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Production, Not Reproduction | A blog about open adoption: October 2011
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October 28, 2011. Tomorrow we have a pumpkin carving date with Beth. She's hosting us at her new place, which is a source of pride on all sorts of levels. I'm excited! It feels like an awfully long time since we last saw her. 6 comment(s) - add yours! Links to this post. October 27, 2011. Meet AmFam of American Family: Part II. You can read part one here. 1 comment(s) - add yours! Links to this post. October 26, 2011. Meet AmFam of American Family: International Open Adoption. Has been a favorite of min...
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Where are we now? | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Where are we now? Everyone wants to know…What’s happening now? That’s what this page is for! We’ve listed out a rough sketch of the steps in the process that will bring us to our kid. Some of them will be fast, some will take months, but hopefully this will make it all a little more clear! That stuff is DONE! The stuff in bold. That’s what we are working on or waiting for now. And the stuff in regular type is what lies ahead. 6 Meet with ...
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Danger | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Laquo; Rollercoaster of Love. Groundhog day, or, the conversation we have in public with Levi EVERY TIME. March 22, 2012 by Irena. I just want to warn you. If your baby gets cradle cap and you decide to use coconut oil on it, it will be very effective but your baby’s head will smell like a macaroon. DO NOT EAT YOUR BABY’S HEAD! This is a serious matter. Thanks for listening. On March 22, 2012 at 9:32 am. Thanks for the heads up! Build a w...
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Faith | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Laquo; Matchmaker matchmaker make me a…. January 10, 2012 by Irena. 8221; I was totally overcome with emotion and we both just kind of took in the moment in silence, while they continued to circle for quite a while. In the 3 years I have worked there, that is the only time that I’ve ever seen even a single eagle flying overhead. Posted in Adoption Process. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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More medicine | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Laquo; “Match”rimony! January 14, 2012 by Irena. But towards the end of the meeting, he looked out the window and guess what he saw? He too said that it was an auspicious and powerful sign. After the experience. With my coworker way back when, it was very very sweet and humbling to hear. So maybe now is the time when I talk about how I feel really good and positive and optimistic about this match? Posted in Adoption Process. Get every new...
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Rollercoaster of Love | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! March 5, 2012 by Irena. So I have actually been posting a bit more than you all know…I’ve just been making the posts private. They all felt, for one reason or another, too personal to share while we were going through the process. Some, like this one. Were just too depressing. Some, like this one. Were too embarrassing. Some, like this one. If not, stayed tuned for more cute baby pics! On March 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm. Enter your comment here.
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Grief & Loss Camp ™ | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Laquo; Greetings from the Clark County Turkey Trot! And the exciting stuff, or, musings on hope. Grief and Loss Camp ™. January 6, 2012 by Irena. We haven’t been posting much since, oh, November 13th, since what is there to say? 8220;Made it out of bed today! 8221; “Milestone! And, well, we figured if we didn’t have something nice to say, we wouldn’t say anything at all. Posted in Heartbreak Hotel. Join 25 other followers. Join 25 other f...
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Groundhog day, or, the conversation we have in public with Levi EVERY TIME | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Groundhog day, or, the conversation we have in public with Levi EVERY TIME. April 9, 2012 by Irena. Look at that hair! He has a little mohawk! Random Stranger: How old is he? Us: Almost 8 weeks (or however old he was when any of the variations of this conversation has taken place). Random Stranger: WOW, HE’S REALLY BIG! It’s really funny – this is how it goes almost ALL THE TIME! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Follow...
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How you can help | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! How you can help. Before we set out to start our family in 2009 we had planned financially for the cost of conception, pregnancy, and even maternity leave. Sadly, that journey ended with no baby and our savings depleted. We are now starting this lengthy process without the opportunity to replenish our savings. We have been waiting over 2 years to be parents, and we don’t want to wait any more! 2 The MOTHER of all garage sales! 3 [Still in...
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Biggest surprises so far – two weeks in | Gilmore Family Blog
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Join us on our adventures as we build our family through adoption! Biggest surprises so far – two weeks in. February 29, 2012 by Irena. Yesterday marked 2 weeks that we’ve known Levi, and what an awesome two weeks it’s been. Today I’d like to share a few of the biggest surprises I’ve encountered on my short yet delightful parenting journey. Then I go to touch the baby and I’m all OH HI ALLIGATORS ARE COMING TO TOUCH YOU! 3 Sharing parenting duties. 8230;with the dog! He’s like a different dog! Yesterday ...