tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post8118728600951579473..comments2023-10-08T10:59:48.810-04:00Comments on our story: a blog about open adoption: Thinking of our baby...Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530698884712393184noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-1945058207356700642009-03-11T14:12:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:12:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for a wonderful blog, one I've o...Thank you so much for a wonderful blog, one I've only just come across recently. The encouragement of good freinds is such a blessing, isn't it? I've come to really cherish that when I am fortunate enough to experience it.<BR/><BR/>E and Wendy, thank you for sharing that your blogs were not initially open to friends. I have just recently made my first post on a blog I created years ago (yes, it's taken me this long to get the courage to begin it) and I thought I was crazy to yearn to get my story out there and want others to read it... as long as those "others" weren't close friends. While we opened up to people at the beginning of our journey, I hope to again get to the place in which I'm fully comfortable sharing this with them soon.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030911295443246022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-61867554477465645282009-03-09T23:25:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:25:00.000-04:00Hi Wendy,Thinking of you... just want you to know ...Hi Wendy,<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you... just want you to know I'm here waiting still, with you. <BR/><BR/>Stay strong!<BR/>EMRS. ERIN SMITHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096636319670761899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-24745801943611670442009-03-08T21:00:00.000-04:002009-03-08T21:00:00.000-04:00Wendy ~ thank you for saying this in such a gracef...Wendy ~ thank you for saying this in such a graceful way. :) I always cringe when I get those comments about "having your own". Those words in general just send chills up my spine.<BR/>I wish you a wonderful journey through adoption to find your baby....I pray the wait is short and the blessings are abundant. :)It certainly does help to surround yourself with the support of others going (or having gone) through the same thing. :)<BR/>JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811881680852069678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-41373900475555255162009-03-03T23:21:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:21:00.000-05:00Erica -- I can't believe people say that to you, e...Erica -- I can't believe people say that to you, even after you've had a hysterectomy. Crazy. I love how you described your baby as a little gem. :) That's makes me smile.<BR/><BR/>Lana -- Thanks. I really appreciate that our families have been so supportive. I can't imagine if they weren't...<BR/><BR/>Kat -- Thanks so much. I hope we'll be really good parents!<BR/><BR/>Erin -- Thanks for what you wrote and for waiting with me. :) I am really thankful to have you and everyone else here checking in on us. <BR/><BR/>Kristen -- I hope we don't have to wait to long, either, and I wish you all of the best with your journey to your baby, too.<BR/><BR/>Lorraine -- All of this has taught me a lot, too. What a very huge learning experience. It definitely makes me put myself in others' shoes.<BR/><BR/>Eileen -- I didn't mention my blog to family and friends before, but it's pretty much open now. I told my parents and my sisters about it, only to find out that they've known about it for months...I hope that it's helped them understand what we've been going through these past few years. I do think that I will be able to share our experiences on here and maybe use it to educate others as well. <BR/><BR/>Jodi - Thank you very much!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530698884712393184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-15394870313268069552009-03-02T19:54:00.000-05:002009-03-02T19:54:00.000-05:00I'm not even sure how I came across your blog, but...I'm not even sure how I came across your blog, but you seem like a lovely person! I hope and pray that you will get matched soon!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960065826710834062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-91380135263943325152009-03-01T19:44:00.000-05:002009-03-01T19:44:00.000-05:00High five, Wendy! I loved your post. I know that...High five, Wendy! I loved your post. I know that when we've heard this from loved ones, it was not meant to be hurtful, but it does hurt. If they haven't been through it themselves, people just don't get it. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to read that you have a great support system in your family. My blog is not open to close family and friends yet....but I can see that it is not only a good way to share the adoption experience, as well as a good forum to help educate about adoption!!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994892007485220299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-89575266282290649472009-03-01T02:26:00.000-05:002009-03-01T02:26:00.000-05:00If nothing else ever comes of my experience with i...If nothing else ever comes of my experience with infertility, at least I will never tell someone to "just relax", that a miscarriage was probably nature's way of handling a problem, or that adoption will cause a surprise pregnancy.<BR/><BR/>I hope your baby finds you soon!Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180034761243431694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-45997768483351482902009-02-28T16:17:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:17:00.000-05:00Oh Wendy, I completely understand. As we are star...Oh Wendy, I completely understand. As we are starting our road down surrogacy, I can't count the number of people who have told us the same thing ("you know you'll get pregnant while your surrogate is pregnant, or shortly thereafter").<BR/><BR/>After all of your heartache, to have a supportive family and friend base is going to make you even MORE incredible parents. I hope your wait isn't too long!!!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523649293094062661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-88335908893334486332009-02-27T20:07:00.000-05:002009-02-27T20:07:00.000-05:00Hi Wendy,I'm glad you have so much support. That c...Hi Wendy,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you have so much support. That child will become the light of your life, and I hope he finds you soon. Somewhere, he waits. And your act will be so much more heroic than the act of giving birth; you'll be saving a life. What could be more courageous, more selfless, more honorable than that? Like everyone else here, I can't wait for that day. <BR/><BR/>Waiting with you until then...<BR/>Love, EMRS. ERIN SMITHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096636319670761899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-20899921381804732872009-02-27T09:28:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:28:00.000-05:00What a sweet and thoughtful post Wendy. I don't k...What a sweet and thoughtful post Wendy. I don't know you or your husband personally, but I can also tell that you both will be wonderful parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-69869038711179271922009-02-27T05:44:00.000-05:002009-02-27T05:44:00.000-05:00It very good that your family are supportive of yo...It very good that your family are supportive of your adoption journey. Most people don't get that. The thing about people is that they don't intentionally try to be ignorant, sometimes they don't know how to respond to certain situations so they just say the first thing that comes to the mouth. Good luck to you.<BR/><BR/>LanaLanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166306419321322305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326955301275353097.post-64946829792992279652009-02-27T00:37:00.000-05:002009-02-27T00:37:00.000-05:00I totally understand where you are coming from. Pe...I totally understand where you are coming from. People STILL tell me that and it's been a year since my hysterectomy. It's like it's such a programmed response they say it without thinking/analyzing whether or not that is a realistic possibility. <BR/><BR/>I think some times about our baby being out there...somewhere, like a little gem waiting to be discovered. And it gives me chill bumps...what a good day that will be to finally meet in person. :)Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367869589191981037noreply@blogger.com