Today marks 9 months on the Ethiopian Wait List. I wish I had better news, but we got some new numbers from our agency and the wait times have increased AGAIN. We are now looking at 19 months before a referral and that doesn't factor in the fact that we will have to go on hold until Jackson is a little older. Currently there are about 90 families ahead of us on the wait list. Two years ago our agency placed approximately 150 children in families. Last year they placed about 55 and this year they Continue Reading

Kathleen and I met in October of 2010. I stumbled across her adoption blog, realized she lived in Oklahoma too and we met for lunch soon after. The rest is history. Since that time we have prayed fervently for one another and our adoption journeys and for our babies-to-be. We spent lots of time talking about how amazing the day would be when we both had our kiddos and were having play dates. Today those dreams became a reality as Jackson Henry met Lyla Rose for the first time.They are destined Continue Reading

I can't believe it's been 6 weeks! Tomorrow I go back to work, but thankfully I am only going back part-time. I will only have to leave Little Man 2 days a week.Just this morning Jackson gave me a huge smile! His first, real smile! I was singing the song I sing to him every morning and he just beamed! Melt my heart! I am so glad I didn't miss that moment! I feel like I have learned a lot about myself the past 6 weeks, have had to trust God like never before and have had SO much fun snuggling Continue Reading

It's hard to believe that it's been a month since we became a family of three! It really hasn't flown by (long nights of colic seem to last forever!) but it's crazy to think that a month has already passed by. This little guy is doing much better! We still have a few rough nights, but we have good ones mixed in. He is more alert during the day and is growing like a weed. The outfit he has on is a 3 month outfit and it fits him pretty good. We might need the grandmother's and aunts to go shopping Continue Reading

It was pretty surreal when I left work 4 weeks ago for maternity leave, and even more so, as John and I drove to the hospital knowing that we would return home as a family of three- life never to be the same. There were times when we were waiting on Jackson to make his arrival that I really wanted to get the call in the middle of the night! To grab our bags, jump in the car and rush to the hospital. I am super glad it didn't happen that way, because if it had, John and I might have missed out Continue Reading