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Drama 2B Mama
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The story of how, once I met my Mr Wonderful, we set out for the Land of Parenthood. But our systems were funky and we were presented with some unexpected detours through Infertility and Adoption. We DID eventually get there. Here's how.
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Second verse, different from the first
(Summer, 2002) -- Our challenge in composing our first profile was how to look like parents when we weren’t. (We selected lots of photos of us with our nephews.) Part of the reason Crystal chose us was because she wanted her child to be the first i...
Homestudy, Take Two
(Fall, 2002 ) -- Sheryl from Lutheran Family Services conducts our second homestudy much like the first. It’s still nerve-wracking. The first time around I didn’t worry about her noticing the Cheerios ground into the carpet.You’d think that for...
Square One
(Spring, 2002) -- Fast-forward to Tessa’s first birthday.Crystal, son Tyler, mom Cheryl and friend Tara join our family and friends celebration. Tessa smooshes chocolate cake all over herself and it’s a delightful day.I tell my mother-in-law that...
Tessa Goes to Court
(Fall, 2001) -- There is one last hurdle. Six months after Tessa’s birth, Lutheran has gotten us on a judge’s docket to finalize our adoption. Could these years of feeling powerless about becoming parents finally be coming to an end?By coincidenc...
Wordless Wednesday
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Crystal\'s Moment of Truth
(Spring, 2001) -- Amy, Crystal’s pregnancy counselor, has told us that her court hearing to relinquish parental rights is at 2:00 pm. Amy says she’ll call as soon as it’s over.Tessa has been with us for nearly a month, and we are hopelessly, ma...

