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Adoption Circle - February Newsletter
Posted on March 07, 2025 by Adoption Circle Staff
Happy ALMOST Spring! We made it through February, the LONGEST shortest month of the year and March has begun 😊 While we still have had some cold weather, the promise of warmer days is just around the corner!
In February LOVE was in the air! Valentines Day is not just a day for restaurants to offer their best “couple dinner specials” and for florists to stock up on roses, it’s a time to celebrate the love for our children, love for our family and friends and love for our children’s birth families. To quote my little friend Ever: it’s the day where everyone loves everything. Here are some real SWEETIES celebrating love in February.
In February we also celebrated Black History, which is American history! Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with the intent to bring to the public’s attention important developments that merit acknowledgement. The week grew into a month and next year we will celebrate the 100-year mark of celebrating black accomplishments. We can’t wait to see how our society marks this occasion
February was a busy month at Adoption Circle. We had two placements, and two adoptions finalized.
Miss Kaylin also celebrated her 5th birthday. We love seeing birthday pictures of your littles. Please consider sharing them 😊 Please follow us on social media! It’s a great way to stay in touch with your Adoption Circle friends.
In March we are looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, which is a great time to talk to your adopted child about their nationality and what their country of origin is known for. March also brings International Women’s Day, daylight saving time and Dr. Suess’s birthday. Those of you with littles in preschool and elementary buckle up! Dr. Suess’s birthday is typically a week-long celebration.
A NOTE FROM THE BIRTH PARENT SERVICES DIRECTOR………..
This year has been very busy with several placements that have occurred. But in addition to the placements, we have had a few “fall throughs”. A fall through occurs when expectant parents decide to parent their baby and not complete an adoption plan. It’s an unavoidable possibility in the realm of adoption. When this happens, the prospective adoptive parents are left feeling hurt, disappointed, angry and shocked. It triggers all the loss that was experienced during infertility treatments. So how do prospective parents move forward when this happens? I think it’s important to try to understand WHY the adoption plan failed. Did the expectant parent’s situation change? Did her family learn about the pregnancy and offer her help? If you think it would help – seek closure. Talk to your social worker about why the birth parents decided to end their adoption plan. After a fall through its very important for prospective adoptive parents to lean into their support system, especially one another. You are a team and are going through the process together. Be there for each other! Give yourselves time to grieve, then move forward. Your desire and drive to be a parent is not dependent on an expectant parents’ decision to parent. At Adoption Circle we are here to support you! Brittany@adoptioncircle.org has great support resources. Please feel free to reach out to her for support resources. Please let us know how we can help you along your adoption journey.
We are looking forward to updating you on all of March upcoming events. If you don’t already feel free to follow us on social media. FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter