Happy One Year Adoption Day! Hard to believe it has been one year since we stood before a judge and declared we will be your forever parents. What a year it has been. This was one of the happiest days of my life. You made me a mom! I am so proud of who you are becoming. You are strong. …
Biological mom on my daughters birthday…
Tomorrow is a special day. Little Girl turns 8. That is 8 years this wonderful soul has walked this earth. The day will be spent celebrating with her friends. Giggling. Eating ice cream and cake. Playing. Being silly. Being little girls! I cherish the sounds of her and her sweet friends in my home. This is a day of celebration …
National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month. This started almost 20 years ago to bring awareness to children in foster care. It first started in 1976 when Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis announced an Adoption Week to promote awareness of the need for adoptive families for children in foster care. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Adoption Week. In 1995 …
The Ghost of Adoption…
The Ghost of Adoption… What is the Ghost of Adoption? No matter where I am or what I do there is an invisible person in my life. The car, the house. Church. Always someone else with us. We adopted our girl this past February. Before the adoption, she lived with us for almost 3 years. She moved in with us just shy …
First picture
Today was a big day in our household. Little Girl started second grade today! For the first time, I was able to post her” back to school picture.” You see Little Girl was a foster kid up until last February. We had the privilege of adopting her. Kids who are in foster care cannot have their pictures posted on any …
O-fish-ally Adopted Party
O-fish-ally Adopted Party I am not a Pinterest mom. I pin all sorts of stuff but in reality, time and money always seem to get in the way. Enter plans for our adoption party! What to do? What to do? Because I have seen the theme “O-fish-ally”, such as O-fish-ally 1 for a first birthday and so on, I was …
Adoption on Mothers Day…
My husband and I adopted our daughter out of Foster Care. She lived with us for years and knew us prior so there was no great trauma having her move in with us. Her adoption was final this past February. This is my first Mothers Day as a legal mother. I have been her mom for years but this year …
Things not to say…
Ok, the title should really be “Things not to Say to an Adoptive Mom.” After a 3 1/2 year journey my husband and I were able to adopt our little girl out of the foster care system. These are some actual questions I have fielded. 1. You are so lucky you did not have to go through labor. Ok, let …
Gotcha Day
Gotcha Day! Gotcha Day is the day of adoption! We would like to introduce our daughter. A spunky 7-year-old little girl who stole our hearts the second we met her. There are no words in the English language that will adequately describe the feeling of sheer relief to know this process is over. She is our forever little girl. There …
I met you on a Saturday…
I met you on a Saturday Sweet Little Girl…in less than 3 weeks time we will be standing before the judge and Mommy and Daddy will FINALLY stand with you and become a legal forever family. It will be our GOTCHA DAY! As I look back to when we first met. I met you on a Saturday. The Guardian brought …
