[Nelson]

[i] I am nervous now that I may have done something wrong to jeopardize our situation or hurt our agency. Please help! [/b]

On the contrary, this is exactly the right thing to do. Soliciting the help of your "friends and family network" is a great way to get the word out, and I'm pretty sure it's legal everywhere (since it costs nothing and is essentiall a private communication, you are not "advertising"). For those of you who feel awkward about reaching out, the F&FN is a great, safe place to start.

Open adoption requires openness; your baby will come from outside you. So it's important to get the word out any way you feel comfortable doing so. I've heard lots of wonderful stories from people who've connected with their children's BPs this way.

The one thing you want to be careful of in future communications is to be sure to include a line that says something like "feel free to call our agency directly, and please tell them you are calling about us." Agencies get calls from EPs all the time, and if its not clear that they are calling for you, will treat them as just another general call, rather than a targeted one. Don't stress it this time, but cover yourself in the future.

Good luck!