Nurse Thank Yous...

I got the idea to make thank you goodie bags for the nurses from Pinterest. I thought it would be a great idea for our situation. Our son was born at a small hospital that didn’t do many adoptions. The hospital’s risk management was hesitant to tell us what all we would be allowed to do. Ultimately it’s the nurses who decide what you can do, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to kiss up a little bit.

I kept the gifts small and simple since we would be flying with them. I made six of them. They had hand sanitizer, chapstick, chocolates, a cute fingernail file, and gum.

We had a great experience at the hospital, and all of the nurses and the doctor that delivered our son were thrilled with their gift bags. We also took them donut holes for breakfast one morning. The nicer we were to them, the nicer they were to our Birth Mother and us!

I got the adorable Thank You notes made from my friend Kristen at Adoption Love. She can make them for you, too!

Adoption Love Link-up: Humanity in adoption

How, if at all, has adoption changed your view of humanity (for good or bad)?

As I have mentioned before I didn’t know much, and was quite naïve to the adoption process when we started. I’m not one to do much sitting around and waiting, so I quickly started reaching out and finding others who were on the adoption journey. I was also hoping that getting our name and adoption desires out there would expedite the process. It didn’t.

In the process of reaching out, I have come across all kinds of people on different sides of the adoption triad. Each of them have plenty of opinions about adoption, and most of them don’t mind sharing. I love that, because it has forced me to evaluate my thoughts and opinions on topics I otherwise wouldn’t have known to consider. It’s been mostly good, but there are some opinions that can hurt your feelings if you let them. You just have to remember that we aren’t the same, and we have different backgrounds. We aren’t all going to agree and that’s all right.

Humanity is humanity no matter the situation, and I am always surprised by it whether it’s good or bad. I have experienced the good and the bad several times along or journey, but overall it hasn’t changed my outlook on humanity, just expanded it.