The Dotson Family Adoption

It has been a while since we have blogged. I decided to bring back the blog so that we have a place to write down our thoughts and update about our next adoption. It's a great way to keep our friends and family updated without overwhelming the world of Instagram and Facebook. The first post in this series will be a summary of what's  currently  going on! Thanks for visiting! We are Kelly and Amy Dotson. We have been married for 11 years. Our journey to grow our family has not been easy, an ectopic pregnancy, several rounds of IVF, miscarriages, a foster child that left too soon and a failed adoption. To say we have had a lot of loss is an understatement. Our losses have caused us to love each other more than we could have imagined. Just as we were giving up on adoptio n from foster care, we received a call for a 2 day old little boy. Alexander is now 2 years old and officially a Dotson! He is truly a joy to love and raise. We are ready for Alexander to have a l...

I want to start blogging again. I think. This post is eventually an update to what is happening in the Dotson family. There is so much going on in my mind right now. I am writing this post just moments after I was about to comment something not-so-nice on an Instagram post. Evidently it's "national infertility awareness week". I know this because social media said so. If we didn't have social media, I would never know about such days and weeks that we now celebrate, donuts, siblings, dogs, infertility... I do think it's important to be aware of things, but how often do we just use these moments as soap box time? I'm probably about to do that... I followed a link from Instagram to a blog of someone who "struggled with infertility" (said in my most sarcastic voice). I'm no professional, but I've been through the infertility ringer. This blog starts with "I have two kids..." screams infertility, right? As someone who continues to s...