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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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  • Adoption profile: 100 square inches of us

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption profile RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (March, 2001) -- The last part of Adoption School is learning how to show ourselves to expectant parents. We are to prepare a 4-page profile and a 12-page portfolio. If the profile interests the readers, they can learn more about us through the in-de...

  • Adoption profile: 100 square inches of us

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption profile RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (March, 2001) -- The last part of Adoption School is learning how to show ourselves to expectant parents. We are to prepare a 4-page profile and a 12-page portfolio. If the profile interests the readers, they can learn more about us through the in-de...

  • Bonds

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 08:00 am in parenting RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- We make good friends with several of the other couples in our adoption class.Over the years, we will help each other out with waiting (before babies), with sleeplessness (after babies), with final court dates, with first foods and...

  • Bonds

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 08:00 am in parenting RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- We make good friends with several of the other couples in our adoption class.Over the years, we will help each other out with waiting (before babies), with sleeplessness (after babies), with final court dates, with first foods and...

  • Dear Baby (the one I\'ll never have)

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed infertility RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- The second afternoon of Adoption School, we each write a goodbye letter to the biological babies we’ll never have. Boy, is that a tear-jerker of a day. My husband is chosen to read his aloud, and the entire room is either sniff...

  • Dear Baby (the one I\'ll never have)

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed infertility RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- The second afternoon of Adoption School, we each write a goodbye letter to the biological babies we’ll never have. Boy, is that a tear-jerker of a day. My husband is chosen to read his aloud, and the entire room is either sniff...

  • Adoption School, Day 2: I am a baby

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoptee RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- For the second day of Adoption School our social workers lead us in a Family Sculpting exercise. Each of the 12 of us in the class has a role to play – one is the expectant mother, another the expectant father. There is the adop...

  • Adoption School, Day 2: I am a baby

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoptee RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

  • Adoption School, Day 1

    Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

  • Adoption School, Day 1

    Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 08:00 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- Our agency, Lutheran Family Services, requires attendance at a 3-day class. Ours includes five other hopeful couples who have devoted Thursday, Friday and Saturday to learning about adoption, parenting, and adoptive parenting. A...

  • Adoption Profile: 1100 square inches of us

    Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 07:51 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption profile RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (March, 2001) -- The last part of Adoption School is learning how to show ourselves to expectant parents. We are to prepare a 4-page profile and a 12-page portfolio. If the profile interests the readers, they can learn more about us through the in-de...

  • Bonds

    Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 07:09 pm in adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- We make good friends with several of the other couples in our adoption class.Over the years, we will help each other out with waiting (before babies), with sleeplessness (after babies), with final court dates, with first foods and...

  • Dear Baby (the one I'll never have)

    Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 07:56 am in adoption RSS Feed infertility RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- The second afternoon of Adoption School, we each write a goodbye letter to the biological babies we’ll never have.Boy, is that a tear-jerker of a day. My husband is chosen to read his aloud, and the entire room is sniffing eithe...

  • Adoption School Day 2: I am a baby

    Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 07:28 am in adoption RSS Feed adoptee RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- For the second day of Adoption School our social workers lead us in a Family Sculpting exercise. Each of the 12 of us in the class has a role to play – one is the expectant mother, another the expectant father. There is the ado...

  • Adoption School

    Posted on Thursday March 13th, 2008 at 07:19 am in adoption RSS Feed adoption school RSS Feed

    (February, 2001) -- Our agency, Lutheran Family Services, requires attendance at a 3-day class. Ours includes five other hopeful couples who have devoted Thursday, Friday and Saturday to learning about adoption and parenting and adoptive parenting.A...