Dave and I get asked lots of questions about open adoption and "how it works." Although some may see this as an annoyance, we actually LOVE talking about adoption and sharing our story!
We are often asked if we stay in touch with Vivienne's birthmother, "T," and how we do that. Thank goodness for cellphones and email because it is very easy to chat and share photos with T. It also helps that she is young and loves texting! Before Vivienne was born, the three of us decided to get together often the first year of Vivienne's life because she changes so much and we want T. to get to experience this with us. At the end of November, we brought Vivienne to see Santa at the mall and asked T. if she'd like to come along. She did and it was so wonderful to share that "first" together. Vivienne and T. also got their photo taken together with Santa. We love that picture! What a great memory (and photo) to share with Vivienne.
It is important to Dave and I that Vivienne grow up knowing T., knowing that she grew in her belly, and knowing that her birthfamily loves her! We feel this is a great gift Vivienne has! So many people that love her!
Tomorrow night we are speaking to a group of waiting adoptive parents at our adoption agency. Waiting for God's right timing was the hardest part of this journey for us. We hope we can be an encouragement to those that are in the desert called waiting. I'll keep you posted on how it goes...
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