When the barometric pressure dropped last week, that signaled the entrance, several weeks early, of baby girl Taylor. Weighing just over 3 pounds, she worried her two birth parents. But fortunately she came into the world “yelling bloody murder” according to birth father Rick who was present at the birth of his daughter. Her lungs [...]
Archive for July, 2008
And It’s Another Girl! Adoptive Parents Welcome Baby Taylor!
Posted in adoption, adoption journey, adoption lawyer, birth father, family, parenting on July 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s a Girl! for Birth Mother Cara and Adoptive Parents
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption journey, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting, tagged adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, adoption. parenting, adoptive parents, birth mother, open adoption, parenting on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cara’s baby is due in October. Cara invited Julia and John to the ultrasound appointment. This day has been much anticipated. Everyone was excited to find out if Cara is expecting a girl or a boy. Julia picked Cara up at her apartment and together they drove to the appointment. John was called away on [...]
Cocaine and Alcohol Cloud Adoption Plans
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption journey, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting, tagged adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lauren, age 40, is in jail, arrested with drug paraphanalia. She is four months pregnant and an admitted alcoholic and cocaine user. She has a grown daughter. She placed a child for adoption several years ago. Lauren is homeless. She has always depended on a man for her support and now she is alone. She [...]
Walking in a Birth Father’s Shoes
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, birth father, tagged adoption, adoption attorney, adoptive parents, adopton lawyer, birth father, open adoption, parenting on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was once superficially involved in a contested adoption. I did not know the young birth father who was contesting the adoption placement of the newborn of a young woman with whom he was briefly intimate. Just prior to trial, this young man had a change of heart and decided to sign a consent for [...]
Birth Father Adoption Drama
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption journey, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth father, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting, tagged adoption, adoptive parents, birth father, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Adoptions typically involve drama. Lots of it. With emotions frequently in code red zone, and very high stakes for everyone involved, drama is inevitable. Here is an update on Birth Mother Cara’s adoption journey. Brian, her former boyfriend and the birth father of the child she is expecting, originally expressed a great deal of interest [...]
Prepare to Adopt – 15 Things to Do While You Wait
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth father, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting, tagged adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth father, birth mother, family, knitting, open adoption, parenting, waiting to adopt on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, you have signed up with an adoption agency or attorney and you are waiting. Waiting to be matched with a birth mother. Or, you are already matched with a birth mother and you are waiting for the birth of your (and her) child. Or you are waiting for your referral. You have been living [...]
Will Adopting Couple Ever Become Parents?
Posted in adoption, adoption attorney, adoption journey, adoption lawyer, adoptive parents, birth mother, family, open adoption, parenting, tagged adoption, adoption attorney, adoption lawyer, birth mother, open adoption, parenting on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rachel and Gary, married six years, and after four years of infertility treatment, have decided to adopt. They consulted with an adoption attorney and placed themselves in the attorney’s pool of prospective adoptive parents. The question on their minds now is: After years of infertility treatments, now, through the process of adoption, will we actually, [...]
