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Hi Jenn,
Ask your agency but I say there are birthmoms who like to see that and there will be birthmoms who may not like to see it. The important part is what is inside. Our agency kept the scrapbook in their office and showed it to birthmoms. For our first adoption we did our scrapbook. Both my husband and I slaved over it. We wanted it to be perfect and spent so much time working on it. The second time we TRIED to adopt our agency did our scrapbook. Thank God! I'm sure they did a better job and they knew what to put in and what to leave out. Unfortunately we didn't have any luck with a domestic adoption this time around. But we were able to experience our son's birth and all the days since (he's three and quite adorable!) We started our 2nd adoption (1 1/2 years ago) hoping again for a newborn. But I want my children to be close in age. Since we've waited so long for this 2nd adoption we're now pursuing international and the youngest child we can adopt from Ukraine (we've chosen Ukraine) will be 14 months old. We will do a simple photo album showing our home and family. And it will be up to the judge to keep this or not. Enjoy the process but don't let it hand you up.
Some advice...check with your agency/attorney every 3-6 months to see what kind of activity they've had on your biography. Hopefully you will have plenty of activity ie. showing your biography and scrapbook. And if they don't have a lot of activity do your own advertising. The best to all you who are waiting for a newborn to change your life completely.
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