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We were the first to adopt a child...ever...on either side of you family.
I would suggest that you make up a newsletter/letter/flyer and send it out to the family. We included a little bit about how things were going with our jobs etc. but the bulk of the letter was to let everyone know that we were adopting. We included some basic info (proper vocab) as well as a section about adoption myths (I'm sure you've heard them all already), and a bit about how the process would work for us with our agency.
Keep your letter positive, easy to understand and read, brief, and make sure that they see that you are EXCITED and CONFIDENT about adopting and they will be too. I wrote a note on our letters asking anyone to call or email if they had any questions at all...never a peep and we've had nothing but support.
Good luck!
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