Adoption Class... getting schooled about adoption

Oh.. and Go Bison!

Hi Everyone... I'm back! Sorry for my long sabatical from our blog, but boy, becoming a parent really can eat up your time. We adore our amazing son Matthew!

Last night we had the opportunity to tell our families story at The Village adoption class. It was really great to share our story again... plus it brought up some topics that Aaron and I hadn't thought about when we adopt again. Yes, you read right. We will be going through the adoption process again next year!

If anyone ever wants to talk about adoption, infertility, or just being a mom, feel free to contact me. I am an open book!

Our NEW man....

Ok...it has been a month now and I finally have a moment tell our blog friends....WE ARE PARENTS!

Matthew Aiden was placed in our arms on January 14th, 2011 and born on August 31st 2010. At the time we took home home he was 4.5 months & 17 pounds... a true bouncing baby boy. Matthew means "Gift from God" and we are truly blessed to have him in our lives.  We know it was meant to be since we weren’t on the official adoption list until November.

It was a whirlwind of a week…  Jan. 10th we got a call from our adoption social worker. She told us that a birth family wanted to introduce us to a little guy named Matthew.... on Thursday!

Long story short, we spent Thursday with the birth family, got to “babysit” Matthew Thursday night, and Friday Jan. 14 we got to start our journey home.

January 28th, 2011, we had the court hearing that terminated the parental rights of the birth family. We got to have a wonderful meeting with our birth mother and her cousin right afterwards. This is truly an angel on earth.

In the short time we’ve had together, Matthew is such a joy.  He is now 5 1/2 months old and he has already found a pretty cute giggle, has a wonderful smile, can create really smelly dipers, and has his two parents wrapped around his little fingers.

Thank you for all your support through this long/short process. We are so blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful people.

Can’t wait for everyone to meet Matthew! 

So Long 2010...

Wow, December was a crazy month. We had a great holiday with friends, family and lots of SNOW! I have to say we are very lucky to be surrounded by so many amazing and supportive people. For the lack of things to say, here is a recap of our holidays in pictures. Enjoy!