Anyone who knows anything about adoption knows this:  there is a TON of paperwork associated with it.  And that's okay.  I mean, I'd rather they thoroughly examine my husband and I.  I think if I were in the birth parent's shoes, I would want to make sure that I was placing my child in a…

An incredible thing happened this weekend:  I had my first Mother's Day.  It was completely unexpected.  I received a card from my best friend before my husband and I left for my in-laws.  I couldn't believe it.  I ran up to my husband with tears in my eyes, overcome by the incredible generosity of a…