Gotcha Day Reunion

On Saturday our AAI Group 120 had our 1 year Gotcha Day Reunion at Hawk Island Park in Lansing. The weather was gorgeous and so were the girls! Six of our families were able to make it to the park to celebrate. There was a great sprinkler park and playground close by so we had plenty of activities to keep these active girls happy. It was just wonderful to see everyone again. The girls have all changed so much since the last time we were together in October, the girls all seem so comfortable and happy with their families. It is amazing to see the difference that a year has made in the lives of these little girls. We tried to get some pictures of the girls together, quite a challenge! This will be one of my last entries on Baby Jelly Beans. We have come full circle, and I feel like this is a good note to end on. We will keep this site up for a while because I know many of you are in the waiting process and we have given the web address out to the groups that we have spoken to. This is the story of our adoption, from beginning to end. Our life with Myah is just beginning and I am so glad that you all still have an interest in our lives, that is why we are moving to a new site which will give me more options and happens to be free! I will also be posting little things on there more frequently due to the fact that I am not limited on the amount of memory that I can use. This has been a great tool in our adoption and I highly recommend getting a site if you haven't already. It is priceless! Come check us out at http://myahsdays.blogspot.com see you there!

Gotcha Day 1st Anniversary

The Day We Took You Home
Through months and months of waiting
Your father and I just knew
That our choice would not be simple
For us to choose our daughter, the baby that was you.
When we saw your photo
It was immediately clear
That baby was our daughter
The one that we’d hold dear
More months and months we waited
Until we did arrive
In the land that was your country then
Where we knew that you had thrived.
We took you in our arms
And gazed into your eyes
What could you have been thinking
As we marveled at your size?
We packed your things and said goodbye
To the family you had known
As the people who had cared for you
With whom ‘til then you’d grown
We boarded that great big jet
And headed to the land
Where you’d meet all your forever family
Just as we had planned.
Years from not you’ll ask us
To tell you about that day
When you became our daughter in a very special way
And what we plan to tell you
From our hearts will come
That from all the babies in the world
We just knew you were the one.

Twenty Four Months Old

Our little doll is two! I just can't believe that a year has already passed since the first time we all saw her face. We had our final post placement report with AAI this week. We are done now with having to report back to China. I worked all weekend trying to gather pictures and prepare paperwork. It is a relief to have all of the paperwork behind us, we are in our 3rd year of filling out reports! Whew!!!! One of the rewards to doing this though is seeing the improvements that Myah has made. She came to us as such a quiet little baby, not trusting anyone. Now I sit down at night after she has gone to bed and can't believe how quiet the house is when she is asleep! She is talking sooo much now. As our social worker stated, she is "speaking too many words to count" Ironically she is trying to count too! She has the cutest little voice, the best giggle and a new screaching scream if we take something away from her. She is also a daredevil. She has no fear. We are also seeing the emergence of the terrible twos. I always said that everyone warns you about the two's but no one tells you about the three's!! Her little world is pretty simple, she is still not a huge fan of many toys. She is becoming a book lover. She loves loves loves Ralph's World in the car and loves to sing along. Mickey Mouse Playhouse is her favorite show, she enjoys dancing along with the characters. We bought her a kitchen for her birthday and she is a mean cook, she can whip up a pan of delicious Goldfish crackers and throw in a side of plastic muffins served with a cup of pretend tea. Myah also has a favorite song, don't laugh now, it is "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", the original version. Mommy loves music and we listen to a variety of genres in the car. Everytime that song is on she says "more please mommy", we drive down the road clapping (she is clapping, my hands are always placed at 10 and 2, with complete focus on what is going on in front of me...... ok that was just to appease my Police Lt. hubby) and singing a whim a whap a whim a whap..... we are quite the pair she and I! I also have to mention her love for being outside. This is a huge milestone for her as last year she didn't like grass or sand. Now she rolls down our hills and has been caught throwing sand at Dayton's ball games. She does have a naughty side that she is trying to explore. I have heard "no way" on more than a few occasions when I am asking her to stop something or to come to me. She is a normal two year old and we are so thankful for that. Our prayers have been answered. Everyone loves Myah, a day doesn't go by when we aren't stopped by complete strangers who comment on how beautiful she is. I feel eyes looking at us everywhere we go. She is an attention getter that is for sure. I just dress her, the rest is just her naturally. I am not trying to brag at all, I myself am amazed at her beauty, there are some days where Mark and I will just stop and say "look at how beautiful she is" We are so grateful to God for saving her for us, placing her in our lives to heal our broken hearts, bring life into our family and to allow us to share the joy she brings with others. She brings smiles to faces that I wouldn't expect to see them on. She has a way of reaching out to people that need a little extra sunshine in their day. I love that about her, my family has told me before that I bring sunshine into a room, I am flattered by that, I am not so sure I feel that way about myself, but I do love to put people at ease and I try to see the humor in everything. I can name several people who I feel do a much better job of that, but the fact that my children possess that quality makes me very proud. When Mark and I embarked on this journey, we could have never imagined how our lives would change for the better. We are just two simple people who took a leap of faith to bring another child into our family. We got so much more than we expected or deserve that is for sure. The friendships that we have made, the places we have gone, the sights that we have seen, have all been bonuses. We completed our family by adopting Myah, that is all we ever wanted. We give God all the glory for the many blessings that he has given us! We are so thankful for the opportunity to reach out to others who are thinking about adoption, AAI has been so wonderful to us and we will always support them any way we can. We were asked to put our story on their website a few months ago. I pray that somehow our story will give encouragement and hope to others who are searching for their "answer" like we were. We are proof that dreams really do come true, God does answer prayers!

