Huge News!! We Adopted a Baby Girl!!

in #family6 years ago

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That's right, life changing news! We have adopted a baby girl and our family of 3 is now a family of 4!

We are so thrilled for our new addition. She is happy and healthy. We are so thankful the mother chose life and chose us to be the adoptive parents! Praise God!

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The timing and speed with which this all occurred is unreal. We had been working with an adoption center here in Southern California and had only finalized everything to be available for their pool of potential adoptive parents a week and a half before a birth mother selected us. Normally, the average for the center is 6 to 12 months to be chosen by a birth mother, and then it is usually in the middle of the pregnancy so you are looking at another 4 or so months. We were thinking this would be a year or two long process, but it was less than two weeks!

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The situation was unique in that the birth happened and then we got the call. Needless to say, we rushed to the hospital at that point! We spent hours getting to know the birth mom, and were able to leave the hospital with our baby girl a day later. Wow! We will be staying in contact with the birth mom as an open adoption - she really wants to know she made the best choice for her baby and we are so honored she is trusting us with this responsibility!

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We have been adjusting to this new life over the last week. My wife Kristine stays at home with the kids, and I have taken some time off work, and there are so many people bringing gifts and meals - we are so humbled by everyone's generosity! Of course we are tired due to a lack of sleep, but all things considered, everything is so great! Jacob is already a good big brother too! LIFE IS SO GOOD!

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Our prayers right now are that the rest of the adoption process goes smoothly and that our baby girl stays healthy. Thanks for reading my friends!

A thrilled Brian and Kristine

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Congrats Brian! I am happy for you guys! Perhaps she can be a friend to little Alessandra some day :)

Thank you! And that would be great!

You are very good people, thanks for doing that, it's amazing. ☺

Very kind of you! Thanks for reading and engaging!

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Congratulations!! This is an amazing thing you're doing and I wish you a lot of happiness to you and your family!

Thank you my friend!

So nice to see people that help to make this World better,
Congratulations:-)

You are too kind! We are just so grateful!

awesome, I might need some tips on baby care soon.

That is big news too! It is a lot of work, but well worth it!

Thank you! We are so excited!

Congratulations! brian.rrr Awesome news !

Thank you for sharing in our excitement!

Wonderful! Absolutely​ wonderful!

Prais God and may God bless your wonderful family!


You are giving​ this little​ child a future in your lovely home.
These are fantastic news.

I wish all, the hole family all the best :)​

Thanks for the kind words pastor! We are praising God for his many blessings, which are so humbling as we do not deserve them at all!

You are good​ people :)

Congratulations! She looks beautiful and your son looks like a very happy and proud big brother.

Thank you! He is adjusting well to not being the only one getting our attention and he is already asking to help feed her and hold her... so precious!

This little princess is sooo cute!
What an amazing story. Congratulations to this beautiful family :-)

Thank you so much!

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