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next shared list

August 26, 2011 0 Comments

The newest shared list is expected to arrive on Monday night, August 29th. July’s list was small, so many waiting families are hopeful that this list will be larger… we do too as it means more kids will find their forever families! Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your …Read More

Lilah’s Journey: Ten Weeks Post Surgery

August 25, 2011 1 Comments

 Lilah’s mom, Paige, has chronicled her daughter’s journey to repair her Tessier Cleft. We have shared Lilah’s story here, as the treatment has progressed. Lilah’s final surgery was to repair her eye, complete a bone graft for her cleft and make some soft tissue changes. All the posts in this series can be found here. …Read More

Wednesday (ok, Thursday) Links

August 25, 2011 0 Comments

I love this post from Cornbread and Chopsticks both for its commentary on “special” and needs (in this case, unusual hands and feet) and really for its reminder about our kids’ extra-sensitive little hearts. A fellow AP living in Shanghai finds an abandoned (probably special needs) baby. A must-read for a rare glimpse into a …Read More

Why Hello Spinabifida…

August 21, 2011 0 Comments

Ping:  Dad!  Dad!  DAD! Me:  What’s up baby? Ping:  Can you take my picture?!Me:  Of course!  Let me get the camera. Ping:  YAY!… a few seconds later … Me:  Okay baby, smile for Daddy! Ping:  What?  No.  I no smile. Me:  But you gotta smile for the picture.  You gotta look cute.Ping:  I want you to take a picture of my …Read More

The Pattern Trap

August 17, 2011 0 Comments

I’ve been re-reading some old blog and journal entries from our first weeks home with Rory. Mostly, I’m seeing how amazingly far we’ve come (and how painful it was to get there). But then there was this, taken from an incident just two months after we came home from China. (Because of her foster home, …Read More

Not much to say

August 13, 2011 0 Comments

Today I don’t really have much to say about special needs adoptions. Actually, that isn’t really true. I have plenty to say about special needs adoptions.  It’s just that I have this adorable little quad that keep me away from my keyboard more and more these days… You want to talk SN adoptions?  Come by …Read More

What We're Reading Wednesday: Links

August 10, 2011 0 Comments

Some posts that came to our attention this week… They Say Good Things Come In Threes at Just Haven’t Met You Yet where adoptive mom Sandra shares her exciting news of a referral, shortly after making the difficult decision to switch agencies. She was matched with a little girl with cleft lip and palate just …Read More

Questions: Part 2

July 28, 2011 0 Comments

 If you’re anything like me (even after adopting through the SN program several times), you’ve found that many times you don’t have the answers you need on the process, the timelines, the rules – and honestly, have no idea where to start. That’s where our newest contributor comes in… Courtney Krause. We are so excited …Read More

next shared list

July 27, 2011 0 Comments

The newest shared list was released on Monday night, July 25th. It seems that this list was relatively small, compared to the much larger list that was released in June. Congratulations to all newly “matched” families in the Special Needs program, whether off the shared list, Special Focus list or an individual agency list. It’s …Read More

Accident, Mafia Style #2

July 22, 2011 0 Comments

Another “accident” Me:  Uuuuuh, what was that crash?! Wife:  Ummmm… I don’t know. Me:  What happened?  Was it something outside? Wife:  Oh, uh, yea.  The table broke. Me:  The table broke?  How? Wife:  … uuuuuuhhhhmmmm… Me:  *looking outside*  I guess the wind caught it and tipped it over? Wife:  Yea!  That’s it!  I saw the whole thing!  The wind just picked it up, and …Read More

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