Myah's 2nd Birthday

Our precious little Myah is now two years old! When we became Myah’s parents last June 6th we had just missed her first birthday by five days. Our intention was to have a party for her when we arrived home to introduce her to our family and friends and to celebrate her belated birthday. When we received Myah we knew right away that this little girl was going to need some extra special time with us before she was ready to be thrust into the limelight. That was fine with us, we had studied up on all of the attachment books and had received many tips and learned about how important it was to keep others away until she was ready. I can honestly say I still am not sure she does really well in a group of people. She can interact with many people during the day and seem just fine, but at night she is very restless and wakes us up many times in the night crying. She has a difficult time with being overstimulated. So when it came time to plan a coming home party, we decided that for her sake it was best to wait. So you can imagine how excited I was to finally have a party here in her honor…. a year later. It was very hard to narrow down our guest list but due to her personality we felt it was best to only invite our closest neighbors, friends and immediate family, people who she is most used to seeing. She did very well, considering about 50 people invaded her territory. We decided to do a bonfire, cookout setting for the evening. We were so grateful for the outpouring of love that our guests showered Myah with. She knew the day was all about her from the moment she woke up. We had celebrated Daddy’s birthday the day before so she was already in the party mood. We woke her up by singing to her, she rubbed her eyes and then sat right up smiling. She said “I two” while holding up 5 fingers. We gave her our gifts before Dayton left for school. We bought her a little stove/sink from Pottery Barn and she just loves it! We also gave her a pretend Dr. kit, some books, a puzzle and a silk outfit that we had bought for her while we were in China. We also bought her a pillow with her initials on it. When we were in Florida she slept with a pillow and just squealed when she saw it! Something so simple. She has enjoyed playing with many of the gifts that she received, it is nice to have some new things in the house. She loved having everyone sing to her, she tried to blow out her candles but we ended up having to help her finish the job. We had such a nice evening, the weather was hot, reminded me of China! My thoughts all week kept turning to Myah’s birthmother. I kept wondering about the circumstances leading up to her birth. The setting, was she in a hospital? Her home? Was she ashamed, scared, or torn with the decision of wanting to keep her little girl. I just can’t let my heart go there. I keep thinking about the night Dayton was born. The celebration of the first grandchild, great-grandchild, nephew, and son. A whole waiting room at the University of Michigan filled with family members just waiting to hear the first wails come from my room (not from me, but the baby ha ha!). Not knowing if we had a son or daughter. Either way in our world it didn’t matter. A Bailey or a Dayton. We were just praying for a healthy child. I remember the flood of family, camera flashes, everyone dying to get their hands on him, our little boy. I keep thinking, if Myah had been a boy, we would never have met her. A thought I just can’t even let my mind or heart imagine. Her birth family would be proud of her, would not have to hide her, or worst yet, have to abandon her. Sons are so important in China. I know that Myah is our special gift from God, just as Dayton was. On June 1st, we celebrated her life, in every way, for surviving against all odds, and for sharing her life with us. We find it appropriate that June 1st in China is National Children’s Day. While we were in China we asked our guide to tell us more about this holiday due to the fact that it is also Myah’s special day. She told us that there is no school that day and that employers give gifts to the children of their employees. Parents usually give the child a gift of money as a token of their love. We want to thank everyone for the love that you have shown towards Myah and our family this past year

