The Beginning June 26, 2010

Joshua Joel

Born: 06/29/2010

Weight: 7lbs 6oz

Length: 21oz

19 Months Goes By Fast!!!

Man how time flies... A lot has happened within the last 19 months. I believe it will be easier to sum up the pass 19 months then go back and write in detail.... Four days after the birth mother came to me and presented Nathan and myself with a precious gift, a healthy 7lbs 6oz boy was born on June 29, 2010, and the journey of parenthood began. It took about 17 months to make the adoption final because of some legal paper work issue. This process has been the best experience Nathan and myself could ever go through. The question I probably get asked the most is whether we would adopt again and the answer is YES. I believe there is a reason that I am not able to conceive, and I know that other options do exist that could possibly make it possible for us, but that is not the path we will be taking. God knows that we are more than capable of bringing children in our family and giving them the love that they may not have had the opportunity to receive before.

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways!!!!

I cannot believe it, I just cannot believe it!!!!!!!! Just believe in Him and HE will answer your prayers when HE knows the time is right. I am still in disbelief, and in shock but not as much as I was yesterday. The Lord has sent an angel to us and granted us the gift of life. Now here comes the word I dislike the most.... PATIENCE. Nathan and I will have to wait and see what happens, I'm trying not to get to excited because I have no way of knowing what the next week will bring. Please everyone keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers!!!!

Let the Reading Begin

The Beginning of the Journey

I knew from the very first time that we made eye contact God wanted us to be together and took us by the hand and we made promises before Him on a very gorgeous February afternoon, to love one another for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. We couldn't be happier, but a year later we both knew that we wanted more. I'm talking about starting our very own family, and not just with dogs! We wanted children, little carbon copies of our looks, personalities, likes, and dislikes. After trying on our own and with no results I decided to go see my doctor about the situation. I was told that the reason I was having a hard time getting pregnant was because I have PCOS, which causes follicles on my ovaries. I was in denial of this news so I decided to see another doctor. I received the same news and this time to confirm it I had a MRI done and yes it was confirmed. But also what was interesting was that my ovaries are a larger size than normal, which is probably why I do not ovulate. So I get the news and start the infertility treatments. Even though I was doing the treatments there was no happy result, I just was not ovulating. Both Nathan and I decided to stop these treatments because I was becoming sick, and we agreed that we should not jeopardize my health for something that is not happening. After months and months of grieving we both knew that God has another plan for us. Nathan and myself have decided to ADOPT!!!! And I have created this blog to share with others our journey to becoming a family. I am very excited that we are going through this process and we have our first meeting on June 15th!!!!!