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Waiting for Shlomo: Adoption’s jagged edges
By Erin, Isaac’s mama There has been a lot of activity on the adoption front. ACTIVITY, yes, but no matches in the end. No baby in sight. Let’s see. In a one-month time frame, we have been chosen by a birth mom, and then told that the birth mom was no longer working with the [...]
Waiting for Shlomo: Hanging On
By Erin, adopting mama blogger It’s been almost four months since my Mom died. It has not gotten any easier, and I’ve just been too tired and too sad to write. What am I going to write about anyway? There is nothing happening with the adoption, nothing to say except that I am sad, depressed, [...]
Waiting for Shlomo: Birth control not an option
By Erin, adopting mama blogger I had my tubes tied on Monday. Having my tubes tied is something I’ve wanted to do for more than a year now, but it only finally worked out recently. As you know if you’ve read my history, getting pregnant was a huge challenge for me. Carrying a baby was [...]