6 Weeks

Wow Who would have thought it. God has truly steered this adoption and in 6 weeks I will be holding my son! HOLY COW! God is amazing. Not that I ever doubted!

Please continue to pray for his birth family. His birth dad is having a hard time signing his rights away. And pray that God will continue to work out the financial side of this also. Both lawyers are needing to be paid and I am waiting to hear from the bank. But God is good and this will all work out.

Have a great day!

Praise God

Tuesday was a good day Birthmom contacted me! Yeah!!!!!!! I am so excited! After chatting some it is looking good for me. She wanted to be sure that this is what they wanted to do.
Wednesday we chatted back and forth in 12+ emails and sharing all kinds of info. Then the magic phrase. She says, 'Nic is calling the agency to tell them we are good on our end" YES!!!!!!! He is going to be mine. I bought Christmas Ornaments the night before to give to my family to tell them he was our (I had a hunch). Then BM tells me she has ultrasound pictures on myspace. So she friended me and I got picture of him at 7 1/2 weeks. So I printed these and cut them to fit behind the ornaments. Mom opened hers and said this is so cute and I told her to lift it up and when she did I told her that was her grandson at 7 1/2 weeks. To see her face was priceless. But Thursday BM starts asking about the Lawyers and what we need to do to get everything in line. BM & BF are both on board and we are on our way. Right now Aiden is due to be delivered 12/22/09. We are hoping that the DR will move it up a week so we don't run into the holidays when little to noone will be working. If they move i up he will be delivered at 38weeks.

Please pray that if it is God's will for us to be home at Christmas that it will all work out. So we can be home with family to celebrate God's amazing love and Jesus' birth!

I am so excited and in awe of God's amazing works!

Good Night All

Prayers....

So I was contacted Monday of this week by CHASK regarding the possiblility of adopting a little boy wiith DS due in Dec. So I waited 3-4 days like they said and no call. I emailed CHASK back to see if they had heard anything and this is the reply I got. "They are having trouble deciding what they want to do. Mom loves you and would like for you to be mom. Birth dad wants a 2 parent family with no children." Wow. I knew starting this process that being single would have its hurdles but please pray that if this is the little one God has for me that it will work out. I know God is in control of this whole thing and has been from the start. I emailed the birth mom last night and told her if she had any questions to feel free to ask and that I would send her pictures of my house, the nursery, and additional family photos. It is still sad that mom wants ME to adopt her little one and birth dad is saying I want something else.

I also can't imagine what they are going through. And if I were in their shoes I would probably have an image of the "perfect family". Please life their family up in your prayers that they will follow God's will.

Pray for my family too, Dad and Dave got so excited about possibly having a new member of the family by Christmas. Dave already designed Aiden some Thank You cards. (They are cute if I do say so.) Don't get me wrong we are all so excited but for these too to be full force on board with no reservations if a Gift from God also! Thanks for letting me get this down and following our journey!

In God's time Aiden will come home!

Erica

Oh My How Great is our GOD!!

I want to lift up his name and sing his praises! God is awesome! In August I got information about a little boy in CA due in December. They wanted a 1 day drive from Disneyland. Well I tried to get my information in and had to submit my profile. He was off the website in 3 days.

Well about 2 weeks ago he was back up. But I didn't meet birth mom's criteria. I continued to pray for this little one, his birth family and his forever family. I asked for my profile to be sent and was told that the mother only wanted profiles that fit what she was looking for. And I can understand.

We last Thursday I got an email from my social worker with a rough draft of my Home Study. I was approved! And I looked on CHASK and there he was again. So I emailed them again and said I didn't want to be a bother but I also didn't want to turn my back if I was supposed to be his mommy. Well only a few hours later i get an email that she sent my bio to the birth mom! Wow...

Well today I get a call and it is CHASK stating that the birth mom would like to contact me. ME!!!! Of course I said yes so I have the birth mothers name, email, and phone number. So If she does pick me my little one will be here by the end of the year. Wow and again Wednesday is the three month mark of this journey.

GOD is Good!

I am APPROVED!!!!!

Well Thursday I got the rough draft of my home study and I am APPROVED! I hope to have the real thing in hand soon! Oh HAPPY DAY!!!!!! HUGE check off the list. Now just waiting for God to join myself and Aiden! WOW!!!!!! Wednesday will be the 3 month mark from the beginning of this journey.

Home Study Check
Nursery Check
Baby Items Check

Thank you to all that have prayed and continue to pray for this journey. Also keep my friend in your prayers as she and her husband search for their children (for adoption) also.

Love,
Erica

Hi

Sorry I have not posted in a few weeks! I kept thinking "Oh I need to do that" and you know life happened and I got busy doing something else. =D Well I hope to get my completed Home Study in the mail soon. My social worker was going to be working on it last week. So that is VERY EXCITING! And I have just passed the 2 month mark. So it is amazing to see God's Plan unfold and all of the love and support I have received. This is ALL GOD!!!!

Mom has been laughing at me because I am nesting. I want to get the room ready wash things, and organize. You know me a huge Type A personality! So everything will be organized at first but after adding a little one is that possible? Haha!

Please continue to pray for his birthfamily and the choices they have ahead of them. Pray for God's continued blessings and that the financials of the actual adoption work out. I am hoping for grants and fund raisers but with the economy who knows. And pray for all the children out there waiting for parents to answer God's calling and bring them home to a Forever Family! Is he calling you? Do you long to add to or start a family? Do you feel like you are missing something? There are children all over the World waiting to come home. Could you be their Forever Family? I know alot of great families that have answered that call so if you would like to talk to someone let me know.

Last Visit...Check!

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in an up to date post. I am proud to announce that last Thursday was my last home visit and Dana said in 3-4 weeks she will have my letter ready! I am so excited! And it is so much fun to see how others get more and more excited as this journey continues. Mom & I went to Target on Monday and started Aiden's Adoption Registry. We are going to go to Babies "R" Us in Birmingham soon to do one there. It is so much fun to do this with my mom.

I can not express to all of you how much it means to me to have all the love and support for this adoption. God is still showing me daily why I have been called to do this! But I also must be doing a good job because satan is creeping in. As a Christian that tells me I am on the right track. Yes these times do stink BIG time but God will pull me through this! Knowing so many people are praying helps me and that so many people can not wait to meet Aiden!

Now the hard part waiting! Monday is the 2 month mark of this journey! Can you believe it all this so fast. But I know God has BIG plans for me and my little man!

Have a great day! Please pray for Aiden's Birth Family where ever they may be and the tough decisions before them.