature, adoption process | Read More

Everyday Gifts

The more I write here, the more you will learn about our particular open adoption situation. Each adoptive family and each birth family has a unique relationship, and ours is no exception. Most of our children’s biological families live within about a 30 miles of us. We are worlds apart, but...

October 11th, 2009 | Domestic, Feature | Read More

Open to Open Adoption

As I turned into the parking lot, my palms were sweating and my stomach in knots. We were meeting them; the expectant couple who’d picked our profile from the many others on file with our agency. They’d picked our profile, and they wanted to meet us before the baby was born. They wanted to meet...

October 4th, 2009 | Domestic, Feature | Read More

Bracelet Raises Funds for Adoption Grants

Anyone who has considered adopting knows that it can be a costly venture. HelpUsAdopt.org is a non-profit organization that works to provide grants for adoptive families to defray the costs of adoption. Started by adoptive parents Becky and Kipp Fawcett, Help Us Adopt is able to help take some of the...

September 15th, 2009 | Feature | Read More