Rachael and Pete were hoping to have children, but they found out quickly having babies may not be as easy as they expected.

Our family building journey has brought us nothing but joy and happiness! Unfortunately, it did not start out that way.

After suffering two more miscarriages it became clear the trouble was something genetic and the couple made the decision to adopt.

Everyone thought Charlie and Matt should have the first bucket to try again and have a baby.

How were we going to find a certified social worker in Israel to do a home study?

When they wanted to bring home a second child, Guatemala had closed its doors to international adoptions.

Even before attempting pregnancy the couple had considered adoption, but never a specific type of adoption program.

The open adoption model was an added blessing.

Like many adoptions, our journey was filled with ups and downs.

We discovered our chances of getting pregnant were very low—only about a 1% chance.