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Our Surprise Birth Abroad: Giving Birth in South Africa During Our International Adoption Journey

If you’ve followed our international adoption story, you may already know pieces of this adventure. But today, I’m sharing the full journey, including the most unexpected twist of all: discovering I was pregnant while waiting to bring home our daughter from South Africa and ultimately giving birth abroad during our adoption travel. Yes, you read that right… I gave birth in South Africa while finalizing our daughter's adoption. It wasn’t part of the plan, but looking back now, I wouldn’t change a thing.

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Navigating the Process of International Adoption: Our Journey to South Africa (and Our Daughter)

If you’ve landed here, chances are adoption has tugged on your heart, and if so, welcome to one of the most life-altering journeys you’ll ever walk. International adoption is layered with paperwork, delays, emotional highs and lows, and plenty of unknowns. But it’s also lined with indescribable joy, fierce love, and a deep sense of purpose. Whether you're just beginning to explore adoption or deep in the trenches, I want to offer not just encouragement, but help based on our personal experience navigating international adoption in South Africa during a global pandemic and a surprise pregnancy. I’ve been in your shoes… overwhelmed, confused, and wondering what comes next. So here’s our story, step-by-step, along with insights I hope will guide you.

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Just Another Wagner Adventure | A woman with sunglasses holding a young girl in front of a beach with penguins and rocky dunes in the background. Boulder's Beach in South Africa.
Just Another Wagner Adventure | A man and woman taking a selfie in a dense, green forest with chimpanzee in background. Kibale National Park in Uganda.
Just Another Wagner Adventure | Two young girls and a woman sitting on a swing under a large tree, with colorful decorations and buildings in the background. Yauco in Puerto Rico.
Just Another Wagner Adventure | A woman with long hair, sitting and smiling at Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan citadel in the Andes Mountains with terraced fields and stone structures against a backdrop of green mountains and steep peaks.
Just Another Wagner Adventure | A man holding and kissing two young girls in princess dresses in front of Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom castle.
Just Another Wagner Adventure | A woman holding a baby on a bus, looking out the window at zebras in the safari. Bakubung Lodge in PIlanesberg National Park in South Africa.

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Just Another Wagner Adventure | A happy family of four smiling outdoors, with two adults holding two young girls, under a wooden trellis with green foliage, mountains and trees in the background at Airbnb in Furnas, Azores.