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We are almost done with a dossier for an international adoption and we have not yet told many family or friends about us adopting. How would you?, or how have you announced that to family, co-workers and friends? We are currently debating how to tell people and also at what point to make that announcement.
One at a time, cards, facebook, mass email etc? Very new to this!! Yikes!
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Re: Announcement
I can completely relate to wanting to do something in place of announcing a pregnancy.
Similar to a pregnancy, we have only told friends and close family members at this time. When we told my parents, we slipped a picture of our adoption books with a small shirt into our vacation photos and it was fun to be there in person and explain and answer LOTS of questions. As for everyone else, we are doing DIA, so I think we will do things a little differently. My family friend just announced on facebook with a photoshoot using a globe and this quote from pinterest.
"Even miracles take a little time"
WE are expecting a second child!
Instead of Doctor’s forms, we have been filling out government forms.
Instead of ultrasounds, we have received sweet pictures of our baby.
Instead of traveling to the hospital, we will be traveling to (country).
Instead of growing in our bellies He is going to be growing in our HEARTS!
WE ARE ADOPTING!!!
"Even miracles take a little time"
Co-workers: I had quick meetings with those I was closest with, did a larger informal announcement with the rest.
Family already knew the deal.
Friends got a note about it in our Christmas letter.
we adopted our son from Korea, and we announced it in our Christmas cards one year!! we had a couple pictures of him that we got with his referral information... so we did a Christmas card that had a picture of DH and I, and then one of DS's referral pictures. and we said " Merry Christmas! Love, (my name), (DHs name) and our son, (name) waiting for us in Korea!!" We also put in a letter explaining a little bit more- EX when we expected to travel to bring him home, how old he was, etc.
now obviously, we gave our parents and my sister their cards in person and told them... but everybody else thought it was a neat way to announce :-)
and as far as on Facebook.... we didn't announce until we were in Korea and had him. Our hotel there had WiFi- so we took a cute "selfie" of the 3 of us and I posted it with something like "It took 18 months and a trip around the world to get this picture.... introducing our son (name) born in South Korea on (birthday) and in our arms (date).
I'd say my family was pretty surprised! This is my new favorite picture (screenshot)
"Even miracles take a little time"