Leigh's Adoption Journey
It’s interesting how when we reflect on our life, we can see how things that really didn’t make sense at the time they happened totally make sense to our story now. For instance, I always loved dolls, and I mean the baby dolls kind, not the kind you put on a shelf and never touch. I was a little Mama from the time I can remember. Maybe I get that from my dad as even he had a doll as a little boy. But both of my parents taught me how to love, and they prepared me to be a mom.
The first time I can remember hearing about adoption was in church. Our faith community supported a home for children, and each year as ...
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The Simon Family
The Beginning
Our Journey, may have been a lot like yours, a strong desire and yearn to have a little one to call yours…
Something that is supposed to happen naturally, often easily for others, suddenly becomes years of disappointment, sorrow, feelings of inadequacy and failure. Not knowing what to do next, where to go or wanting to endure more pain, emotionally and financially.
Learning of AIS and hearing of their successes of matching families at birth, in the US, was something unthinkable, unobtainable. But we were wrong!
We met AIS in July of 2012, and suddenly we had hope! We knew we wanted a child at birth and AIS could make ...
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Meet our Consultants – Part 1
Heather's Story
My name is Heather and I am a consultant here at AIS. I came to be an adoptive mom in a rather common way but 19 years ago it certainly did not seem normal or common at all. Let’s back up a little. Like most of us I got married and we planned on starting a family after our first year of marriage. We slowly progressed from treatment at my OB/GYN to a fertility specialist to IVF from “oh you are young and just need a little help” to “ we don’t have any other options” in a short 2 years. Once we moved through the grief of not being able to have a biological child, we began to explore other options. I found a Resolve ...
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Welcome Baby E!
"Clearly, we need to thank you for everything in the last few months and especially for your help in delivering E to our arms. But it occurred to me last night that we were not even signed up with you on January 18. You didn’t know us, our preferences, no referrals coming our way. And our baby was born on July 18. Somehow, in less than 6 months, so much happened! That would have been absolutely amazing on its own, but when you factor in the disruptions I just truly don’t know how it happened. Thank you for what you do."
- The H family ...
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Enjoy the Outdoors with your Little Ones!
Family M enjoys a family outing. ...
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