By: Chris Coyne This blog will prove the hardest to write of all my entries. I know the words. I know how I want them to sound but all I feel is lost. Should you read back on my blogs you’d know the impossible situations my husband and I have been through. We survived a […]
Rising from the Ashes
By: Chris Coyne I am so happy to share some amazing news. Last Thursday afternoon I received a call from our Los Angeles-based adoption attorney. A little more then twenty four hours later Jon, CJ, and I were on a plane headed to Los Angeles to meet our three-week-old baby boy. The past week has […]
The Months Have Turned Into Weeks
Open Adoption
By: Chris Coyne Most people do not know the true definition of open adoption. I had preconceived ideas of what open adoption was, but after having read a few books, experienced a failed adoption, gone through three adoption home studies, and achieved a successful birth and placement, the meaning is set in my mind. In […]
Modern Family and Yes, I Answer to Mommy!
Firetrucks, Elephants, and Baseball Games
By: Chris Coyne Firetrucks, elephants and baseball games are Cj’s favorite things. I have jumped head first into this whole parenting thing and I love it. I had four younger brothers and sisters and a million nieces and nephews (not really, I lost count) so I totally thought I knew all there was to know […]
A Few Big Announcements
The Trees are Changing, So is Everything Else
Living in the NOW
By: Chris Coyne The call with the potential birthmother went really well. It took me a few weeks to recover from not being picked. Until we get chosen by a birthmother our lives will be filled with a certain amount of uncertainty. She chose the other couple even though we had a great conversation with […]
Gay Dads Adopting: One Phone Call is All
By: Chris Coyne One phone call can turn your whole life upside down. I know this from experience. The first call that changed our lives was three years ago. We thought we were expecting twins. The next call was the call from the attorney asking us to fly back to Los Angeles because this adoption […]