Just in case you missed the show this morning, here is the article from www.msnbc.msn.com:

Labor of love After losing three babies, Kathy and Rob Adzich were able to have three children with the help of a surrogate, a woman who had been a stranger

• Couple builds a family, after losses Oct. 12: "Today" host Meredith Vieira talks with Kathy and Rob Adzich about coping with their newborn babies' deaths and Stephanie Kalenda who become a surrogate mom for the couple. Today Show Parenting

By MSNBC.com and Today Updated: 26 minutes ago Many couples struggle with the challenges... more

Hello All,

I don't check my adoptionblogs email every day, but I sure am glad that I checked it in time to pass this on for us all to see. I am reprinting a letter that I got today regarding a segment on Surrogate couples, airing tomorrow morning on the Today show. Grace's ending comments about hopefully showcasing other infertility issues that couples deal with is very encouraging. I feel that the more exposure and information sharing we can do, can help with the outcomes of infertility and pregnancy loss. Please check it out.

Hi Karianne

The Today Show is airing a short documentary tomorrow (thursday, October 12th, 8:09 AM) about surrogate... more

My friend J.E. sent this to me today. Get out the tissues as you'll be needing them. As per her note, please be sure to watch the video link at the end of the article.

I had heard this story before on Dateline or something like that. Isn't it just incredible!

This is just a great story, make sure to watch the video at the end, get the tissues out! "Strongest Dad in the World," by Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated: "I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging.... more

These are also from www.beliefnet.com in their daily prayers section under Christianity. There are other religions represented as well, as the Fertility Prayer was from the Catholic section from yesterday. I wish that I would have been more pro active in looking for prayers to help me through this time. Hopefully, these prayers will not be needed by you or a loved one, but if so, please pass them on if you feel that it is appropriate.

Prayer for a Woman Who Has Had a Miscarriage

O God of love, source of life, hear our prayers for _____. Her baby died before it ever came to birth. The blessing... more

I subscribe to a health enewsletter that brings me some pretty great articles on different subjects. My dad struggled with stopping smoking and he was sure that was what had "done him in". In the most recent article that I read from www.lifescript.com had to do with the reasons why you should stop smoking. I think that everyone knows this, but the letter listed the top ten reasons to stop smoking.

Involved in the newsletter where some statements about fertility and pregnancy and parenting being in their top ten.

6. You Risk Infertility It has long been known that male smokers generally have a low sperm count, but... more

I was just at my sister's house and she has a very nice memorial set up for my dad. The cross from his casket, his photo, a novena candle and a small urn with some of his ashes. It really got me thinking about prayer at this point in my life, and prayer at different points in my life as well.

I prayed a lot during those horrible days when we weren't sure if I was miscarrying or not with the first one. I don't think that I did anything else.

I... more

Once again, as I was reading through the comments on my blog, I looked up and saw an interesting ad that I just had to check out. I love to write, love to journal, and since grief is foremost on my mind lately, Grief Journal by Linda Lodge Abelson Andreozzi.

Linda's unexpected loss of her husband caused her to begin journaling. As she continued to write through the years, she would use her journals to see how they helped her heal through the trauma. Published by Good Ground Press, Grief Journal helps people write their own grief story.

"Instead of telling people how they should grieve, I tell my story and, even though the reader is invisible... more

Since starting this blog, I've felt a little bit under qualified in the infertility treatment arena since this wasn't in my personal experience. I can tell you about miscarriage, difficulty getting and staying pregnant in my case, but not about infertility doctors and medical treatments. We were lucky enough to get pregnant without medical intervention and I often think that if we do try for another biological child, given my age now, I think that we would have a different story. I often think that another woman who has been through the maze of meds and treatments... more

I am an avid reader and when I got this job, I was so excited to start adding fertility books onto my reading list. I soon found out that I was continuing to make choices, of course, based on my own experience and also along with my own taste. I love memoir and non fiction works, so that is what I have been reviewing mostly for this blog.

I then started to think about all of the other books involving fertility that I am not reading that my readers might benefit from. I found this list on www.about.com.

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I have been pretty down lately, as you well know. I have been trying to keep my head up and focus on the positive. Something happened this week that hit me like a football tackle. What was it, you ask. Well, it was a football tackle.

My three nephews that are old enough play for one football team on the A, B, C teams. This weekend we were at the middle one's games when the oldest came over and said that his collar bone had been hurting since his game earlier. After a quick xray, he had broken his collar bone. The other side from the one that he broke when he was two. He is out of the games until play offs.

Then on Tuesday, I got a call from my brother Jarod, saying... more