ADOPTION: ANOTHER WORD FOR LOVE
Published March 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern Katie and Dave Bochenek both grew up in large families and dreamed of a house full of children of their own. When fertility issues hindered their initial plan, they turned to The Cradle. “Even before that decision, we always talked about growing our family both through having biological kids […]
OUR MIRACLE: KATIE GRACE
Published March 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern When Maggie Oswald and Ken Paquette decided to pursue adoption to build their family, they chose The Cradle, which Ken had learned about from his boss. They submitted an application and completed their home study, going on the waiting list in February 2011. And they waited. It wasn’t until […]
DOUBLE DELIGHT: THE THOMPSON TWINS’ ADOPTION STORY
Published February 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Sherece and Darren Thompson struggled with infertility for seven years before making the decision to come to The Cradle. To their surprise, they realized that each had been researching the agency separately. But a much bigger surprise was in store for the couple. They applied to the Sayers Center […]
“YOUR ANSWER IS YES!” JEREMY AND AMBER’S ADOPTION STORY
Published May 2015 By Maureen Kelly, Cradle Staff Sixteen-month-old Charlotte is one busy baby, as she has recently learned to walk and run all over. In this happy family setting, for her Cradle parents, Jeremy and Amber, the question, “What if?” looms large. “What if we had said no?” Amber wonders. Jeremy, the more emotional of the two, […]
SUMMER’S STORY
Published May 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Summer was born in late December 2011 and lived with her birth parents for the first 21 months of her life. When they realized they did not have the support to care for her in the way they had hoped and intended, Summer was placed in foster care until […]
FOR THE LOVE OF ALEX
Published May 2015 By Samantha Spengler, Intern Dave and Maggie Brown applied to The Cradle’s Sayers Center program in September 2010 and went on the waiting list the following February. “We thought we would be able to provide our child with a very diverse family experience,” Maggie says. That June, the couple found out that they had […]
