isla photos Posted about about 5 years ago

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Baby Isla Posted about about 5 years ago

As of February 22nd, the judge had approved the termination of parental rights for both birthparents.  We all thought we could be finalized shortly after, but we are required to have a 90 day supervised period with atleast 3 more post placement visits from Adoption Option, they did our homestudy.  The earliest we can finalize with the court is May 22nd so I hope to hear in the beginning of May ...

Baby Isla Posted about about 5 years ago

Baby Isla turns 2 months old tomorrow!  Its amazing looking at photos from just weeks ago and seeing how far she has come.  She was born at 6lb 3oz and is now bouncing around 10 lb and has grown 4 inches.  Her personality is shining as she loves to smile and play in the morning and gets cranky when she can't nap long enough.  She got her vaccinations last week and that threw her off her schedul...

Isla update Posted about about 5 years ago

The past few weeks have been quite the adventure.  Getting her through her withdrawl symptoms wasn't easy but atleast it only took about a week.  Isla was exposed to suboxone, nicotine, marjiuana and prozac.  We knew about this when we 'matched' with our birthmom because we had to be presented with all of the medical and social backgrounds for both parents.   Isla had  muscle rigidity, tremors,...

Isla Anne Alix Posted about over 5 years ago

https://www.facebook.com/donate/2644412249147645/ https://www.facebook.com/kalix1    Alrighty everyone.......here.........we........go! We are so fricken proud to announce miss Isla Anne born 12/16/20 at 349est. 6lbs 3 oz and 17 3/4 in long. She had quite the quick and dramatic entry into the world. Everyone is doing great and we are acclimating to each other. Birthmom is also doing great an...

Labor!! Posted about over 5 years ago

Got a message from our agency today "Hello all. I just got off the phone with the hospital. They said both you and Merle can go to the hospital at the same time as Birthmom. Katie, you'll be in the room with birthmom during labor and delivery and Merle, you will be in you and Katie's room during labor and delivery. The once baby is born, Katie will be able to come to the room Merle is in with ...

Adoption lawyer Posted about over 5 years ago

Woke up this morning to an email from our adoption lawyer with paperwork for us to sign.  With 7 days left until baby Isla's due date this is really hitting home that we are one step closer to baby time!  Work put on a baby shower for us this week and it is amazing reading the cards and seeing the amount of support we have from everyone.  Our birthmom even made an announcement for our friends/f...

Ultrasound appointment Posted about over 5 years ago

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10103607729653057&set=ms.c.eJxVysENgDAMA8CNkN3GdrL~%3BYnwA0e~%3BpCGIbyS73muTiK2usDT2iaqFEhI~_UEIhkzSFYtv9SIzdOobtfYTgLDL4DiBoYzg0r4yAY.bps. One week ago I was lucky enough to attend the ultrasound and OB appointment for our birth mom. Baby girl was measuring at 5lb 13 oz. We were able to chat for a few hours and it's weird after so many months chatting t...

Rollercoaster Posted about over 5 years ago

The past 2 weeks have been sooo emotional. Every day was full of ups and downs. Stress and joy. Last week I found out I was pregnant and had it confirmed yesterday that it was a chemical pregnancy and am miscarrying. This pregnancy was a total surprise as we stopped trying as we are pursuing adoption. I have to say things work in weird ways. I would have been due on my anniversary of my first m...

Hospital plan Posted about over 5 years ago

We are anxiously waiting to hear from our adoption specialist at our agency, American Adoptions, what the birthing/hospital plan will be.  We have 4.5 weeks to go until we get to meet our daughter.  Last night we had a great emotionally filled conversation with our expectant mother and it makes this whole process just so much more special knowing that she is doing great and is able to express h...

Shoe fundraiser update! Posted about over 5 years ago

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What a match means Posted about over 5 years ago

Now that we got our long awaited phone call with the match, aka Adoption Opportunity, thought I would take a few moments to explain what this means.  Typically an expectant birth parent contacts an adoption agency about their interest in adoption then fill out their paperwork.  They will be shown many adoptive family profiles that fit certain parameters and then chose a few favorites.  The adop...

Our adoption just got updated to Child Identified Posted about over 5 years ago

We are officially matched with an expectant birth parent!!  We are expecting a baby girl to arrive mid December.  We've been staying busy preparing the nursery, putting the bassinet and car seat together.  The bond that we are creating with this baby's family is growing, we are communicating each week and we've been able to get videos to see her little kicks.  It's exciting to be able to follow...

Our adoption just got updated to Paperwork Complete Posted about over 5 years ago

As of June 2020 we became homestudy approved and as on July 2020 we became active adoptive parents seeking adoption opportunities with American Adoptions.  We have been in contact with a birth mother since June 2020 and she is due in December 2020.  We were in the middle of one of our many fundraisers and when advertising in Katie's hometown a classmate of hers contacted her about a friend who ...