The little guy has arrived
The little guy was born at 5:32 pm. He weighs 8lbs 3oz and is 20.5 inches long. Mother and son are both doing fine.
Please continue to pray for the situation with the birth father.
Also pray for the birth mom. These next few days will be a roller coaster of emotions. Pray for God’s peace to flood her heart.
Thanks for your prayers. We will keep you updated.
The baby is coming
Last night at 2:30 a.m. we got the phone call that our birth mom’s water broke. Right now she is at the hospital. Things are moving slowly and if they don’t change she will have to have a c-section.
Here are some prayer points.
1. Pray for an easy delivery so she won’t need a c-section.
2. The birth father is being served today with papers to sign away his paternal rights. Pray he signs the papers quickly.
If the father signs and the delivery goes smoothly we could bring the little guy home as early as Friday.
We will keep you posted.
A Christmas Baby
It looks like we may get a very special Christmas gift this year. For those of you who have been following our adoption journey, you know that this year has been a roller coaster of emotions. A few months ago we thought we were about to have a little guy added to our family and at the very last minute the birth-mom decided to keep her baby. It was tough to say the least, but even now we are confident that God answered our prayers to put the baby exactly where he was supposed to be even if that place wasn’t with us.
We have been on our adoption journey for a little over a year now and really have the desire to start this next phase of our lives called parenting. We still want to be a answer for a girl in a crisis pregnancy situation, but we also are aching to start a family of our own.
With a heart full of emotions brought on by the first adoption not happening, Logan prayed a short prayer to the Lord, and with longing-mother’s heart she asked for Jesus to give us a baby by Christmas. Now that prayer might sound a little funny but I believe God heard that prayer and was happy to send an answer our way. We found out recently that another girl had picked us as a family to adopt her baby and that the baby’s due date is December 25. Sometimes I think Jesus has a really good sense of humor and he really does hear our prayers. Don’t you?
Today we are about 10 days away from Christmas and our hearts are hopeful. We know that there is still the possibility that the mother could change her mind or some other circumstance could arise that might complicate things, but we have peace in our hearts that this is something God is orchestrating. We know He is answering Logan’s prayer for a Christmas baby and he is fulfilling our desire to help a girl in a crisis pregnancy situation at the same time.
Will you please stand with us in prayer over the next couple of weeks? Below are a few things you can pray for us:
- Pray for the birth mom. This will be a very trying and emotional time for her. Pray that she makes the best decision for her and for her baby.
- Pray for the baby. Pray that he continues to develop like he should and that there are no complications with the rest of the pregnancy and the delivery.
- Pray for us. We want to be ready to receive this wonderful gift.
- Pray for our finances. We still need to raise about $5000 to pay for the adoption and we will have extra monthly expenses to pay for the little guy.
If you would like to help financially with the adoption, you can find out more about giving on our partnership page.
Thank you so much for following along on our adoption journey. We will keep you posted as the events unfold.
Logan and I hope your Christmas season is blessed and filled with good things.
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