From her begining, I know God created her for us! I am so thankful for Allie's birth parents!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
the "Phone Call"
What a exciting Easter Sunday this has been!!! I'm so exhausted, I will have to update longer in a few days. We got the phone call this morning at 8:30, so we headed out to the hospital. It has been a long day waiting, had to have a C-Section done, and Allie Grace arrived at 9:45 pm!!! 6lb's 8 oz's 21 inches long!!! Pictures to come!
Blessed beyond words, feeling Gods hand surround us all!
Blessed beyond words, feeling Gods hand surround us all!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Bed has arrived...
We have a baby bed! Jason and I just finished putting it together and now the crib bedding set is on, and its sooooo cute!! It's a brown wood finish crib and the bedding set is called bubble gum. It has different shades of pink, green and yellow. Stripes and Polka Dots. Just have to figure out how to post pictures, LOL~
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Weekend
Friday~Saturday~Sunday
I went to work on Friday, planning to open the shop and then leave....but... I got called, and one of my workers is sick, so I knew I would have to stay and work. The day began busy, we had several events going on, so we rushed and kept busy most of the morning and early afternoon. My mind was not on the shop, so many things I need to do, and to complete in a short time~
Jason's day was spent mostly in the lawyers office. They were reading over our home study, checking for errors and there were many found. Since this is a private adoption, our home study had to be revised and remove any thing that had to do with our agency. Our Home study lady lives in Jackson(2 hours away). After much time on the phone between lawyer, social worker, and my husband, the lawyer said he was happy with the paper work and everything seemed to be in order. All that had to be done was the social worker had to retype and we had to pick it up. We were concerned that since she had made mistakes before, we wanted the typed copy in our hands to proof read before handing to the lawyer. She said she would have it soon.
In the afternoon, Jason called me to let me know that the birth parents had been to the lawyers office also. Our lawyer called to let us know. They had dropped off medical history, a few letters and photos that they wanted us to have. The Birth parents had been to the doctor again, and had dilated to 2 1/2 ...wow..little girl is on her way soon! The lawyer asked again, that if they had any doubt or going to turn back, to do this now, to stop the process now, not later. They(the birth parents) both told our lawyer that they were excited for us! They told him they are positive they made the right choice, and can't wait till we are all there for the birth. How awesome is that! My heart goes out to this couple, they have chose life for this child, and making our dream come true. After that phone call, I stopped and prayed more for the birth parents.
The afternoon at work seemed forever, I had found a crib set I wanted to get and knew I would not be able since I was working. I called some of my family to see where they were for the possibility of them driving and picking it up. No hopes... out of town or had meetings, I didn't tell them what I wanted, didn't want to be a bother. My other workers could not come in because of family things and appointments they had made. I didn't want to "make' them come since I knew soon, they would be running the shop with out me, so I just worked. But..(I call it my God sent) my friend stopped by, doing nothing, and was going to "hang out" for awhile, she could deliver for the shop and that would free me up to leave!!!! So at 3 pm, I grabbed my jacket and out the door! Driving the hour to pick up our baby crib set. I purchased it and drove back to the shop. At least it was in hand also :) They thought it was adorable! Its called Bubble Gum... pale yellow, mint green, raspberry and light pink. It has big circles and stripes...wayyyy so cute!
Saturday arrived, and work began again. It was the Jr Miss pageant, so we worked and filled the orders for that, had several church arrangements to make and deliver. Busy Bee~~ I got a phone call from our social worker rewriting the home study. She said she as finished and we could pick it up. I told her it would be after 3 before Jason and I could drive down. When Jason finished work, he picked up some paper work to take to her, and then called her. She said it would be Sunday before we could come get it. That did not set well with us since we have so much to do and know we need the corrected completed home study in our hands when little baby girl arrives....which could be any day! She agreed to meet us, so we headed out at 5 for the 2 hour drive to meet her. She didn't seem very happy to hand the papers over to us. But with papers read, and in our hands, we drove off and headed to Babies R Us.
What a great experience that was for both of us, LoL... Jason was so cute and SOooo funny! We walked the aisle and googled at everything, but knew what we had come for. We were looking for an extra car seat base. We picked it up and was heading out...ended up with a precious photo frame, and a little pillow that matches that says "little princess". Now the 2 hour drive home... arriving around 11, we crawled in bed to catch some shut eye.
