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Old 12-12-2008, 10:03 AM
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I rarely see birth parents do the "put the name with the face" thing, so I thought I'd start one

I'm Brandy, adoptee and birth mother in open adoption. I work here, live in Arizona, married to John and mom to Jerrett.

Just finished my third and hopefully final masters program and I'm looking forward to taking a fun filled family vacation this summer - even though we haven't figured out where it will be, yet.

Below is our Christmas Card photo - it helps that it turned out ok - else I'd be sending one of Jerrett's stick figure drawings.
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Old 12-12-2008, 10:25 AM
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What a beautiful family!!!! It is so "weird" for me to see pictures of people you "know" only on the internet. You are so pretty!
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Old 12-12-2008, 10:35 AM
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Aww, thanks! I have image issues, so I rarely share - but I'm working on getting over that
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Old 12-12-2008, 10:48 AM
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I LOVE your family photos Brandy, and this is a GREAT one of you guys!!!
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Old 12-12-2008, 11:51 AM
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Thanks for starting this great thread Brandy. I'm Tara, birthmom in a fully open adoption to T who will be 9 in February. I'm married to Chad who is T's bdad and we are expecting our second baby any day now. Chad's an accountant and I'm a registered nurse. We live up in the great white north aka Canada.
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Love the family pic Brandy.
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Oh you guys what beautiful pictures. I love to see them. The blessings you have received in life are abundent. Thanks so much for sharing.
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tara, you and dh are adorable. I love your 'avatar"(is that what it's called)...cracks me up! When is your due date? Congrats and good luck!
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Thanks Love. Yeah, my avatar, that's my belly. ;o) My due date is Christmas Day actually. But I'm ready for this baby to come anytime.
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my gosh ...time flies. i remember when you were first pg! I thought it was like last month!! haha. best to you!
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What wonderful pictures! It is great to see your whole families!
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my gosh ...time flies. i remember when you were first pg! I thought it was like last month!! haha. best to you!

It has flown by for me too.
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I like the pics, Brandy and Tara. My avatar is my 36 year old bson, me, and his wife taken the day I baptized their youngest 3 children. Here is a picture of my husband John and me.
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I love being able to put a face with a name. Here's a picture of me and my 5 year old daughter.
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Tara - I LOVE your hair that length!! Looks great.


Brandy - You look fantastic, and like Tara, I really like the hairstyle. I think the last time I saw a picture it was more layered....

Allison and Karen - again, great pictures!!!Everyone looks so happy


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