Preparing for adoption

The 7 things I learned about adoption during the first month home - Ripped Jeans & Bifocals

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Getting a bedroom ready gives you something to do while you wait to adopt. It also ensures you have a room prepared when you do get that call.

Learn how to emotionally prepare for adoption as new parents. Essential tips for communicating, bonding and building a strong foundation for your new family.

Ok, "survive" may be a bit dramatic of a word. However, for those of us who are waiting (and waiting, and waiting) it can feel like full-on survival mode, can't it? How do people survive the adoption wait?

You could earn $56,000 with these adoption grants. Adoption grants can seem elusive or hard to come by when you are just starting out trying to find ways to fund your adoption. But as with anything in life, a little step by step process on how to tackle this subject can be just the kick in the pants you need to get going.

After Spear was born there was a bit of awkwardness in dealing with decision making. Right away so many questions were asked regarding his care and I always tried to defer to Mama E. The

Welcome back for the second installment of my series about preparing for an older child adoption from foster care! Steve and I have been doing little things here and there for our kids' rooms since we began our homestudy. We knew we wanted to adopt a sibling group, so we began preparing both of our guest bedrooms to accommodate up to two children each. Now that we know the specific children that will be moving in, we are making more specific changes. We went in with a strategy of keeping…

Adopting a child is such an amazing act. Why not have a special way of announcing? Life as Mama has found 6 fo the most adorable adoption announcements. Tap the photo to learn more. #lifeasmama #adoption #adoptionannouncements #familylife