I met Michelle last year via the internet. I entered Bloggy Giveaway and won a beautiful white baby blanket with mint green stars. At the time we were in adoption limbo…between Guatemala and domestic so when she heard that baby Gus had the blanket with him as his transition blanket I think she cried.
If you put 5 families,formed by adoption in a room, you would hear 5 very unique adoption stories. If you were to ask those 5 families what the relationship with their child’s birthmother is, you would hear 5 unique relationships.
In my family’s case, in 2005 our lives …read more

Today’s Guest Post comes from Dawn Friedman of This Woman’s Work. Dawn is the mother of two; Madison and Noah. She is also an accomplished writer for several national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney’s Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. She is currently working on a book about her daughter’s adoption (you’ll see why after you read this).
I could subtitle this: I Have Screwed Up and Now I Must Fix It
Today Madison had ballet class. She was so excited. The night before she danced around and clapped her hands saying, “Tomorrow is ballet!” She picked out her ballet shirt …read more

My dear friend Michelle is proud to announce her second little one. And, you have to read the story behind it and about the hospital wristbands.

Thanks to one of my weekly reads, I found this story. It sent me into a whirl because I thought it was a hoax. Come to find out…it’s totally true!
Is this adoptive couple out of bounds or are they within their right to approach women in this manner?

Did you know that this coming weekend is not only Mother’s Day but also Birth Mother’s Day? YEP! May 10th is Birth Mother’s Day!
So, get out your address books and put that card in the mail and make sure to mark your calendar to call her on SATURDAY, NOT SUNDAY because every (and I mean every) Birth Mother needs to be recognized just as every other mom is (and it’s not just about flowers, either)!

A co-worker of my husband inquired Friday about the best domestic adoption agencies in the Michigan area.
We were only able to (comfortably) recommend Adoption Associates in Michigan because it is the only agency that we have really good experience with that facilitates domestic adoption.
I know that many of you are currently in the process of completely domestic adoption (right?) and would love to know what agencies you are using so that I can compile a list.
If you wish to remain anonymous please do so or email my privately.

April 15th is fast approaching and even we have not started our tax return. Those of you who finalized an adoption in 2007 are in for a nice treat; your adoption tax credit. But, what is the best way to file this (and should you be taking or lobbying for help from employers?)? It certainly helps that we can count on getting this back, right?
Here are the fundamentals of the adoption tax credit .

From domestic to international adoptions, from first moms to adoptees, from same sex parents to transracial families…the best of the best adoption blogs out there on the internet.
General
Anti-Racist Parent
A Birth Project

Adoptive Parents
Domestic
Production, not reproduction
Plain Jane Mom Letters to a Birthmother
Gotcha Baby
Baggage and Bug
Fostering Pride
Overwhelmed with Joy
This Woman’s Work
The Other Mother
Mayhem and Magic
Peter’s Cross Station

International
My Two Boys
Salsa in China
Jesus was Not a Republican
Two Different Loves
It Only Takes One Step
Pundit Mom
A New Flower Blooms
Artificially Sweetened
Alison and Jim’s Adoption Journey
Come Undone
Now What?
Just Enjoy Him
Third Mom …read more

Yeah Right.
A few months ago we had an adoption medical specialist (or so she said) tell a group of pre-adoptive and adoptive parents that sleep issues work themselves out within a matter of a few weeks.
Bull Shit.
Oops, am I allowed to say that?

Babylune prompted me to post about adoption fees after her post about baby expenses. How much do you think it costs to give birth to a baby in the US? About $7500. Compare that to adoption and you biological families have it pretty “financially” easy (if all goes well, that is).