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The Impact of COVID-19 on Adoption Today

BPetersonDesign2022-03-30T18:31:44-07:00April 2, 2021|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

If you’ve been following us awhile, you may have read our updates over the past year on the impact of COVID-19 on adoption. If you missed them, you can check out our first update in late March 2020 and a later update in July 2020. Now that more and more people are getting vaccinated and many states have reopened, you are likely interested in knowing how COVID-19 is continuing to impact adoptions. Here is a quick post to consider the status of adopting in and after a pandemic. Click here to learn more.

I’ve always wanted to adopt…but where do I begin?

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T16:12:45-07:00March 31, 2021|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Home Study, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

We often get contacted by prospective adoptive families just starting the adoption process, or families that started down the road to adopt, and have realized they were on the wrong track. So, this blog post helps you with some basic information to get started in adoption and three basic things to consider when beginning an adoption journey: 1) What type of adoption is right for your family, 2) Research, Research, Research, and 3) Have you grieved your infertility? Click here to read more.

An Adoptive Mom’s Hope for an Open Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-03-30T18:34:30-07:00March 25, 2021|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Open Adoption (Learn)|

An adoptive mom and guest blogger anonymously shares her hopes for an open adoption.

It has been two years since I’ve seen my daughter’s birth mother. Two years since I’ve heard from her. We had as open of an adoption as you can imagine. We shared with one another. She was gracious in including me every step of the way. I made her OB appointments, I drove her to them, she allowed me next to her for every exam, every decision that was made. We talked about our pasts, our dreams, our futures, our fears. I had the privilege of coaching her through childbirth and welcoming our daughter into the world together. But then things changed, click here to read more.

Featured Family – John and Amanda

BPetersonDesign2023-06-12T08:52:52-07:00March 25, 2021|We've Adopted!|

We’d love to introduce you to this amazing, home study approved Purl Family from Illinois: John and Amanda! These two met in 2014 and instantly bonded over their love of football, roller coasters and all things Disney. In 2017, they were married and love every minute they get to spend together and with their families. They are excited to grow through adoption and can’t wait to share their love and their home with a child. To learn more about them, download their family profile, or learn how to contact them directly, please click here.

Featured Family – Aaron and Sierra

BPetersonDesign2023-06-12T09:00:08-07:00March 18, 2021|We've Adopted!|

We’re so thrilled to introduce you to this amazing, home study approved (and certified to adopt) Purl Family from Arizona, Aaron, Sierra and their lovely daughter Sadie! Aaron and Sierra have been married for 10 years. They met on a blind date 12 years ago and have grown in their love for each other everyday since. Early in their marriage they have felt drawn to adoption, and are so excited to get to grow their family through the beauty of it now. To learn more about them, download their profile, or learn how you can contact them directly, click here.

What to do during your adoption wait…

BPetersonDesign2022-03-30T18:37:23-07:00March 18, 2021|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Adoption is hard. There is a lot of waiting involved. Waiting to start the process, waiting for the home study, waiting for the home study approval (certification), waiting for adoption opportunities, waiting to be chosen, waiting for the baby you have been chosen for to be born, waiting for consents to be signed, waiting for the consents to be irrevocable, waiting for finalization… There are lots of different emotions and feelings throughout the process but one consistency is the wait. It feels like there is even more waiting than usual as the pandemic seems to have increased the number of prospective adoptive families looking to adopt, at the same time we are seeing less adoption opportunities than usual. So what should YOU do while you wait??? Click here to read more.

Featured Family – Blaine and Kendall

BPetersonDesign2023-06-13T21:44:25-07:00March 3, 2021|We've Adopted!|

We’re so excited to introduce you to this wonderful, home study approved Purl Family from Washington: Blaine, Kendall and their adorable daughter Sophia! Blaine is from a small town in Alaska and Kendall is from a big city in California. They met in 2012 while both in college, both as college athletes. He proposed two years later and they were married in 2014. Blaine and Kendall have been beyond blessed by adopting their daughter and their hearts cannot wait to lavish love on another little one! To learn more about them through their family profile, or to contact them directly, click here!

Selfish?

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:26:24-07:00March 1, 2021|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Disruption, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility, Open Adoption (Learn)|

This blog post discusses the term “selfish” and how that is often used in the context of domestic infant adoption. It discusses an episode of the teen drama All American and an adoption story in one of the show’s characters and my reaction after watching a scene involving a potential adoption disruption, or a closed adoption that turns open after the birth mother changes her mind. Click here to read more.

Who Am I Really?

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:27:27-07:00February 25, 2021|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

Guest blogger, Damon L. Davis, is an adoptee, an adoptive parent, and the host of the "Who Am I Really?" podcast, where he shares the reunion stories of other adoptees. You can find the show anywhere you listen to podcasts, online at www.whoamireallypodcast.com, and follow the show on social media @WAIReally. Damon's book "Who Am I Really? An Adoptee Memoir" recounts his amazing reunion with his biological mother, the accidental DNA discovery of his birth father, and all of his inner thoughts and emotions along the way.

Agency vs. Direct Placement Adoptions

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T07:28:14-07:00February 18, 2021|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we know there are a lot of terms used in the adoption community that the average person doesn’t know or understand, so we’ll be discussing these on our social/blog for the next few months, as time permits. Did you know that there are typically two types of adoptions available in domestic infant adoption: agency adoptions and direct placement adoptions (often referred to as private or independent adoptions), and do you understand the differences? Do you understand when you might use one versus the other? Did you know that some states allow direct placement adoptions and some do not? Click here to learn more about type of adoption.

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