Today we were able to talk with our birth family on the phone. They do not speak English so our family coordinator/ translator was there with them to help us both! The conversation was slow at first, but we both started asking questions and getting a little more comfortable with the call. It was a sweet time with us talking with their children and our children getting on the phone and introducing themselves as well.
They wanted to know how we met, how we have been married and where we attend church. They also wanted to know if we were willing to send pictures and updates of baby throughout the years. This will be an open adoption and we are so willing and so thankful to have the opportunity to connect with and share life moments with the birth family. The Marshallese as a culture consider adoption an extension of the family rather than a severing of family ties. We feel blessed that we will be able to grow our family as well, not just with this little one, but with the birth family as well!
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