Girly Girls

Ok this is my most self indulgent photo shoot ever! Please forgive me for sounding like a proud momma and aunt but I think these little girls are just beautiful! My sister Melanie and I decided that the girls were in need of some updated pictures so we loaded up the car and went to one of my favorite locations to shoot. Annabelle gets the good girl of the day award! She posed so perfectly and patiently for Aunt Sessie! Little Chloe was in her own little 18 month old world so we basically just followed her around and tried to get a few good ones! Myah was also not so patient but when we put the tutu on, her inner princess emerged and she even started dancing to her own music! These beauties are God's gift to our family through adoption, three little miracles, who against all odds, found there way into our lives and our hearts.

Mother's Day

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
Elizabeth Stone
This morning I woke up to the sound of our doorbell ringing, it was Mark, he had forgot to take his house key to work! This is his weekend to work and he doesn't get home till about 7:45 am. He walked in the door with a beautiful hydrangea plant, one of my favorite flowers. He said this one was special because it is Chinese. I have a huge obsession with flowers and everyone I plant has to have meaning to me. It was very thoughful of him to take that into consideration. We then tucked daddy into bed for the day and he informed me that after he sleeps we have reservations at my favorite restaurant TW and Friends. We had a great dinner, they had a wonderful Mother's Day buffet and gorgeous desserts. I wanted to take some pictures with the kids and Myah just wouldn't have it. We did get a few as you can see. I can't help but let my mind wander today, I feel so spoiled to have two wonderful children in this world who call me their mother. However, I can't help but think about Myah's birth mother today. I pray that God places comfort in her heart today. Comfort that only a mother can explain, knowing that your child is safe, fed, warm, loved and content. When I see little Myah giggling so hard that she can hardly breathe, I have to believe that she is happy here. As far as loved, there is no question there, I love her so deeply that sometimes I forget that I didn't give birth to her. I wish there was a way that I could personally thank the woman who brought her into the world. I know that it is impossible. I have taken her place, an honor that I will never take for granted. This song I chose to play on here today is called Thanks Again. Mark and I played this at our wedding reception while we danced with our parents. We heard it for the first time very early in our courtship (remember, we started dating when I was 15) and saved it for that special moment in our lives. I will never forget seeing the tears stream down the faces of our loved ones after hearing this song. At the time all of the words didn't necessarily apply but they sure do now and 14 years later, this song still makes me cry. So to all of those wonderful mommies to be, mommy's,mother-in-laws, grandma's, great grandmas, step moms, nana's, and sisters..... thanks again.

Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head

I took advantage of the many rainy days we had here to let Myah play in the puddles. She kept saying "splashy splash"!

Shoeston We Have a Problem

As I was cleaning out Myah's closet, I noticed an area that was getting a little bit out of control. The accessory department. Mainly shoes and bows! While we were waiting for Myah to join our family there were only a few items in her wardrobe that I could justify purchasing due to the fact that I didn't know how old or how big she would be. Sooooo I started collecting hair bows, headbands, flowers, scrunchies etc. It was probably a good thing, especially after seeing her picture for the first time, our first comment was about all of her hair. It seems to be everyone's first comment. Let's face it, the girl has got good hair! She has become obsessed with putting bows in her hair, if it accidently falls out she immediately starts yelling, "bow, bow, bow" until I put it back in. Onto the shoes..... I really didn't expect to collect shoes but it sure seems that way. My first stop in Target is as the baby shoe section. Their shoes are so cute and yet so affordable. And as every woman knows, a few pairs just won't work. You need dressy, casual, sandals, play, boots, slippers. Where does it stop? I have really pared down all of our wardrobes lately, and yet I still have several pairs of shoes for all of us. I have let myself just embrace the fact that everyone has to have a shoe collection. Even Mark, who by the way would live in his sneakers, has a collection of shoes. I think I have a problem, here is the evidence, you be the judge!

