Our Journey Starts New

November 2011

For about a year and a half we have been praying that God would bless us with a child. We never imagined having any trouble pursuing this dream, but after a year of seemingly getting no where, we decided to start pursuing infertility treatment. Though we have not been told we cannot have children, the odds are not in our favor. This has been a very difficult journey, which has led us to start the adoption process. Adoption is something we had talked about even before we were married. Our desire is to be parents and raise children to teach them about our Savior, Jesus Christ. At times we wonder if it would have been easier to be told we are unable to have kids so that we could have started the adoption process sooner, but we know God’s timing is perfect, as is His plan for us. We are in the beginning stages of the adoption, we have finished reading the manual, and have started the Adoptive Planning Questionnaire. Once the APQ is finished we will apply for our Home Study. From there we will start working on our profile to be shown to potential birth mothers. We are very excited to have the opportunity to be blessed with a child, and know as hard or as scary and tough the process might be in the end God's will, will be done and we hope we are able to glorify him in every way.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

She has arrived

Hope has arrived!!   Our baby girl was born yesterday evening August 4th at 8:22 pm Eastern time.  She was 6lbs 5oz and 19 1/2 inches long.   Birth mom, mom, and baby are all doing well.  Yesterday was a challenge for everyone involved.   She was induced starting Friday late evening and took most of the day Saturday to dialate and deliver.

Hope had the cord wrapped around her neck tight.  She was not getting enough oxygen on her own and so went into NICU right after delivery.  She also had some fluid on her lungs.  As of tonight though almost 24 hours later she is doing so much better!!  She is breathing on her own now at a normal rate and getting plenty of oxygen saturation.

We got to meet the birth mother's mom today.   Our relationship with Hope's birth mom is turning into a great friendship and we will be getting to know her more even when we leave the area.  We still do not have custody and it will likely be Tuesday before paperwork is signed.  Please continue to pray for the families involved and decisions that will be made after this and the legal paperwork involved. 

Love you all,
Shannon, Emily, and Hope

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2 comments:

  1. ErinAugust 6, 2012 at 1:07 AM

    Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for all of you! I know God will continue to bless your family and I will keep thinking and praying for all of you! Love you!

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  2. AshleyAugust 6, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Praying for you guys! Keep us updated!

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