Category: Adoption
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While You Wait
When it comes to adoption, Tom Petty said it best: “The waaaaaaaiting is the hardest part.” Preach it, Tommy. First, it’s the waiting for approval to adopt. Then, the wait for a referral [child match]. Later, you wait (staring at a photograph) to travel. Many adoptive parents ask the question, “What should I do to…
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A Line in the Sand
An adoptive-mom-friend reached out to me this week, expressing her frustration and despair from an extended family that is largely unsupportive of her family’s impending adoption. She had picked up on statements I’ve made on the blog (here and here) indicating that we have similar haters criticism in the periphery of our lives, and was seeking…
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Disclosure
If there’s one thing that has been ingrained in me from an active eleven year real estate career– it’s disclosure. We Realtors impress it upon our clients ad nauseam: Disclose, disclose, disclose. Got a fogged vinyl window? Disclose it. Roof leaked once ten years ago before you patched it? Disclose it. Suspect your siding is of the Louisiana…
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Happy
Yesterday we received an update and new photos of our Little Guy from his orphanage in China. Did you notice his cute little jumper? Did you read what it says? Presumably, his caretakers who dressed him have no clue what it reads. (Much like us Americans who sport Chinese/Japanese characters without any idea of their…
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Cleft Update
You might recall that our sweet Little Man in China was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate; tragically, the apparent reason he currently lives in an orphanage. Knowing how children with clefts often choke and struggle when eating (infants typically cannot suckle a bottle sufficiently and must be painstakingly spoon fed their formula if…
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LOA
Latest On Adoption. Loving Our Adventure. Lucky Ol’ Adoptive-parents. Lacking Of Airplane. I kid, I kid. An LOA is a China thing: a Letter of Approval. We got ours today! Pardon me while I bust a move. *happy dance* Another significant milestone in our journey, we are now starting the final visa/immigration process before travelling…
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Adoption Timeline
Have you noticed our new adoption timeline on the right-hand sidebar of the blog? I saw one on another adoption blog and went sifting through our own colossal mountain of paperwork to document our significant adoption milestones and compile our own timeline. (Those who know us well might recognize some special dates above.) Not only am I hopeful…
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No Sleep ’til China
Our family has always been an unapologetic co-sleeping family. Cue the gnashing of teeth and tearing of clothes. Say what you will, but our bedside bassinet went largely unused in the infant years with each of our two daughters. Every family has to figure out what works for best them. I won’t judge you if you…
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A Shivery Saturday
What on earth would get me out of my cozy bed and into the biting Montana cold [16′ to be exact] at 8:30 on a Saturday Morning? Bärbel Morton Photography, that’s what! Bärbel photographed the families of several of our Best Bozeman Friends (BBF’s) bright and early this morning, against the most picturesque wintry backscape,…
