Five months ago, our lives were changed in the
absolute best way possible. Our precious baby girl, Charleston Kate, was born.
! It has been an amazing whirlwind ever since!
On October 19th, a few days before Charleston was born, we had the opportunity to speak with our birth mom for the first time. This was a huge relief because we had previously been told that she was too nervous and didn’t want to speak with us. However, we were really nervous, too…maybe even more than she was! We were able to talk with her for quite awhile; she asked questions about us and we were able to get to know her. It was a great experience!
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| Leaving the airport! |
Two nights later, we got a phone call from our
case worker in Utah. She told us our birth mom had gone to the hospital and
that we should start packing. She called back a couple hours later and said to
book the earliest flight we could, our baby would be arriving soon! Needless to
say, we barely slept that night. The day we had been waiting and praying for
was finally here! On Thursday morning, we flew from Nashville to Denver and
then finally to Salt Lake City. The anticipation was awful…it literally seemed
to take ALL day to get to Utah.
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| Charleston Kate |
When we finally arrived in Utah, our caseworker
met us at the airport and escorted us to the hospital. The excitement was
overwhelming!! The moment we had prayed for so long for was about to happen. We
were finally about to meet our sweet baby girl!
The moment was even more perfect than I imagined it would be. We were taken to a room off of the hospital nursery where we got to spend the rest of the evening with Charlie. Leaving her at the hospital that night (and the following two nights) was so hard. Thankfully, the nurses were so nice and even allowed us to come in early and stay much later than visiting hours.
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| Our first family photo! |
Our birth mom had some complications and didn't feel well on Thursday, so we were not able to meet her until the following day. Throughout the weekend, we were able to spend a lot of time with her and really get to know her. We had been pretty nervous about this part (Would she like us? What if we weren't who she was expecting? Would we be able to help her be confident in her decision?) it was truly a tremendous blessing for all of us. After meeting her, we had a great amount of peace. We learned so many things about her and her family that we will be able to share with Charleston when she is older. It was really neat to hear why she chose us. All the paperwork was signed Friday night and everything will be legally finalized in April, when Charlie is 6 months old. We are counting down the days!
We spent a week in Utah before being cleared to leave the state and return to Kentucky. While in Salt Lake City, we were able to stay with a family that are church planting. They were a huge blessing to us!! It has been amazing to see how God worked out every single detail perfectly.
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| Finally home! |
We were able to fly home much sooner than anticipated. Charleston was able to meet her grandparents, aunt and uncle as soon as we landed in Nashville and they have been spoiling her ever since!
It's hard to believe that 5 months have already flown by We absolutely love being Charlie's parents and are constantly amazed by her! She loves eating baby food and cereal...so far, she hasn't met a food she didn't like. She also loves being talked to and playing in the floor. Her newest accomplishments include sitting up on her own and crawling backwards.
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| Charleston Kate's first Easter |
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| Family Easter at MBC |
We ask that you continue to pray for our birth mom to know the love of God and be filled with a constant peace about her decision. We also ask that you continue to pray for us as we learn to be godly parents and work to pay down the debt related to adoption expenses. Again, we cannot thank you enough for your love and support!!
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. - Lamentations 3:22-23
Caitlin
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