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Originally Posted By BrandyWe had a great relationship with our birthmother before our baby was born (we still do). It was important to us, and to the birthmother, that our baby have some things of her biological mother's, like her favorite tape, as well as a letter written to our baby about why she was given to us. I know a lot of people couldn't go there with their birthmothers, but it was a great experience for us. And someday, when our baby wants to know the why's of it all, she can have some peace. But each situation is different. This worked out great for us, though.
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Originally Posted By RobOur sons birthmother kept a journal throughout her entire pregnancy. She included pictures od herself both before and during the pregnancy, sonigram pictures, and other photos. she also had her parents and siblings make a entry expressing their fellings. when the journal was completed she presented it to my wife and i on the day of our sons dedication service at church. (our birth mom was there of coarse). needless to say, my wife and i were blown-away. it is an amazing gift for our son to have as he grows older and wants to know more about his adoption.our sons birth grandmother also did an amazing thing. she took virtually ALL the baby/childhood photos of our birthmother, as well as her brothers, and copied them for us! she then created a life history of their family to go along with the photos. it took a great amount of time and dedication to complete. i look foward to the day when our son can appreceite the album. it will enable him to answer questions like ," where did i get my funny little smirk?", or "Where did my blue eyes come from?" it is all the in living color for him to experience over and over if he wants to!My wife was adopted by a wonderful family 34 years ago. back then adoptions were closed. because of that everthing my wife knows about her adoption fits in one small envelope. it is because our sons adoption is open that we are able to have all of this incredible info. to share with him. we wouldn't have it any other way.!!
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