Archive for the 'Adoption' Category

JamboKids: Celebrate Diversity In Your Toybox

Yazan: CanCan | 10 January 2009 | 157 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Books for children, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Toys

Most parents who adopt a child of a different nationality or ethnicity hope to teach their child one day about their cultural heritage.
Some would argue that children are color blind, so there is no need to celebrate diversity in children. In my experience, this is simply not the case.
My son was raised for the [...]

A Russian Adoption: Siberia Brands

Yazan: CanCan | 09 January 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Guest posts

Today we get to hear from Sarah, a mother of two little cuties whom she adopted from Siberia. Sarah blogs at SiberiaBrands; after you read their story, do visit her blog for pictures of those adorable children!
My name is Sarah and I am married to a man named Aaron; we have two kids- Ana [...]

The Delivery Elevator

Yazan: CanCan | 08 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts, Mom stuff

Yesterday I left you in a bit of a cliffhanger in the blog post Adoption In China: SARS Outbreak!
Naturally I had to bring back Christine (Cissy) to tell us more of her family’s story.

We met Kai on the 26th floor of the Dolton hotel in Changsha China. I recognized her immediately. Her head [...]

Fill-In-The-Blankie

Yazan: CanCan | 08 January 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Baby care, Deaky Deke, Pictures, Reviews, Traveling baby

Fill-in-the-Blankie is a special, meaningful gift for babies, toddlers, and new parents!
“Personalized” used to mean that you could have baby’s initials monogrammed onto to an item; Fill-in-the-Blankie blankets are ULTRA-personalized, allotting up to 200 characters on each of your blanket’s four sides!
That gives you 800 characters to create a heartfelt keepsake that is sure to [...]

Goosie Cards

Yazan: CanCan | 08 January 2009 | 46 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Coupon codes, Educational products, Giveaways, Pictures, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

Jennifer Marchetti, mompreneur, has created the first and only custom flash cards for children.
Goosie Cards are created online, using your personal photos, to help you unlock the mysteries of language for your child.
Goosie Cards are a wonderful way to introduce an adoptive child to their new family, friends, and home. Parents can create a set [...]

Adoption in China: SARS Outbreak

Yazan: CanCan | 07 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts

I worked in China as a first grade teacher during the 2002-2003 school year. It was during the spring semester that the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak started to get serious in Asia.
As a result, my entire (boarding school) campus was quarantined in order to protect students and faculty from possible infection.
No one [...]

Posh Ultimate Receiving Blankets by SwaddleDesigns

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2009 | 156 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Baby care, Giveaways, Reviews, Traveling baby

My firstborn was what they call “high needs”. If you aren’t savvy with the parenting lingo, that is just a polite way to say that he was crying whenever he wasn’t being fed or held.
I learned the five soothing techniques very early in the parenting game; now I make it my mission that every [...]

DaBib is Da Best!

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2009 | 87 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Baby care, Giveaways, Reviews, Traveling baby

DaBib, purveyor of the most substantial baby bib on the market today, enthusiastically agreed to sign on as a sponsor to Celebrate Adoption with Mom Most Traveled.
Shea, a mom and inventor behind DaBib, has donated one DaHugs infant bib and one DaGiggles toddler bib to an adoptive family!
Stay tuned for a giveaway at the [...]

Adopting a Newborn: What Happens At The Hospital?

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Adoption, Guest posts

What Happens at the Hospital?
In this guest post, Robyn shares her experience meeting her newborn adoptive son at the hospital. She has lots of good advice on her website for parents who are traveling this same road!
Every adoption book tells you what to do to get the baby, and what to do once you get [...]

Giveaway! Hasbro Playskool Step Start Walk-n-Ride

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2009 | 217 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Baby care, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

During January’s Celebration of Adoption at MomMostTraveled.com, I wanted to continue hosting giveaways for my readers.
I decided to seek out products for children; not all of the giveaways this week will be specifically adoption related.
I often receive product samples to review; this month, instead of keeping the sample, I asked companies if they would [...]

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