Today is Sunday...we are not going to church today, but took some time to have a Bible study with the 2 of us before we got busy. For me, its paint day... have lots to accomplish! Jason is heading out for what he calls his "last boys day out". They are driving over to Birmingham to a gun show. So that leaves the girls and I to paint! HA HA...he has to run with the "girly" stuff comes out.
I need to get offline, so I can get ready to paint our little baby girls room!!! How exciting...OUR little baby girl!!!
I went to work on Friday, planning to open the shop and then leave....but... I got called, and one of my workers is sick, so I knew I would have to stay and work. The day began busy, we had several events going on, so we rushed and kept busy most of the morning and early afternoon. My mind was not on the shop, so many things I need to do, and to complete in a short time~
Jason's day was spent mostly in the lawyers office. They were reading over our home study, checking for errors and there were many found. Since this is a private adoption, our home study had to be revised and remove any thing that had to do with our agency. Our Home study lady lives in Jackson(2 hours away). After much time on the phone between lawyer, social worker, and my husband, the lawyer said he was happy with the paper work and everything seemed to be in order. All that had to be done was the social worker had to retype and we had to pick it up. We were concerned that since she had made mistakes before, we wanted the typed copy in our hands to proof read before handing to the lawyer. She said she would have it soon.
In the afternoon, Jason called me to let me know that the birth parents had been to the lawyers office also. Our lawyer called to let us know. They had dropped off medical history, a few letters and photos that they wanted us to have. The Birth parents had been to the doctor again, and had dilated to 2 1/2 ...wow..little girl is on her way soon! The lawyer asked again, that if they had any doubt or going to turn back, to do this now, to stop the process now, not later. They(the birth parents) both told our lawyer that they were excited for us! They told him they are positive they made the right choice, and can't wait till we are all there for the birth. How awesome is that! My heart goes out to this couple, they have chose life for this child, and making our dream come true. After that phone call, I stopped and prayed more for the birth parents.
The afternoon at work seemed forever, I had found a crib set I wanted to get and knew I would not be able since I was working. I called some of my family to see where they were for the possibility of them driving and picking it up. No hopes... out of town or had meetings, I didn't tell them what I wanted, didn't want to be a bother. My other workers could not come in because of family things and appointments they had made. I didn't want to "make' them come since I knew soon, they would be running the shop with out me, so I just worked. But..(I call it my God sent) my friend stopped by, doing nothing, and was going to "hang out" for awhile, she could deliver for the shop and that would free me up to leave!!!! So at 3 pm, I grabbed my jacket and out the door! Driving the hour to pick up our baby crib set. I purchased it and drove back to the shop. At least it was in hand also :) They thought it was adorable! Its called Bubble Gum... pale yellow, mint green, raspberry and light pink. It has big circles and stripes...wayyyy so cute!
Saturday arrived, and work began again. It was the Jr Miss pageant, so we worked and filled the orders for that, had several church arrangements to make and deliver. Busy Bee~~ I got a phone call from our social worker rewriting the home study. She said she as finished and we could pick it up. I told her it would be after 3 before Jason and I could drive down. When Jason finished work, he picked up some paper work to take to her, and then called her. She said it would be Sunday before we could come get it. That did not set well with us since we have so much to do and know we need the corrected completed home study in our hands when little baby girl arrives....which could be any day! She agreed to meet us, so we headed out at 5 for the 2 hour drive to meet her. She didn't seem very happy to hand the papers over to us. But with papers read, and in our hands, we drove off and headed to Babies R Us.
What a great experience that was for both of us, LoL... Jason was so cute and SOooo funny! We walked the aisle and googled at everything, but knew what we had come for. We were looking for an extra car seat base. We picked it up and was heading out...ended up with a precious photo frame, and a little pillow that matches that says "little princess". Now the 2 hour drive home... arriving around 11, we crawled in bed to catch some shut eye.
Today is Sunday...we are not going to church today, but took some time to have a Bible study with the 2 of us before we got busy. For me, its paint day... have lots to accomplish! Jason is heading out for what he calls his "last boys day out". They are driving over to Birmingham to a gun show. So that leaves the girls and I to paint! HA HA...he has to run with the "girly" stuff comes out.