Twenty Three Months Old

This was a super month for our family! We had a wonderful vacation to Florida. We were so excited to play with Myah in the sunshine after this long and cold Michigan winter. It was our first vacation as a family of 4 and we will never forget all of the firsts that took place while we were there. She definately likes the hot weather, remember, she is from one of the "three furnaces of China", Hubei.This little girl has quite the personality. She is always cracking us up with things that she will say and do. We are also learning about her adventurous side, we will find her climbing up on things, undoing her car seat straps, squealing when we chase her around the house and doing sommersalts! We also are discovering the side to Myah that isn't very easy going, you know the phrase, if Myah ain't happy, aint nobody happy, well I think she invented it. She is very strong willed! We still work on certain "over-stimulation" issues with her. If we have been somewhere that there were alot of people interacting with her she will have a very restless night (so will we). Speaking of nights, Mark is back on nights again this month so Myah's new high pitched squeals should really be soothing to Mark while he sleeps during the day. Before I forget, I have to let you in on a great book that I read while on vacation. I picked it up at Target before we left and I honestly could not put it down until I finished it. It is called Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa Lee. Highly recommend it to anyone but especially to anyone who has Chinese daughters or relatives, it is a fiction book but it is based on real life events in ancient China explaining why the girls were such a low priority. It really answered alot of questions that I have had. I guarantee you will be amazed. We were asked to speak at an information meeting for parents looking into adoption at AAI. It was so nice to see so many faces eager to adopt. I remember that look, I honestly am still amazed that our little Myah is a reality after so many years of wondering if another child would ever enter our family. Adoption is such a wonderful thing! Many people ask if she understands that we are her family. I have to say absolutely without a doubt. I have had times in the middle of the night where she is crying and not awake, I will lift her up and she says "mommy" and pats me on the back. She knows. One of the best changes over the past few months is her love for Dayton. She will run to him, put her arms up for him and put her head on his shoulder, even if she is upset. The jealousy is still there a little bit but she is understanding that mommy has enough love for the both of them. For so many months, she would be so aggressive towards him and I kept telling him to hold on, she will come around. I can't believe that she will be 2 in less than a month. She is starting to look less and less like a baby and more like a little girl. On Dayton's birthday this week, she loved the singing, the candles and the cake, oh my gosh did she love the cake. I can't wait to give her a party, she has never had a birthday party before, she sure deserves it. Now that the weather is nice, we are looking forward to breaking in our new boat, Myah loves going fast and hitting the waves! She has been talking so much lately, I am sure by the end of the summer she will be talking in sentences, she has already said 4 word sentences to us, yesterday it was "I want down mommy" or " I want cookie mommy", she is a little parrot, repeating everything she hears. She also is in love with Finding Nemo, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, her toy lawnmower, her bicycle helmet and bags of any sort. We just love her to pieces and are having fun experiencing all of these firsts again through her eyes.

A Year Ago

Can You Hear a Mother's Cry?
As you look into their faces
Wondering who each one will become
One by one you refer them
To become someone's daughter or son
I wonderCan you hear a mother's cry
Far across the ocean wide
Until the day she comes to know
When she can bring her dear one home?
You feed, you wipe, you dress them
With tender loving care
Knowing someone, somewhere wants them
And soon they will be there.
I wonder
Can you hear a mother's cry
Far across the ocean wide
Until the day she comes to know
When she can bring her dear one home?
Hearing each case before you
You know there'll be more to come
Children needing families
And parents little ones.
I wonderCan you hear a mother's cry
Far across the ocean wide
Until the day she comes to know
When she can bring her dear one home?
The wait is long and tiring
But in faith and hope I press on.
Soon our prayers will be answered
And the waiting tears will be gone.
I wonder
Can they hear this mother's cry
Far across the ocean wide
Until the day I come to know

That I can bring my dear one home.

