It seems like only yesterday that we were meeting Tiffany, Beck's birth mom, for the first time. :) And here we are again! Before I tell about our meeting, let me first mention that Beck had some confusion about the trip. He ... after that we took Beck back to grandma's and then took Holly to dinner. Holly had told the birth dad, Chris (there's 2 Chris's in this story so don' ...

... to pass it along in case you’re interested in reading about open adoption. (I believe Mrs. R is a foster-adoptive mother.) Bottom line: The birth mom in this letter had a loving, supportive friend made it possible for her to weigh her options — all her options — completely and without judgment.  You can read the story here ...

... all for open adoptions, I would not recommend it to anyone. It's just too hard. I think it would be better for a child to get old enough to decide if they want a relationship with their birth family. But I say all that and then I think of your mom and how great she is to the kids, even the ones that are not her grand kids. I know she loves Steele so much. How can I deny her that? I know that ...

Heres the boys doing their thing MM :;nw LOL gotta love a betta with a tude! Just wish I could remember to clean the water spots on the outside of the tank before pics hahaha(sowwy) Attachment 35390 Attachment 35391 Attachment 35392 Attachment 35393 Attachment 35394 Attached Images DSC06753.JPG (194.7 KB) ...

... are exceptions, but there always are in any situation. For me this was mind blowing, b/c I had given every birth mom the stereotype that you see on Lifetime movies. I was uneducated. I ... was born on a Friday and we were told that she still didn’t want to meet us or see him after the birth. Once again I was broken for her and all the pain she must be enduring. On Saturday the social worker ...

... mom's have thoughts about them on thier b-days. Some of our children we do not know if their birth mom is still alive... some we know are dead and some are still living....some of the children never even knew ... never had anyone celebrate any of her birthdays ever. Not when she was at home with a drunk and crazy mom or dad and certainly not in the orphanage. So one am about 2 days before her b- ...

... of thoughts in my mind. Thoughts about Aster's birth mom. Thoughts about how cold she must get and how she has no heat to turn on. ... the dusty, bumpy roads of Addis to meet her birth mom. It was a day I had prayed for and yet a day I was very nervous about. ... only child. But I'd struggled with how Aster would feel that her birth mom put her up for adoption although she was still alive. God ...

... told her Sunday or Monday. Well, Monday started with me going with the birth mom to a check-up appointment. We learned at that appointment ... water. Then a couple hours after that, Ben was born. The birth mom was a champ. She was holding my hand during delivery, ... nurse took him to a neighboring room to clean him up. After hugging the birth mom multiple times, we followed the nurse, who was carrying ...

... . They are making the ultimate sacrifice. I more than likely COULD NOT ever make this decision, but that is NOT because I am a better person/mother than any of these birth moms. I would just never have the strength to do that. Mark Schultz was adopted and once thought of his birth mom as someone who just gave him up. One night a friend told him something that would ...

... what not to say to Birth Mothers so I thought I would post about them. We hope to have an amazing Birth Mother in our lives soon and in turn, all of your lives. :) So we all need to learn what not to say. :) This is from Andee, probably my favorite birth mom so far. I got these straight from her blog. This is what NOT to say. 1. Don't say things like: " ...