Posts by lamamax3

We sent ours out after placement/before finalization (with our social workers blessing). We worded it by saying he was born on ____ and welcomed home on _____.

I'm so happy for you guys and your son! I was getting so upset reading the thread, and now I'm tearing up at the conclusion.

Thanks for the replies! We are thinking we'll say yes, but it's still a scary proposition. It's conditional on the expectant father being in agreement anyway. Our social worker wants to meet with him soon, rather than just hear his...

The short story is that we have four kids-three bio and one adopted. Our child's bmom is expecting again and has asked if we would adopt the new baby too. First, we are immensely happy to know that she has such confidence in us as the...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  I love two year olds :)  Enjoy your new little girl!!!!

ADORABLE!!!!

I used Blurb.com You download the free software and create your book on your own computer, then upload it when it's complete.  We only needed one copy (after years of waiting, we did update things like ages and order another...

I find myself in a really unusual situation in regards to our transracial adoption.  I had researched so much about raising a black child in a white family, but our new son has thrown me for a loop :)    I am of...

We have always been thrilled with the ethical ways our agency handles things.  The focus is the emom, and either her choice to place or to parent.  If she wants to parent, they help her get whatever services she qualifies for...

We started this journey in June of 2008, and I'm thrilled to say that we brought our new son home last Thursday!  He turned 6 months on Friday and is a total delight.  He seems to feel right at home, the kids adore him, he...