I need to get offline, so I can get ready to paint our little baby girls room!!! How exciting...OUR little baby girl!!!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Catching up
Time is passing by so fast,.... since our first meeting with the birth parents, we have come along way.
After our first talk, they called up the next afternoon and asked if we would adopt the child. WOW! emotion overload! We still had another meeting planned with them on the upcoming Saturday. We told them yes, we are very interested, but still needed to know some information. The birth parents went to our lawyers office on Friday and discussed different issues with him. They talked about the emotional side for both couples, discussed medical history, why they were putting the child for adoption, the procedure, and several other items.
On Saturday, we were to them at 2:00 pm at the bookstore to discuss more about what they envisioned for this child, and how we can become a part. The place was packed with people~ I couldn't believe it. There were almost no tables or places to sit and talk. Jason and I found a table...it was smack dab in the middle of the room ..hahah...so much for private! We waited for them to arrive. Jason and I both were excited and scared. We waited, as I watched the clock and the entrance door. Time passed, it was 15 mins after and we had began to wonder if they had changed their minds....but then I saw them enter into the building. Such a calming feeling to see both birth mom and dad walk into the bookstore. The parking was awful, so they had to search for a place to park. Since there were so many around us, we just talked general things for awhile. We all learned a few new things about each other. As the crowd cleared the birth mom pulled out a piece of paper, she had a few questions and statements scribbled down. I smiled, and said I have a few myself~ So she began to talk and discuss issues. When the birth parents were finished, they asked about our list.... we had the same exact questions except for one.... I wanted to know how much the sweet little baby girl weighed.
As the meeting moved to the end, because they had to go to work, she asked if we would like to go to the last sonogram on Wednesday. I was almost to tears as I said YES! The four of us walked out of the building and went our separate ways. Jason and I still unsure of whats going on... a dream or something...
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were VERY long days...counting them down till we could see the baby. Finally..... Wednesday~~ the birth parents called and said they were leaving, would we want to eat lunch and talk before the appointment. So we loaded up and headed for the drive to meet them. We arrived and waited for them at the restaurant they had selected. We waited, and waited... they called and asked us to order for them cause they were running behind. We tried out best to remember as we stood in line to place our order and theirs... it was kinda funny, we all kind liked the same thing. Our food arrived and so did the birth parents. Running low on time, but we finished up and then followed them to the Imaging Center.
What an truly amazing thing we saw. The hand of God, the Almighty Creator, to see and hear and watch .......over joyed..........as the person performed the sonogram. The birth parents are truly amazing in themselves also. Jason and I drove away from the Imaging Center with a calm peaceful feeling.
During all this time, we have been ummm C~rA!!z~Y!!!! We have been tossing names around, and cleaning up the house, trying to get ready. We still don't have the baby room ready. I guess the scared feeling overloads us still. We have bought a car seat, pack of diapers, wipes, and bottles...everything we need to come home from the hospital with!~
I guess we are still holding back because of fear.
I'm closing tonight with God's promise... We are never alone..for HE is always with us!
After our first talk, they called up the next afternoon and asked if we would adopt the child. WOW! emotion overload! We still had another meeting planned with them on the upcoming Saturday. We told them yes, we are very interested, but still needed to know some information. The birth parents went to our lawyers office on Friday and discussed different issues with him. They talked about the emotional side for both couples, discussed medical history, why they were putting the child for adoption, the procedure, and several other items.
On Saturday, we were to them at 2:00 pm at the bookstore to discuss more about what they envisioned for this child, and how we can become a part. The place was packed with people~ I couldn't believe it. There were almost no tables or places to sit and talk. Jason and I found a table...it was smack dab in the middle of the room ..hahah...so much for private! We waited for them to arrive. Jason and I both were excited and scared. We waited, as I watched the clock and the entrance door. Time passed, it was 15 mins after and we had began to wonder if they had changed their minds....but then I saw them enter into the building. Such a calming feeling to see both birth mom and dad walk into the bookstore. The parking was awful, so they had to search for a place to park. Since there were so many around us, we just talked general things for awhile. We all learned a few new things about each other. As the crowd cleared the birth mom pulled out a piece of paper, she had a few questions and statements scribbled down. I smiled, and said I have a few myself~ So she began to talk and discuss issues. When the birth parents were finished, they asked about our list.... we had the same exact questions except for one.... I wanted to know how much the sweet little baby girl weighed.
