*My apologies that this is an exceptionally long post. There was a lot involved in this experience.*The agency we're working with has told us many times that the part we're at now shouldn't be "waiting" it should be "finding". We should be doing everything we can to spread the word about our hopes to adopt … Continue reading The Shady Side of Domestic Adoption
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New Blog Additions
Hello! Alright, we've added three new very important elements to our blog and we wanted to make sure everyone is aware of them. They are all found in the column on the right.First, we added a direct link to our adoption profile on itsaboutlove.org. That is the website for the agency we are working with … Continue reading New Blog Additions
Fall!
Fall is here! Well, at this point it feels like it's come and gone 🙂 I can't believe we already had a smidge of snow! Anyway, I'm not a fan of Halloween but I love decorating for fall and doing "fall time" things. As soon as September arrived I started using our pumpkin scented room … Continue reading Fall!
Blanket Forts
We love making blanket forts, but I don't think we've made a huge one since before Aurelia was born 🙂 Today we made a gigantic blanket fort in our family room. Aurelia was SO excited when she realized that not only were we making a "tent" but it was going to be humongous :)In the bottom left … Continue reading Blanket Forts
I know someone who got pregnant!
It finally happened. I'm actually surprised it took this long. Maybe it's happened before but I was naive enough to think "Yeah maybe."Â This morning I was at FedEx Office printing off our collage pages for the adoption office and of course I ended up talking about adoption with the woman helping me. As we were … Continue reading I know someone who got pregnant!
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