Spring Break

Today is the last day of our vacation to Florida . This was our first official family vacation as a family of four! For several years we have made the long trek to the south for Dayton ’s Spring Break. Although we hate to leave the fun and sun, we are ready to be in our own beds once again. Poor little Dayton has a stomach virus and has been a little under the weather this past week. He is such a trooper, never complains! We did however end up in the ER with him last night and hopefully the virus will be gone by the time you are reading this! We always come away from our family vacation renewed and recharged and I have to say that this year was a bit more exhausting than in the past due to the fact that we have a one (almost 2 ) year old to look after now! I can honestly say with 100% certainty that Myah had a nice time! We enjoyed showing her all of our favorite places and seeing it through her eyes. We are a family who loves the beach and Disneyworld , I told Mark at one point that it is unanimous, every member of our family now loves Disney. Myah actually pushed me out of the way to see the character parade in Magic Kingdom . She met Mickey and Minnie, Mulan, Jojo, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale! The crowds were insane the weather was rainy and stormy at times but all in all, we once again have sadness in our heart to leave. We also were able to enjoy many great memories with family and friends while we were in Florida.Uncle Scott, Aunt Lora and Rachel were in Clearwater so we visited with them for the day. We took Myah to see the Easter bunny and also enjoyed going to Easter Services and dinner with my cousin Sheri and her family/in-laws. The Easter Bunny delivered our baskets to Sheri’s house and the kids all loved the candy and toys. It was so fun to dress Myah up in her new dress, shoes and gloves! She even had a matching dress for her bitty baby doll. Myah was so happy to be able to go outside, she totally embraced the nice weather and has a great tan! She is so dark compared to us! She played with Dayton in the ocean and had the most fun digging in the sand, I did find her trying to eat it a few times! She also has been talking all of the time and saying so much. Her first 3 word sentence she repeated after me when I was talking about how far we had parked and I said “ wow, we are way, way out”, Myah chirped in like a parrot and said, “way, way out!” She is becoming such a goofball, Dayton has enjoyed making her laugh in the back seat of the van when she gets fussy. Dayton was thrilled to see his best buddy Brandon and his family on our last day at Disney. He is growing up so fast, he turns 12 in a few weeks! I was walking with him one day and noticed that we take the same strides when we walk, his legs are just about as long as mine! He assures me that soon his legs will be longer than mine! He and Mark have enjoyed lots of time together, he looks up to Mark so much. That is the sad ending to our vacation, we don’t want it to end, we love spending our time together as a family, uninterrupted. Today is the 16th anniversary of one of the most precious moments in my life, when Mark proposed to me! I will never forget how much I loved him that day and never dreamed that I could ever love him more. Today, as we sit in our mini van for the 16th hour of sweet togetherness, (wink) I know I love him more than ever for the great husband, dad, da-ddy that he is today. It is because of his hard work and love for all of us that we were able to take this vacation and make all of these wonderful new memories. We are already looking forward to next year!!! I also want to send out my biggest hugs and congratulations to my Great Aunt Mary and her long-time beau, Les, I just learned tonight that while we were gone, they went away and got married!!!! I am so happy for you both, they are big fans of the website so I know they will get this message! Love you so much!!!

Twenty Two Months Old

I promise to write more later, we arrived in Florida today and after 2 days worth of driving, we are ready to drop! Myah did great in the car, we even took her to our most favorite place in the world to watch the sunset, St. Augustine Beach. She touched her feet in the Atlantic Ocean and loved it! I was praying that she would finally love the sand and sea as much as we do! I will try to post some pictures of her before we leave.

Twenty One Months Old

Today (the 7th) marks our 9th month of Myah officially being our daughter. Every day she is learning something new, whether it be a new word or action, she is really blossoming. This month we kept her busy with alot of family activities. First we had to say bon voyage to our very good friends, the Smiths as Jeff took a new job as a pilot in Oshkosh that relocated their family to Wisconsin. We will miss them terribly! We hope to visit them soon in their new home! We also watched Dayton play his last few games in basketball, his team did really well and only lost 2 games! Have I told you how much we love that kid! He is such a great big brother, son, student, team mate, grandson.... I could go on and on. We then went up to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City over Dayton's mid winter break. We had a blast, what a great place to go with young and older children. Myah actually still gets a little freaky when she sees water at first, she sat on my lap on the lazy river tubes and we just floated around for about an hour. I have to say I loved it because it was the longest amount of time that I have been able to hold her since we got her. It was a great bonding time for us! We even ran into another family who adopted a little girl from Hunan. As spring is closely approaching, we can hardly wait to get back outside with Myah. We are very excited to be going to Florida at the end of the month! This will be our first long trip since China so wish us luck that she will travel well! We love Florida and can't wait to introduce her to our special friends and family while we are there. We are going to end our trip by going to Disneyworld, this is our most favorite place as a family and we are counting the days until we leave. This will be our first official family vacation with Myah!!

