A collection of essays written from real life — thoughtful, honest, and still unfolding.
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We are headed home with baby.
Meet Elizabeth Grace, we think she’s pretty special. There was a nice nurse who allowed the hospital’s COVID-19 restrictions to be relaxed slightly.. so we were allowed to come up to the floor and…
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Made it to the hospital
Just got to the hospital and received word that consents have been signed by birth mom. Just waiting to hear when they head downstairs!! Next post should *hopefully* be with pictures. It probably won’t…
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We are on the road!
We are on the road to the hospital. We will meet our caseworker in the parking lot around 12:00 to give her our car seat. From there who knows how long we will wait…
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We got a good nights sleep!
I know many of you were praying last night that we’d be able to get a good nights sleep. And we did! The previous two nights I was up all night tossing and turning…
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We met the baby! (Over Zoom)
Oh COVID-19 and how strange the world has gotten… This afternoon we had the chance to talk to birth mom and meet the baby over a zoom call. It was equal parts wonderful, weird,…
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She’s being discharged tomorrow!
Just got word from the agency that birth mom will be discharged tomorrow. So hopefully tomorrow is the day we get to meet!
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Baby girl is here!
…. and that’s all I know. So don’t ask for more details, because I don’t have them. lol Tomorrow we should find out if they will be discharged tomorrow or Sunday. So now we…
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She’s in labor!
We just received news that our expectant mother’s water broke this morning and she has begun having contractions. Please pray for a safe labor and delivery. This blog will be a good source of…
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We’ve been matched! (again)
I’m excited that I can finally share some news… we have officially been matched for the second time. The expectant mother is due with a baby girl on June 15 (you read that right,…
Growing A to Z 