As the meeting moved to the end, because they had to go to work, she asked if we would like to go to the last sonogram on Wednesday. I was almost to tears as I said YES! The four of us walked out of the building and went our separate ways. Jason and I still unsure of whats going on... a dream or something...
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were VERY long days...counting them down till we could see the baby. Finally..... Wednesday~~ the birth parents called and said they were leaving, would we want to eat lunch and talk before the appointment. So we loaded up and headed for the drive to meet them. We arrived and waited for them at the restaurant they had selected. We waited, and waited... they called and asked us to order for them cause they were running behind. We tried out best to remember as we stood in line to place our order and theirs... it was kinda funny, we all kind liked the same thing. Our food arrived and so did the birth parents. Running low on time, but we finished up and then followed them to the Imaging Center.
What an truly amazing thing we saw. The hand of God, the Almighty Creator, to see and hear and watch .......over joyed..........as the person performed the sonogram. The birth parents are truly amazing in themselves also. Jason and I drove away from the Imaging Center with a calm peaceful feeling.
During all this time, we have been ummm C~rA!!z~Y!!!! We have been tossing names around, and cleaning up the house, trying to get ready. We still don't have the baby room ready. I guess the scared feeling overloads us still. We have bought a car seat, pack of diapers, wipes, and bottles...everything we need to come home from the hospital with!~
I guess we are still holding back because of fear.
I'm closing tonight with God's promise... We are never alone..for HE is always with us!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Where to begin...............
This week has been so exciting, and so scary all wrapped into one! A few weeks ago, a friend of ours called and told us they gave our name to a couple they meet who wanted to give their baby for adoption. We said, sure, that's fine for you to do...uncertain of anything. Well, days past and we didn't hear from them, so it had slipped by us as another "not for us" child. Monday of this week, we received a call from the guy and wanted to see if we would meet them. We arranged for a meeting for the 4 of us to sit and talk. On Wednesday, I could hardly make the day go by fast enough. We had a meeting which we both felt went well. We spent a couple hours talking to the couple and ended with them wanting to meet and talk again on Saturday. We agreed and the time and place was arranged. To our surprise, we got a phone call today also.......they want to give us their baby!!!!!!!!!!!
I truly believe this is going to work for us all. We told them we still have questions we would like answered but would love to do this. Tomorrow they go meet our lawyer and answer some legal questions, history information, and other items that have to be covered for them and us, and we will still meet on Saturday. They invited us to go to their last sonogram which is the upcoming Wednesday only about an hour from us.
Could this be true? Can this be real? Is this the one? I want to rush out and buy and start preparing, but I am still so nervous and scared. Only 17 days till the due date!
Unable to sleep, just closing my eyes and praying and having faith that this is what God has planned for us. I can't wait!
This week has been so exciting, and so scary all wrapped into one! A few weeks ago, a friend of ours called and told us they gave our name to a couple they meet who wanted to give their baby for adoption. We said, sure, that's fine for you to do...uncertain of anything. Well, days past and we didn't hear from them, so it had slipped by us as another "not for us" child. Monday of this week, we received a call from the guy and wanted to see if we would meet them. We arranged for a meeting for the 4 of us to sit and talk. On Wednesday, I could hardly make the day go by fast enough. We had a meeting which we both felt went well. We spent a couple hours talking to the couple and ended with them wanting to meet and talk again on Saturday. We agreed and the time and place was arranged. To our surprise, we got a phone call today also.......they want to give us their baby!!!!!!!!!!!
I truly believe this is going to work for us all. We told them we still have questions we would like answered but would love to do this. Tomorrow they go meet our lawyer and answer some legal questions, history information, and other items that have to be covered for them and us, and we will still meet on Saturday. They invited us to go to their last sonogram which is the upcoming Wednesday only about an hour from us.
Could this be true? Can this be real? Is this the one? I want to rush out and buy and start preparing, but I am still so nervous and scared. Only 17 days till the due date!
Unable to sleep, just closing my eyes and praying and having faith that this is what God has planned for us. I can't wait!
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