Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Jumping Through Hoops

Yep, that's what our little family was doing today, jumping through a lot of hoops. What is absolutely crazy, is that it was just barely a week ago, we had no idea all of this would be happening. And now we have made two trips down south, just in 5 days, and are currently getting baby-ready in our home. (We feel pretty much that no matter what happens in two weeks, this baby will hopefully be ours.) Tomorrow will be spent cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. We are praying the next 13 days will go by fast. What is crazier is our family will go from being a family of four, to a family of five (including Lilly and Ryker, of course)and that seems like a larger number than it is currently. Our little baby is just the cutest, with a ton of hair!!! I called my Dad, just frustrated because there is so much of this that is new and just like our little family, this case is unique. Unique can be both good and bad, but we are praying for our happy ending. So tomorrow we will finish our hoop-jumping for a couple of days and will get the house ready for everything. It's probably about 90-98% sure that we will come home parents again, but you really just never know. So continue praying for good things, and also our little niece Gracie was extubated today and there are the cutest pictures of her playing after she was extubated. We are grateful for her and the strength she has shown. Hopefully, she will be home in time to meet her new cousin. So we will let you know {vaguely} what is going on or any changes. So until than, please continue the prayers!

19 comments:

  1. EEEEEE!!! I am praying for you guys!

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  2. Yay!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS!!! I can't wait to see the newest family pic, hear baby's name, see pictures of baby... with time of course!!!!

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  3. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!
    Already sounds soooooooo cute.
    I am so happy! You have made the rest of my week. Keeping prayers coming your way!

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  4. O my goodness I am so happy for you!!! I can't wait to hear more good news.

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  5. So, so very happy for you both!! You deserve to be parents and I know that you'll both be amazing. HOW exciting!

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  6. I'm so happy for you!!!
    ¡Hasta mañana!
    ¡Con cariño!
    Silvia.

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  7. I'm praying for you! I'm sooooo excited! But it's like I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear the official news! You guys deserve the best! Good Luck!!

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  8. I can actually picture your beautiful smiles right now! If you need any baby stuff... let me know. I have 4 BOYS.. but still some cute stuff that is very useable and green.

    I REALLY hope that this works out the way you want it to. I cannot STRESS how amazing the two of you are to any perspective birth parents. You are not just amazing and doting parents, but beautiful people as individuals and one of the most loving and amazing couples I know! I'm proud of you for taking this leap of faith and getting everything ready, even with all the anxiety you must be having. I will be waiting for beautiful pictures and crying, no matter what the outcome is.

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  9. I am a friend of Deanna's from BYU, and my little girl has also spent time up at Primary's.
    I just wanted to say congrats, and praying that all goes well. Feel free to visit my blog.

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  10. I am so excited and nervous for you! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help, or if there is any baby stuff you need to borrow.

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  11. We will be praying for you guys! We really hope all goes well! We are so excited! And so nervous and anxious to hear all the details! You guys are amazing and we love ya! If there is anything we can do for you, let us know! We would love to help in any way we can!

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  12. We are PRAYING for this miracle to come true. I will be so thrilled to check your blog and see your happy faces smooching a precious little one! You deserve it more than anyone I know!!

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  13. You don't know me, but I am Nicole and Dan's Sister-In-Law and have three adopted kids. I am so excited for you. It is a BIG rollercoaster ride, and hopefully all will go well. I can't say that everything has always been easy, while we were, like you "Jumping Through Hoops", but keep in mind how worth it it is. And some of the biggest hoops and problems turned out to be little tiny miracles (Bonding). I wish you well and as a fellow adopted mother, I would lend you whatever you need to help you. You are an amazing couple to me and I am inspired by your examples.

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  14. Yippee!!! I have been curious as to how things were going. I hope that it all works out and that he will be in your arms very soon. What a lucky little guy.
    (HUGS)

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  15. First time stumbling across your blog. What beautiful babies Lilly and Ryker. My life has recently been touched by friends with babies born with HLHS. As I have learned more about these little one's who go through so much, I have felt a desire to love and support all of these parents. I have had it too easy. I will pray for your sweet family.
    God Bless, Wendy

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  16. I have actually been looking at your blog for a couple of months now. My son Trig was born this past October with TGA so I found your blog through another heart babies blog. Anyway, I just want to let you know that I am praying for you. You and your husband are so amazing and deserve this so much. I will continue to pray for everything to work out well. Jamie

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  17. Oh my gosh!!!! I have been thinking of the two of you so much lately and finally understood in the second to last post what the secret was. I am so very happy and hopeful for you guys. I will pray very hard that the Lord will indeed let this miracle come true for you and that you will have your little sweetheart home so very soon! Thank you always for being such a great example to me. You have endured so much and I pray that this will come true for you because you deserve it!

    Keisa

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