I admit that I don’t know much about open adoption because we have two closed adoptions. Our adoptions are closed. They are international adoptions. We are okay with that.
Do we talk to AJ about his birth mother? No. He can’t handle it yet. I wish he could but he can’t. We talk to him, instead about Russia. About the orphanage. About the country he came from, not about “where” he came from.
I wish I could because she is part of me too. No matter where my child is from his birth parents are a part of him and we need …read more

 How do you determine which agency to use when adopting either internationally or domestically? The agency that you use will be part of your family for your lifetime; they are not just part of your life for the time you adopt your child. You have post placements to do after the adoption and you may even use them again if you liked their services.
Most of the following questions are geared more towards domestic adoption but can give you a good idea about what to expect when looking at different agencies.  These questions are from the American Association of Open Adoption …read more

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)!