Our First Trip Out

Silas' first trip out was to a friend's house.  I had to attend a meeting with some of my coworkers so Silas went with me.

He did great during the meeting and even had his first play date.

He's all bundled up in his carseat.

Suzanne and her son, Luke.

New Pictures, Our Family of Five!

Now that Silas is home, we needed to update our family picture and have his newborn pictures taken. These are some of our favorites from the photo shoot.

Baby Shower

Our family and friends gathered for  Silas' baby shower on December 11th.  We had a great time of fellowship and Silas got to meet a lot of people.  He was awake for most of the shower and he was in a really good mood.  We are thankful to have such a wonderful support system.

Jordan and Erin

Jordan made this, she's so talented!



Silas' First Bath

The same day we brought Silas home, we gave him a bath.  His foster mom already had him in a routine of taking a bath before bed and since he only gets up once during the night, we didn't want to mess that up.

Silas enjoys being in the bathtub but he doesn't like being cold.  We are a little out of practice bathing a little one but I'm sure we will get the hang of it quickly!

Bringing Silas Home

On December 9th, we left for Cornelius to SIlas' foster home. We spent a few hours getting updates from his foster mom, Janet, and going through paperwork with our social worker.

Our social worker had a sweet little speech prepared for us about what we had to be thankful for during this adoption. The birth parents, tribe, adoption agency, ourselves, and God were among some of the things that made the list.

We said a teary-eyed goodbye to Janet and began our trip home. Once home, we enjoyed the company of several visitors and had a little celebration meal. I am so glad to have my whole family at home. Thank you, God, for this wonderful gift!

Silas's foster mom, Janet.

Leaving for home

Silas slept the whole way home.

Gabriel and Eden are going to be a great help. They love Silas so much!

The tribe said YES!!

Today was one of those days where I couldn't keep my hands off my phone.  I kept checking it to make sure I hadn't missed a call or text from our social worker.  Tomorrow is the first day that Silas could actually come home with us and I want it to happen so badly.

Around lunchtime I emailed my social worker to ask if there were any updates and by no surprise, there weren't any.  She reassured me that they are staying in constant contact with the tribe and she promises to let me know the moment they hear something. 

On the way home from work, I was feeling pretty low so I prayed and prayed for God to handle this situation.  I knew God had an ultimate plan that He would reveal to me in His perfect timing so I also prayed for patience.

A few hours later, I had to go back to work because my students were in a Christmas program.  Just a few minutes down the road and I get 3 massive texts from my social worker.  All I could read was "tribe" "placement" and "tomorrow."  I immediately started crying, thanking God, and laughing.  God had answered our prayers.  The tribe said yes!

Just when I began to doubt God, He revealed His plan.  He knew that we couldn't bring Silas home until tomorrow so He made all the details work out to do just that.  Tomorrow, Daryl and I will travel to Charlotte to bring home our baby boy.  Finally, our family of five will be together at last!

The twins meet Silas

Today, Gabe and Eden met Silas for the first time.  Eden was very interested in Silas wanting to hold his passy and blanket.  Gabe didn't want anything to do with him.  He was more interested in playing with toys than looking at his brother.  By the end of our visit, Gabe finally came around and wanted to hold him.  They are going to be great big brothers and sisters.

While introducing the twins to Silas was a big part of our trip, we also met with their birth parents.  Today was the first time we've ever met their birthfather.  We are so glad he came because we want all three of them to know about their birth family.  We had a good visit and made tentative plans to get together soon. 

I can't wait to bring Silas home and although it's hard to wait, we know God is in control!