We are now at 23 weeks, and it's starting to feel more and more real! Birthmother is doing well, baby boy is 1.3 pounds as of Thursday's appointment. He is growing and still hanging out behind her belly button.
This past weekend we had a "Baby Blessing" party....I've seen people do this when they build a house, so I thought why not do it before we paint the baby's room....we invited our family and a few friends over to cover baby's room with prayers, scripture and messages. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! 37 loved ones came by to share in this joy! So very exciting! I have only begun to read a few of the messages, as I cry my eyes out reading them. I wanted to share a few with you.
Nolan leaves his cousin a note
Opa sharing his heart with baby Cozens
Sweet friends Krista & Abby Bo Babby leave blessings for baby!
We loved that the kids that we love came and left their own special messages! 
Baby is already so loved by his family! And he will have an "adopted" Grandma, just like I did! 
We are overwhelmed by the support of our friends and family...and even more by baby's birthmother's love for our little guy! She is so relieved to know that he is coming to us, we truly are blown away at the process of all of this. Over the years I always had a "selfish" prayer that the Lord would make this process easy...Brenna shared with me that her initial prayer, months ago, was the same "selfish" prayer I prayed....Hard to believe our dreams are just weeks away from coming true!
Prayer Requests: 1. Baby continues to grown INSIDE his birthmother, there are a few complications and we need the two of them to stay SAFE! Please pray that the doctors continue to monitor her as they are, that the placenta does not get any more complicated than it already is, that she does NOT dialate and that baby bakes until the first part of June, 34-35 weeks.
2. That we retain the right attorney and that we can get our home study done quickly, just in case baby decides to make his appearance early, we need to be ready to make decisions
Thank you for following along with us on this journey! We truly are blessed!
ps...Isn't my shirt cute? My friend Joy with Beauty and the Bling made it for me...thanks to a Pinterest idea
