Archive for March 2009
Grieving comes in stages
I don’t know a lot of people that have placed their embryos for adoption. I’ve often wondered about the feelings that I myself have experienced over the course of our adoption. I sometimes wonder if what I’m feeling is normal and if others that have walked in my shoes before me have felt the same. For me, placing our embryos for adoption was [...]
Heading out this weekend
Our family will be leaving this weekend for the Los Angeles area to attend Nightlight’s 50th Anniversary Gala. I’m excited, because I will finally get to meet the Coordinator that was an absolute God send in helping us with the adoption of our embryos. We are also going to see our Adopting Family and are really [...]
What exactly is an Embryo?
What is an Embryo? I honestly love that question! It’s such a simple and honest question and one that deserves a simple answer. An Embryo is a Fertilized Egg. An Embryo has 50% of the genetic makeup of the biological Mother and 50% of the genetic makeup of the biological Father. Part of the reason [...]
Keeping it a Secret….shhhhhh
Family secrets – we all have them, don’t we? Some family secrets are pretty harmless and don’t necessarily do damage within the relationships of families. However, some family secrets can have very devastating affects and do long-term damage to individuals. I myself dislike family secrets and what I’ve seen them do to families. Growing up, my [...]
Our Story
Our Story – My name is Sheila and my husband’s name is Beau. We were married in 2002 and had dreams of starting a family soon after. Unfortunately, we ended up suffering through almost four years of unexplained infertility, before finally conceiving. We now have three, beautiful children, all three years and under, that were conceived using In [...]
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