Adopting Toddlers–Attachment Grew
Guest Blogger--Adoptive Father Adoption has always been something we knew we would pursue as we considered growing our family. Having been adopted by my father as a teen, I knew…
Adoptive Family Loses Baby—What About Bitterness?
On day five, the birth mother "revoked." Leah and Nate had held the child, comforted the baby, fed the baby, and then carefully dressed the infant for the cold weather…
Where They Are Now–Premature Birth Hasn’t Slowed Ellie
The March night temperatures remained chilly. At 12:15 in the morning, even the visitor parking lot was nearly deserted. After hearing that Ellie was born, Alysia and Matt had driven…
Birth Mother Sent One Family Away, Called a Different Family
Zoey* was on edge. She stared out the window, subconsciously shaking her head. The pregnant woman had gone through dozens of adoptive family profiles. Finally, she had found a couple…
Hurried Placement Felt Right
The two women were separated when Margie* got pregnant. Margie regretted connecting with her old boyfriend, especially when her wife returned, and the women decided they should work things out.…
A Newborn With No Picture of Birth Mom
The phone call came at 4:45 early Monday morning. A birth mother was in labor and wanted Heather to take the newborn home. Heather made two phone calls. One call…
Adoption– So Hard!! So Good!!
Twenty-five birth mothers looked through the Carter’s family profile. Twenty-five times, the birth mother decided the Carters weren’t the family to raise the unborn child.“We had been waiting a year…