[Treasuring My Gift]

I'm Polly and I just found the boards. I'm an a-mom of a beautiful almost two year old girl through an open adoption. Her b-family lives several states away so we're not able to have visits very often, but we email frequently, send letters and pictures monthly, and have phone calls/send gifts for holidays or just because. We're in the process of adopting again. We want our second adoption to be open as well and are hoping to find a birth mother a little closer, so that we can have more frequent visits without anyone having to spend a bundle on plane tickets. It's been nice to come here and see how many people have open adoptions because most of the people we talk to think we're crazy for having so much contact. (There are so many misconceptions out there!) We know it's right for everyone involved though, so we're committed to it. I've been very touched by all of the b-mom's stories on here. Our daughters b-mom is one of the strongest people I know and it sounds like you all are too.