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Featured Family – Mike and Magalie

BPetersonDesign2023-06-14T09:36:00-07:00October 29, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We are so excited to introduce you to a beautiful home-study approved Purl Family from Washington: Mike and Magalie! These two met at a park on a hot summer day, and instantly connected. After several years of dating, Mike eventually proposed, and they were engaged in Panama. They were married shortly after that, and have been in love ever since. Mike and Magalie are a fun, adventurous couple who love to travel, eat and enjoy life to the fullest. Adoption holds a special place in their hearts. Magalie was adopted from Haiti at a young age and there’s adoption in Mike’s immediate family as well. To learn more about this family through their family profile (designed by Purl) or to learn how to contact them directly, click here.

The Adoption Baby Shower Dilemma

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:46:03-07:00October 21, 2020|Adoption Disruption, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Adoption changes the way in which parents prepare for a child. When you are preparing to have a child biologically, you typically have 9 months to think about your registry, what you might need, and time for friends and family to offer to throw you a baby shower where you get many of the items you might need to bring home a new baby. If you are adding to your family through domestic infant adoption, many prospective adoptive parents struggle with whether and when it is appropriate to have a baby shower, but at the same time they could really use the baby items and the support from friends and family before they take home their child. So, I do think prospective adoptive parents should consider having an adoption baby shower, but I think the timing of that shower is really important. Click here to learn more.

A Purl Family’s Pregnancy Loss + Infertility Journey

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:47:05-07:00October 19, 2020|Adoption Perspectives, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

Priscilla is a prospective adoptive mother who has been through tremendous tragedy and loss trying to grow her family. Today, in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness week, she shares her three pregnancy losses and her infertility journey in hopes that it will help others feel less alone in the process. Now, Priscilla and her husband Daniel are a Purl family who feel like these losses led them to their adoption journey. To read more about their story, click here.

Gender Specificity in An Adoption Journey

BPetersonDesign2024-12-04T08:57:53-07:00October 9, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Hoping to Adopt|

Recently, I have had an increasing number of hopeful adoptive parents contacting us at Purl and desiring a specific gender in their adoption. As a mom to two daughters who considered adopting a third child, we toyed with the idea of completing our family by adding a baby boy. I can understand that inclination. However, many hopeful adoptive families make the choice to limit themselves on gender without truly understanding and acknowledging how much more difficult being gender specific can be in your adoption journey. Click on our link to learn more.

The Adoption Profile – Do we really need professional photos?

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:48:43-07:00September 24, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Popping on here quickly to address a question I get asked a lot, do we really need professional photos in order to have a good adoption profile?! The answer is no, you don’t need professional photos taken specifically for your adoption profile, but you do need high quality photos. Those don’t have to come through professional photos, but generally professional photos will ensure high quality photos to use in a profile. At a minimum, you’re going to need photos taken with a good digital camera, or at least a relatively new phone, to take photos of 2 MB or higher. Click here to learn more!

Featured Family – Mike and Lisa

BPetersonDesign2023-06-14T10:13:20-07:00September 24, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We are so delighted to introduce you to a wonderful home-study approved (and certified to adopt) Arizona Purl family: Mike and Lisa! They went on their first date in 2012 and instantly bonded over their love of travel, being outdoors and dogs! A year later, Mike proposed on Christmas Eve and they were married in 2015. Mike and Lisa have always had adoption in their heart and realized it had been their path all along after finding out that biological children wasn’t an option for them. They absolutely know that love makes a family and can’t wait to begin this next chapter in their life. To learn more about them, download their family profile, or to learn how to contact them directly, click here.

Featured Family – Daniel and Priscilla

BPetersonDesign2023-06-14T10:14:24-07:00September 18, 2020|We've Adopted!|

We are so excited to introduce you to an amazing home-study approved Purl couple: Daniel and Priscilla! They first met in 2011, and after their first date a couple months later, they knew they were meant for each other. Four years later they got married and adopted their four-legged baby, Kira, becoming a family of three. This family currently calls Texas their home. Daniel and Priscilla knew they wanted to adopt, even before their three pregnancy losses. They have worked through their grief and know that this is their path to building a family. To learn more about them, download their family profile, or to learn how to contact them directly, click here.

Post-Adoption Depression & Anxiety

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:49:59-07:00September 17, 2020|Adoption is Hard, Domestic infant adoption, Infertility|

Mental health therapist and adoptive mother shares the “what” and “why” factors related to post-adoption depression and anxiety. Though these diagnoses are frequently given to biological mothers and fathers, many adoptive parents struggle with the same diagnosis and suffer alone and under-supported. Click here to learn more about post-adoption depression and anxiety.

What NOT to Say to a Parent Through Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:50:43-07:00September 11, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption|

Just a quick note to remind even those well-intentioned people who ask questions or make comments about adoption to adoptive parents. This is a blog post I can relate to identifying 10 Things NOT to say to an adoptive parent, as I believe I’ve been asked/told all of these 10 things she points out at one point or another after adopting our daughter Cora. I have shared insight about positive adoption language, myths and misnomers and similar topics before, but hopefully this is a good reminder. Surprisingly enough, I have actually gotten these questions by perfect strangers more than even close friends or family. So here’s a quick list of what NOT to say…

Transracial Adoption – Why Understanding and Caring for Black Hair Is A “Non-Negotiable”

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:51:28-07:00September 1, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

An adoptive mother of a black daughter shares with us today about the importance of black hair care and why it is nonnegotiable to learn more about this vital piece of adopting a child of color. She believes this knowledge is helpful in honestly laying out there before a white family decides to adopt a black child. She also includes details on her daughter’s hair care, so that we can all understand the specificity of hair care. Click here to read more.

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