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To the birth moms of my two oldest children:

I'd like to extend a very special thank you to the two wonderful women who chose to carry my two oldest children and give birth to them, rather than killing them before they were born. I'd like to say this to each of you.

I may never know you, but you will never know how much joy and love these children have brought into my life.

If I could see you today, I'd hug you, thank you, and introduce you to 2 wonderful young people. They are kind and compassionate to others, are intelligent and excel in school, and bring smiles to the faces of everyone they meet.

They have both known you exist, and both know that you are a very special woman. They know you carried them with love throughout your pregnancy, and then broke your heart giving them up. They know that it wasn't because you didn't love them; if you hadn't loved them they would not have been born. They know that you carried them to birth BECAUSE you loved them.

Thank you for your choice. If you could see them now you'd know you made the right one. I know you made the right choice. These two young people know you made the right choice too.

If I could see you today, I'd hug you, thank you, and introduce you to 2 wonderful young people.

We see our daughter's birth-mom often. In fact, she called today to ask for copies of some of the pictures we took at the Christmas party we held with her family. Open adoption is really the way to go.