ADOPTING JACK: THE PERFECT ADDITION
Published January 2015 By The Cradle Staff Patrick Murphy doesn’t understand why some friends put on the sad, sympathy face when they learn he has a son with Down syndrome. “I feel like I have a super baby,” Patrick says. “Jack is the happiest baby I know, he is blowing past all the milestones his […]
THE DOWDALL ADOPTION STORY – FIVE YEARS, TWO MONTHS, NINETEEN DAYS, TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
Published March 2014 By The Cradle Staff It was two years, eight months and nine days before Susan and Dennis Dowdall received the call from The Cradle telling them that Alice was going to be their daughter. Two years, eight months and nine days of waiting and hoping that they would get the chance to […]
COMPLETING THEIR TRIANGLE: THE ECKELKAMP ADOPTION STORY
Published July 2014 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern Anita and Jim Eckelkamp first contacted The Cradle in 1984, after enduring the loss of three babies who passed away within a short period of time after birth. Still wanting to expand their family, they turned to adoption. “During the third pregnancy we were mentally preparing to adopt should […]
CHLOE’S ADOPTION STORY
Published November 2011 By The Cradle Staff Meet The Wallace Family How did you end up adopting through The Cradle? Lenell: It was a discovery process. We considered three different agencies and sat in on a seminar at one that wasn’t for us. The Cradle was the second place we looked at. After attending the first […]
LYDIA’S ADOPTION STORY
Reflections on Adoption “How has Lydia changed my life? There are so many answers to that, although there is one thing that stands out more than anything, and that is the joy she fills my heart with… We knew immediately that Lydia was meant to be together with us, and we still believe that today…She […]
CECE’S ADOPTION STORY
Fran + Ann + Cece = A Happy Family Published July 2013 By The Cradle Staff DePaul University professors Francesca Royster and Ann Russo had a great life together, fulfilling careers and a busy schedule. But something was missing. “We decided that we really wanted to raise and nurture a child,” Fran said, “build a […]
