Sneak Peek of our Adoption Story

I am anxiously waiting for our adoption story to all come together!  We will be writing our story with Katelyn and her family.   In the meantime I just have to share a few things that have been going on with us and our adoption.  I will keep everything brief as we will be posting our entire story in the months to come. 

The Lord has led us down the path of an open adoption through New Life Family Services.   Below is our profile book that Kevin and I put together for birth mothers to view, in order for them to choose us as their adoptive parents.   On August 24^th, 2011 we met face to face for the 1^st time with Katelyn (Logan's birth mom) and her family.   Not even in our wildest dreams could we have imagined the relationship we would develop with our birth mom and her family.  We have decided to stop trying to wrap our minds around what the Lord is doing in our lives through this adoption.  God is too awesome to grasp!   

August 24, 2011 - Kevin and I with Katelyn and her parents right after

she asked us to adopt Logan. We had the privilege of naming Logan

with Katelyn.  Logan's due date is December 27th!

In September my mom and Nana flew to Rochester to spend some much needed time with Kevin and I.  They also had the opportunity to get to know Katelyn and her parents.   It was wonderful for my mom and Nana to witness the closeness of our relationship.  We spent the evening at Applebee’s talking and growing our relationships.  My mom said it best after dinner.  She said you just can’t put it into words what God is doing in your lives! 

I can’t say enough positive words about Katelyn and how she has allowed Kevin and I to be a part of her pregnancy.   On October 6th Katelyn asked Kevin and I to go with her to one of her doctor’s appointments to witness Logan on the ultrasound.  She shared with us that she fell more in love with Logan once she saw his little body moving on the ultrasound and she wanted us to have the same experience.   It was pretty awesome to see him moving around and the clarity of his facial features.  Simply amazing!  

This brings us to where we are today.  Last night Katelyn and her parents spent the evening with us at our place.  It was so much fun to show them Logan’s room and all the stuff we have for Logan.  Katelyn enjoyed going through all of Logan’s clothes and we picked out his coming home outfit!  We spent time talking about what the next 18 years of our lives will look like together as an extended family.  It is such a blessing to be able to share our hearts with each other without fear.  What a miracle from the Lord!  After talking we ordered our pizza, played the Wii, and then finished the night by eating a bowl of ice cream.  Fun times! 

Katelyn soaking up Logan's room!

I have searched and searched for the perfect baby book for Logan and I just can’t find what I am looking for.  So, I have decided to take on the task of making his book.  I can’t wait to see it all finished.  As you can see I am off to a good start!

This week our mailbox was extremely good to us!   Kevin and I are humbled at the fact that Mark and Christy (Katelyn’s parents) are throwing a baby shower for Logan.  We are looking forward to meeting all of their family and friends of the family!  Have I mentioned that we are blessed?  =)