We received the news last week that we were matched with a dear birth mother. I have had the chance to speak with her. She has already found a place in my heart. Please pray for her and her journey. Pray for our relationship to grow. Pray for trust.
THERE ARE THE DETAILS WE HAVE THIS FAR:
1. We are having a GIRL.
2. She is due October 28.
3. We will be traveling to Arizona to be there when she is born.
4. We will need to stay in Arizona for a couple of weeks until we are legally allowed to leave.
PRAYERS:
1. We are praying for wisdom, peace, and guidance through this time.
2. We are praying for continued love and trust to develop between us and the birth mother.
3. As always, we are praying for this little one. She is dear to us. We have been praying for her for a long time.
4. We still need to raise the rest of the fees for the adoption.
5. We are praying for people who have frequent flier miles to donate some to us to help pay for the plane tickets.
6. I am praying for guidance on bottles and formula. I have never used them. Any advice is appreciated.
7. Praying for our family to grow together in love.
WOOO HOOO!!!!! Very exciting news :) We will be praying for all of you as this journey to your little one continues!!
ReplyDeleteALL PRAISE TO HIM! He is so good! Praying for all of you!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! We adopted our LO a year ago. The FDA STRICTLY regulates formula, its all practically the same. I found that Sam's club formula was the cheapest way to go. Assuming your LO can handle it. I like both Playtex Vent Aire and Dr. Browns Bottles. HTH
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. I cherish all that I can get!!
DeleteHi! Followed your link from Tracies post and we just brought our baby girl home so will share with you what we've learned in the last two months of the bottle and formula world. I second the dr browns bottles we tried others but had best luck with them cause they really help reduce the amount of air baby takes in. Also our doctor told us to go ahead and use the target up and up brand of the enfamil gentle formula we were using cause its exactly the same and much cheaper. So the up and up brand of any formula is suppose to be good. And they have all the options gentle, soy, acid reflux, regular. Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel blessed by everyones sweet words and advice! I am overwhelmed by the love.
DeleteHi Gretchen,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! Kiersten here from Spirt of Adoption....also one of Tracie's families! My husband David and I just adopted a baby girl and are working to figure this whole thing out in small increments since she is our first!
We live in Phoenix and would love to help you out with some of your particulars if you need it. I don't know where you are staying but one of the girls I used to work with at our church has a rental home down here that she and her husband have listed on VRBO.com since they moved back to Canada. From what I was looking at when we were researching for ICPC, it's a pretty good deal!!! :) And, we've got the goods on some pretty great restaurants etc.
If you would like any help, please let me know and we'll go from there. Again, SO excited for you!
Kiersten