By Jason Holling Waiting can seem like an eternity. While we wait to be matched, Justin and I have decided to focus on getting the nursery setup and networking so others see our profile. While we expected ups and downs in the adoption journey, I do not think we were fully prepared for some of […]
By Jason Holling This weekend Justin and I had the niece and nephew spend the night. It was a welcomed change to take our minds off the adoption process while we wait to match with a birthmother. Our niece is 2 ½ and our nephew is 5 years old. We had a great time and […]
By Jason Holling This weekend Justin and I had his niece and nephew spending the day with us. We went to the Omaha Children’s Museum and then had lunch before coming home to play. With the adoption we are at the ready with car seats and about any baby supplies you can name off just […]
By: Jason Holling Lately, Justin and I have been asked repeatedly about when will we get married. Since the ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) this summer, people assumed we would tie the knot and get married right away. One week in August our lawyer, financial adviser, and numerous friends all commented that […]
By: Jason Holling We knew we were ready to become fathers when we started strolling down the baby aisles at Target to look at all the cute cribs, toys, and baby clothes. We had reached that point in our lives where we both were stable in our careers and relationship to welcome and care for […]
By: Jason Holling I know my headline is going to cause some controversy with heterosexual readers. And I do not mean to imply that a heterosexual parent is a bad parent by any means. But I have been thinking a lot lately about a family with two dads, such as Justin and myself, and what […]
By: Jason Holling It’s just a letter, how hard can this be? But this letter was the most important one we would write on our adoption journey. This letter goes on file with our agency, Independent Adoption Center (IAC), and is sent out to birthmothers who request approved family profiles that are looking at adopt. […]
By: Jason Holling Adoption was the path we chose to grow our family. We knew it would be filled with many ups and downs and roadblocks along the way. The hardest part was hearing people tell us “no” as we proceeded on our journey, and choosing to stay strong and seek out the positive people […]
By: Jason Holling Hello from Omaha, Nebraska! We are Jason and Justin and started on a journey in January 2013 to grow our family through open adoption. We hope to share our story to give other same-sex parents that are considering adoption a glimpse into the process as well as share our story that is […]
