Adoption shower

If there is one thing I didn’t do that I wish I had when we adopted, I wish I had let someone throw me a baby shower. Adoption is a long journey that a couple embarks on and it makes sense to consider if a couple’s shower fits their lifestyle and personalities. Once you find a theme you love you can have some fun looking at more decoration and food ideas that fit. Remember to take the time to celebrate becoming a new mom or adding to your family through adoption.

Welcoming a child into a family is cause for celebration! However traditional baby showers often don't work for foster parents, so navigating planning a foster shower or adoption shower requires being sensitive to each unique situation. Here are some tools for planning the perfect foster care shower or adoption shower.

Super cute adoption party ideas!

Adoption Baby Shower How-To: Hosting Dos and Don’ts. Because adoption is often a long awaited celebration, each journey a special and unique story with different considerations than the typical baby shower.

A satirical look at the silly and sometimes insensitive things people say when they don't understand adoption.

Easy tips for throwing a baby shower for adoptive parents!

These adoption shower themes include ideas for babies, older children, international, and domestic adoption. Because every child deserves to be celebrated!

If you've ever wondered what to buy before adopting, you're not alone! Should you splurge on ALL the baby things or lay low until you're matched? Many adopting mamas wonder if they should register, throw a baby shower and be fully prepared with a well-stocked nursery, while some mamas don't want to go "all in" for fear of the long timeframe

What does an adoptive or foster parent need before their baby or child arrives? Along with all the great surprises that a new child brings, what items they will need will vary based on SO MANY factors! Their age, gender, race, history, medical needs and location may all be unknown before the last minute. Many adoptive

Adoption life books can help fill in the gaps for children adopted at an older age. Here are 12 important things you'll want to consider adding.