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!
I'm so so happy for you guys!! What a blessing! Matthew is such a lucky man to have you guys as parents! CONGRATS!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are so Blessed for the "Gift from God" which has entered our hearts and homes. Matthew is such a wonderful little man and he has made us so happy to become his Grandpa and Grandma! We love all our you! Grandpa & Grandma G
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am so happy for you! Your little guy is just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteNot only did Matthew change Aaron and Kari's world overnight, he also turned us into grandparents. It's a role we thoroughly enjoy. We treasure the time we spend with our grandson. God has truly blessed our family.
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