When Love Crosses Oceans: Adoption Builds Families
Last year, Rochester International Airport, was our "delivery room" yet again.Ā We added a 3-year-old boy to our family....
Give It Six Months: A Story of Post-Adoption Depression
by Heather
Post-Adoption blues or depression is just as real as postpartum depression.Ā Do not hesitate to seek a professional counselor or therapist. Ā ...
Fearless No More: A Life Deeply Valued
by Stacy
I used to be fearless. "Fun" was jumping out of planes or whitewater rafting. Danger potential was never part of my thought process until I became a parent....
How Can You Give Away Your Baby? and Other Misconceptions About Surrogacy
by Jodie Meurer
I am doing my best to help a mother get her baby. Her baby. Here are some misconceptions about surrogacy that I've encountered....
5 Things My Internationally Adopted Tween Wants YOU to Know
by Stacy
These are 5 things that my internationally adopted tween wants you to know about her experience growing up in a transracial adoptive family....
Redefining our Family: A Story For National Adoption Awareness Month
Several of our contributors have opened their families and their hearts to adoption. It has been such a beautiful thing for the Rochester MN Moms Blog family to witness. As...
Coming Full Circle: An Adoptee’s Journey Through Adoption
by Amy Krause
Throughout my life, my view of adoption was through the lens of an adoptee. Now I fully understand another side to adoption. That of the adoptive parent....
Desperately Seeking A Toddler 101 Refresher Course
by Amy Krause
"It's mom confession time, I desperately need a toddler refresher course! This may come as a surprise since I have successfully navigated the toddler phase not once but twice."...
Dear Boy, Across the Ocean
by Heather
A few weeks ago, our family was matched with a 2-year-old boy, across the ocean. Ā My heart longs to say these words to our sweet son. Dear sweet boy, You...
“Are You Done Yet?”
by Heather
We’d had a chatty conversation, and then it happened. Ā Her words dripped into the comfortable silence, as we both fingered our coffee mugs. “So….after this kid, are you guys going...