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Celebrating Family Anniversaries

Deciding when to celebrate the anniversary of the date our son joined our family should be the easy part... but somehow it got complicated.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 2 weeks, 5 days ago
A First Christmas at Home

A first Christmas at home is memorable for so many reasons... for our family, it was all about memories in the making.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 2 months, 1 week ago
Learning As We Go

Everyday lessons can turn into opportunities to talk about the past. And the future.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 3 months ago
Story Telling

With each passing day, our son shares more about his life before us. This story telling is wonderful, frightening, and confusing all at the same time -- much like adoption itself.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 3 months, 2 weeks ago
First Things First

Adopting an older child, we have missed many 'firsts' in his young life. But somehow that makes today's milestones even sweeter.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 4 months, 1 week ago
The Song In His Heart

We leaned over our Polish/English dictionaries trying to decipher the song our son was singing at high volume in the shower. We never figured it out.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Lost Languages

Our research told us that they would learn English quicker than we would ever expect. But these two? Talking to each other in English? No way!
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 5 months ago
Bonds Aren’t Built in a Day

Bonding with an older adopted child isn't about hugs, kisses and snuggles. It's about finding little ways to connect and create new memories each day.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 5 months, 1 week ago
My Two Boys

The not-so-little boy who lives in our house now has changed so much in these past six months. And so has our bio son. He holds his head up higher, takes initiative more quickly and has a stronger sense of self. He is an older brother.
- Posted by Sarah Kussow 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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A Birthmom Picked Us
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First Weeks of Motherhood
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“Dating” Birthparents
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They were scared that they may say the wrong thing at any time and frighten us away. Never before then did I ever consider that the potential birthparents may be as nervous as we were.