Twenty Months Old

Sorry I haven’t updated my journaling much lately, I figured that through the pictures you could probably get a good idea of what we have been up to lately. Myah continues to amaze us on a daily basis. She is sure full of sunshine. She is really developing her own personality and isn’t afraid to express her opinions about things. Her favorite “new” thing to say is “no”. She says it so matter of factly that we just have to laugh. She shakes her head no and changes the subject really quickly when we ask her to do something that she isn’t really keen on doing, like going to bed. Although I can’t even complain in that department, she does and always has gone to bed very easily for us. She likes to be in bed at 7:00 pm and will sleep till 7:00am. We are blessed! She has really taken a liking to playing with her dolls. She is quite a good “mommy”. She likes cheering Dayton on at his basketball games every Saturday. She doesn’t like to sit for long so it can get interesting trying to keep her occupied, the first game she threw my cell phone onto the court and last game she spilled all of her goldfish crackers right by Dayton’s coach. She has an infectious smile, she loves to smile at everyone. She warms our hearts when she says our names to people and pats at her chest as to say “they are mine”. We continue to praise God every day for the gift of Myah in our lives. She has such an old soul and feels like she has been a part of our family forever. She loves to give us kisses and after she gives one she has to go around to all of us and make sure we all get one, two, three and four… it becomes a game. She is really starting to love books, her favorite is 8 Silly Monkeys ( I am sure you know the story,… one fell off and bumped his head…. Mama called the Dr….) today I asked her what does a monkey say and she started waving her finger and said “NO NO”. I had to laugh. She loves to imitate animal sounds. We have been enjoying this winter, we really haven’t been outside much due to no snow and then when we finally do get it the temps are way too cold to take her out in it. It has been so nice just staying home inside and getting to bond with her. She is now running everywhere and getting into everything still. I really have to watch her every move. She is just full of curiosity. She loves to explore every drawer, every button and every room. We took her to the Chinese New Year festival put on by the FCC (families with Chinese children) group last weekend. I was so glad that we did this. I hate to admit that sometimes I forget about her heritage in the day to day life, but seeing the older girls and realizing that they do enjoy celebrating the traditional holidays, it made me more aware of the importance of keeping Myah’s Chinese heritage in her life and hopefully in her heart. I found a great Chinese market the other day and I purchased some special candy and items that are traditionally eaten during their new year. The ladies in there were telling me how lucky Myah is to have been adopted by American parents and I once again had to say that we were the lucky ones. I also learned that it is tradition for the parents to give their children money in red envelopes for the holiday. They also told me that it is considered a time of “renewal”, they get all new clothes, they wear nothing old, get haircuts ( don’t think I will be doing that), and light firecrackers at midnight. So I did get Myah a new outfit and I had bought some red envelopes while we were in her Province so I will make sure she gets her money too. I just really feel the need to keep that part of her past alive. It is the least I can do. The Chinese New Year starts on the 18th of February this year. This is our 8th month of sharing our lives with our little girl and it seems like I am getting more and more sentimental when I look back on all that we went through to get Myah. Our adoption is truly a miracle from start to finish. God truly had his hand in every step of the way. I want to start a journal section of things that I don’t want to forget that have happened before during and after our journey. Look for this section soon, it is more for my sake so that I can share as many memories as possible with Myah in the future. I seem to have short term memory loss lately so this will be a good place for me to jot down things as they pop into my head! Ahh the life of a mom! We want to say a special hello to Grandma Schultz as she is on a journey across the U.S. with Aunt Julie, I know she checks this and we want to let her know how much we miss her! We would also like to say thank you for still showing an interest in our lives, I am not sure how much longer we will keep up with this site, it sure is an easy way for our family and friends who all live away from us to get their "Myah fix" as they call it. We have loved sharing our experience with many families that are in the adoption process and have been honored to be asked to speak at another information meeting for AAI. We also were asked to submit our "story" for our agency's website. We really don't think that we are anything special, but if there is anything that we can do to let couples know that their dreams of a family can be a reality, we will do it!