OK, FOR REALS THIS TIME!

Hello Friends and Family,

Wow, you say, another post so soon? They must have something important to tell us!  Well, if that’s what you were thinking, you are 100% correct!

WE HAVE A BABY BOY!

We received a call at 8:15pm on Monday, 2/13, regarding a birthmother opportunity that was last minute.  We found out that the baby had been born on 2/12 and was completely healthy.  They needed a decision soon, so we told them it was ok to show our profile book.  They said, “We’re glad you said yes, because we’ve already shown your profile book and they chose you!”.  Our jaws dropped and we were in awe.  We couldn’t believe what we were hearing, so we asked them to repeat it. “They picked you and we would like you to come pick up your son tomorrow (2/14) at 11:30 AM”.

That’s when it hit us and we were in crazy mode.  We made a trip to the store for necessities we didn’t already have and got the house ready to take home our precious baby boy.  We got to the hospital, met the birth parents (who were very sweet and kind people), signed paperwork, met our son and were finally discharged around 4:00pm.  Since then we haven’t been able to keep our eyes off him.

We want to thank everyone that has been there for us throughout this journey, everyone who has supported us through prayer and financially to make it possible to bring home this little bundle of joy.  It is by the grace of God we are surrounded by such loving family and friends and we thank Him every day for His blessings.  As a note, we are not allowed to post pictures or his name online until the finalization in 6 months.

Before we received the call on Monday, we reminded each other that our first date was on Valentine’s Day 11 years ago.  Yesterday, we were presented with the absolute best Anniversary/Valentine’s Day gift ever.  GOD IS GREAT!

Baby L was born on Sunday, 2/12, at 8:47AM, 7 lbs 4.4 oz, 19 ¾” long.  Perfect in every way.

Love Always,

Mike, LB and Baby L

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Hello Friends and Family,

We hope everyone has had a good start to the new year.  If you remember our last post, we had shared the news that we had been chosen by a birthmom and were waiting for her to have the baby.  We were expecting to take him home after the first of the year.  The due date ended up being later than expected and she didn’t have the baby until January 7^th.  On January 9^th, the birthmom decided to make a parenting plan.  We were sad, but know that means God just has a different baby in mind for us.

We had our agency put our names back in the adopting parent’s pool right away.  Since then, we’ve had one more opportunity come up to show our profile book.  We were not chosen for that one, so we are back to waiting.

We apologize for not sharing this news with everyone sooner.  Like I said in the last post, definitely not professional bloggers here.  We just ask that everyone continues to pray.  We know that God has a baby planned for us and He will answer those prayers in His time.  Not an easy idea to grasp, but that’s where faith comes in.  Hopefully we’ll have good news for everyone soon.

Love Always,

Mike and LB