So I am officially an aunt again. My lovely sister-in-law gave birth today to a beautiful baby boy. This is just one of those moments where being separated by thousands of miles is just a little harder than most days. I wish I was there so I could go to the hospital and bring flowers and balloons. So I could sit in her room holding her new little one while she tells me how labor went. So I could take her a homemade meal and keep it in the freezer for when she’s too tired to cook. As adoptive parents our hospital experience is quite different. Chris and I were not surrounded by loved ones as we met and bonded with our son at the hospital. We didn’t have a stream of visitors stopping in to say, “Congratulations!”. It was just the two of us. With our situation we have a closed adoption. That was Jack’s birthmother’s wishes. So we did not have the added element of spending time with his birthmother. When we met Jack and laid our eyes on him for the first time, we were s...
We are Chris and Kristen, parents to our now 2 year old son, Jack. Our journey to parenthood certainly wasn’t easy, and had its share of highs and lows, joys and disappointments. We hope that by sharing our story, we can encourage you as you walk your path towards adoption.