BIG NEWS! is this it?

We have great news everyone, I'm talking amazing wonderful news! We have been matched to a family =] A great perfect amazing family who has some family and financial issues that does not allow them to care for the precious gift they have been given. They have know for awhile that adoption was there only option and prayed that they could keep their little one but after a recent family ordeal, they now know that it is impossible to care for this child. The child is a sweet little baby boy and his name is Rayden Jay and he is almost 3 months old. Although we are all incredibly thrilled about our new addition, our heart painfully aches for this family who can no longer care for him. As of right now, Rayden is in foster care and we are recieving pictures of him weekly and we will be doing this until all paperwork is finished which will probably be early January. Then, he will come to be with us in foster care until we legally adopt him. There is always a chance that things could change and the adoption will not happen but we are all praying that this is the little one that God has given to us. This process has been much more challenging than Lilly's adoption, so hopefully this is it and we can get this little guy settled at his new home very soon! If its not to much trouble, I would like to ask for prayers that all goes well and that the right decision for Rayden is made =]

and we're off..

Today my mom and dad put together the last page of our family profile! Tomorrow, we are taking it to the agency and having our first family meeting! I am so excited because once all of this goes through, we just have to wait for a birth family to choose us. You never really know how long its going to take. It could be as short as one month...but as long as a year. I'm hoping for just a couple of months. We are going to be open for little ones up to age 2. So this way, we might get a newborn, a toddler, or we might get a pregnant birthmom. Who knows..

We have actually already started new baby prep...we got out all of Lilly's clothes and went through them last night. We know its early, but we're just excited!!

Thats all I got for now!
I'll update as soon as we know something else.

Its official

I am so excited about this! As many of you know a little over a year ago my family adopted Lillyana Jayde through domestic adoption. Now we are in the beginning process for a little sister for her. I am so excited! We are still getting our profile together and hope to have everything finished by early April, then all the fun waiting can start. After much thought, we decided that we are going to request a little girl...but if a little boy is available first, then we would gladly take him. We have the name picked out...we will call her Annie Ray. If we were to get a little boy, then we would name him Caleb Jordan. I am so excited to get this on the road and have another little one in the house! Check back for updates!