It has been such a wonderful week. We made a quick trip to Utah to meet Lonia. She is truly an angel. This is Lonia and her son, Treycen (fyi he is not up for adoption). Lonia is 29 weeks pregnant and has decided that we are to be the parents. I just can't believe it. How do we ever show our gratitude?
Our baby (I like the sound of that)
BOY is due
August 27. We know that he is our baby and has always been a part of our family. We couldn't be happier. I am also starting to panic because we have so much to do/learn before he comes. Its so soon!
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| Treycen is almost 2 and is super smart. I think he has a photographic memory. He warmed right up to us and wanted us to give him "loves" (hugs). I'm not sure if our baby will look like him or not because he has a different dad. Either way I'm sure he will be super cute. |
Here's the story: Lonia really wanted to meet us because she felt a strong connection to us. So we met her at her apartment for a nice long visit. She has been through a lot the last several months and we admire her strength and courage. She told us that this baby has never felt like it belonged to her. She knew he was meant to be in someone else's family. When she met with LDS Family Services and started to look at profiles, our profile was one of the first ones that came up and she immediately felt good about us. While we were with Lonia, we felt very comfortable around her and I think she felt the same way about us. Even though she has had a hard life, she was always smiling while we were with her. After several hours of visiting with her we went over to her parents house for dinner. Her parents are very supportive of the adoption. After spending the evening with her family, she told us that she wanted us to adopt her baby. What a special moment. We all cried.
These pictures with Lonia were taken Monday, the day after we first met her. We visited a little more and she gave us ultrasound pictures. Which was so thoughtful of her. I show them to almost everyone I meet. I'm a proud mama :) She even asked us to be in the delivery room with her when she gives birth. How cool is that?
The rest of the our trip was spent with Jackie, Mark and their kiddos. We also got to do sealings in the Oquirr Mountain temple. We were reminded their that our baby boy will always be a part of our family.
Playing by the ponds near Jackie and Mark's.
We also went on a fun field trip to the copper mine. Cooper is showing off his good side in the above picture :)
Jackie and I had a good time picking out fabrics for a baby quilt. We decided to go with a baby blue, gray, and navy color scheme with kind of a pin stripe patterned quilt. Your quilts always look awesome Jackie. Thank you!
As far as names go we are deciding between Benson and Brig/Brigham. What do you think? I am also going to need lots of baby advice so feel free to chime in!
