Today is a fabulous day for my family! Baby boy is on his way to being ours forever. Today, we signed the papers moving him from foster care to adoptive placement. That was wonderful. We saw the name we had chosen for his forever name in writing. We signed our names accepting him into our family forever (and accepting to be told of any future siblings, if they would need homes - a part most people don't know comes with foster care adoption).
It gives me chills to know we are this far into the process. We have seen God work. And I am thankful. I am so thankful for this precious baby boy who has blessed our lives from the day he came into our home. I am crying as I write this just thinking of how far he has come and how much he has changed our lives and given us so much joy.
This baby boy came into our home on May 27, 2011. We got in the car 2 hours after he came home and drove 17 hours to Ohio to see my family. And he was fine. We drove home 10 days later, and he was fine. He has done so well. His adjustment was so easy. His personality is so happy. He doesn't cry unless he is hurt or really, really needs something. He is independent, wanting to play on his own as long as he gets hugs here and there in between. He is a light in our world, always making us smile as he walks through life with utter joy. This baby is precious.
I think of the times that I wish I could be pregnant, but looking at this baby boy, I know that God chose him for us. No other child would fit into our family so well. What a blessing to know that out of thousands of babies in orphan homes or foster care at home or around the world, God chose THIS baby for us.
I think, now that is Christmas, how Mary must have felt. Having her baby specifically "chosen" for her. I know that I can't compare myself to Mary in any way. Yet, my children have been specifically chosen for me. And I am blessed. I can't wait to be able to announce our baby boy's name to the world - using MY last name as his - knowing that he will then have the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of any child who bears our last name.
We still have a few hurdles to cross. Our paperwork has to get to the State's lawyer, she has to process it, send it to us for signatures, get it back and send it to the court - all before December 20 if we want to adopt on December 22. So we have specific prayer requests there.
But our God is great. He has brought us this far. I have no doubt that He can move this mountain as well. Our precious baby boy is one of the biggest blessings to date in my life. I will forever remember this experience a great one - even with the hurdles that were crossed because Lord willing, on December 22, I will forever have two boys who carry my last name, who know that they have forever families, who have no worries about not being loved and cared for, who will have family until we are taken from this life. We are blessed. I say that a lot. But it is true. This baby boy is one I will forever be thankful for - a precious gift at Christmas-time. Thank you Jesus!
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