From the Trenches of Adoption

When it has been EIGHTEEN MONTHS since you last blogged, where do you even begin?! This looks like a good place to start. . . . . . ...

I wanted to take a few minutes to post a brief update about the boys and their status since they arrived home.  Gabe - After a few days ...

After spending the day cleaning up the house I left for the airport around 9pm amid snow showers and light rain. Their flight was already in...

Our first flight was a success and we are now sitting at the airport in Frankfurt waiting for our connecting flight. The boys have done wel...

This will be a quick update because I have to be up in less than 3 hours to start getting everyone ready for the airport. The past two d...

Sorry everyone, but I don't have much of an update today. The good news is that everything went well at the embassy. The bad news is ...

Today was our free day (free from official, adoption-related activities that is) so, I spent the day spoiling my babies. We enjoyed a lazy m...

Have I mentioned how much I love these boys!? Because if I haven't, let me tell you, I am head over heels, crazy in love with them! Tod...

What a day it has been! Full of ups, downs and in between. I woke up in Ruse to a sweet boy who was physically ill from anxiety. Gabe ...

Hello friends! My mom and I made it safely to Bulgaria this afternoon. All flights were on time and uneventful and all of our luggag...

One common question we hear as adoptive parents is "how did you know that was the child for you?" or "why did you pick that...

First I wanted to give myself a pat on the back. Apparently I am now worthy of having my blog posts trolled and I received the honor of havi...

During these adoption visits you tend to hit a plateau. The initial andreinalin for both the child and the parent starts to run out and you ...

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT MIDNIGHT! Ok folks... this is something I rarely do... I'm going to ask for y...

This morning I woke up nice and early so I could Skype with Valerie before she had to go to bed. She filled me in on the days activities and...