Newly Adopted Babies
Growing Up Strong! Hi, I hope the Lifetime staff is doing well. Our Lifetime boys Hunter (9) & Cole (1) are growing up strong! Michelle and Eric Both boys are Lifetime babies!
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Fun Watching Her Explore! Dear Ms. Rotz, How are you? It’s been a long time since we last contacted you. I hope all is well with you and your family. Attached are pictures to update you. Ahava has completed 1st grade and will begin 2nd grade in the Fall. Time flies. She enjoys the outdoors and playing with friends. She is becoming a really good swimmer too. Her crafts and science kit keep our house messy, but it’s fun watching her explore. Take care,
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Big Day! Hi! We just wanted to send a little update on Chloë because she has a big day today! She completed her first year of preschool today and thrived! She was 1 of 2 kiddos in her class that already knows all their letters and sequential numbers to 20! ❤️ She is enjoying life closer to Mamaw & Papaw and is excited about summer trips back East. Blessings!
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Thinking of You Hi Christie, I would love to send a word of encouragement for those in the wait or to a birth mother who is considering adoption. An hour ago I was actually putting Ayden down for a nap. While I was singing to him and swaying tears of joy started streaming down my face. I am just thankful for this little bundle of joy that the Lord has given us. We weren’t sure we would ever get to be parents. We are grateful you guys helped us through this journey and thankful for our birth mother and father who chose us. I keep in contact weekly with our birth mom and have even facetimed with Ayden’s biological siblings! To those in the wait…. I know it is hard to be hopeful, especially if you have gone through infertility, a failed adoption or even both. But please know the wait is worth it. God is crafting that special connection between you, the birth parent(s), and your child. The joy of holding your child and hearing their first cute little noises, make the wait pale in comparison. We would wait for him all over again if we had too. He was worth it! Much Love, Allison P.S. Please pass this note and picture along to Tiffany for me! We are so incredibly thankful for her call that day. |
My Pride and Joy! HI, Here are some recent photos of my son. He is my pride and joy and I am loving every minute! (Lifetime is very happy we helped her become a mom)
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What a Blessing for Us Hello Christie, We can not say what a blessing adoption has been for us. It seems like James has always been a part of our lives. The relationships that we have built through Lifetime Adoption will be long and positive. James has filled our hearts and home with immeasurable joy. David and Jenna |
Look Who's 6 Months! Lifetime would like to congratulate Noel and Sydney on the adoption of their handsome boy! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/application
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Our Story Hi Christie, We want to share our story with you and others and thank you again for all you do and all the heart you pour into it, we feel it on the other end! Almost 4 years ago, the Lord put on our hearts to adopt a child and we very gladly started the process. We contracted with Lifetime in early 2019 and prepared all we could in anticipation of our baby or babies coming. We started to pray for the birth mother God had chosen for us and her baby/babies, even though we had no idea where they could be nor when we would meet them. It took longer than we expected, 3.5 years, but we chose to stay focused and to keep praying for them, asking the Lord to protect them and guide them to us. Our hearts were set to open our home to the baby or babies He had for us and raise them as if they were our own flesh and blood. Mid May this year, I was doing dishes when the phone rang. It was Christie who informed us a birth mom wanted to talk to us about her 6-month-old baby girl. 2 days after, indeed she called us and we connected so naturally. Her heart and love for her baby were so obvious and beautiful. It was not easy for her to choose adoption but she wanted a different life for her daughter than what she could provide so she gathered her courage to make an adoption plan. She had carefully looked at families until she saw our profile and felt that it was what she had been looking for. What an honor it was for us to be chosen and trusted in raising her baby! We enjoyed talking together very much and then we met in person 3 days after. She introduced her baby to us and the connection was so real. This precious treasure smiled and laughed, she was so at ease in our arms from the very start, which was one of the things we had been praying for. This really confirmed to our birth mom that she was making a good choice for her baby. 2 days later, she signed all the papers and we received custody. As you can imagine, our lives changed instantly! We had prepared for that moment as much as we could but how can anyone be fully prepared to become parents within an hour? And we love being parents! Our baby girl is such a burst of sunshine. She is full of life and joy and yes, energy! It is beautiful to see her grow and learn and discover. She loves nature, animals, music, and people, especially meeting other young children. She makes people smile everywhere we go. We are so very thankful to the Lord and to our birth mom for choosing us to become the parents of such a treasure and for trusting us to raise her. Adoption is so beautiful, it brings redemption and a real solution for birth moms who are not in a position to raise their child for whatever reason, but who can choose a family, among so many, who are ready and very willing to embrace their child and love and care for him or her as their very own flesh and blood. Lifetime chooses their families very carefully and prepares them well so when they do get their phone call, they are ready as much as possible to rise up to the wonderful call of becoming parents. We really love and respect our birth mom for her love, her courage, and her heart. She is a beautiful person and she will always be loved, respected, and prayed for in our family. If you are in a situation where you can not raise your child, you don’t need to worry, you can simply share with Lifetime and they will help you and guide you so you will have peace of mind that your baby or child will be able to grow in a loving family. If you are a family who God called to adopt, be faithful to your calling and be patient in prayer. That child He has set aside for you is on his or her way. He is faithful to His Word as we allow Him to prepare and guide us into His ways. May the Lord greatly bless you and deeply reveal to you that He is the adoptive Father to all those who choose to embrace Him as such. He will never fail you nor forsake you! Buck and Veronique |
So in Love Hey Christie! Here are a few pics of our sweet boy. We named him Brandon Luke. We’re so in love! He is doing so good and we love him more than words can say! 💙 We appreciate everything that was done for our sweet Birth Mom and us! Emily |
He is Ours! Hi Julie! One week ago today was Robert’s adoption hearing. He is ours! I wanted to send you a picture. He’s doing so well and growing faster than I can buy clothes. He’s a very laid-back baby and is sleeping through the night already. God bless, Virginia |
Two Wild! Hi Christie, I hope you are well! Can you believe it’s been 2 years?! Over the weekend we had Xola’s “TWO Wild” 2nd birthday party with all of her friends from daycare and church. It was such a special time to celebrate her and think about and pray for her birth mother. Xola continues to amaze us every day! She’s talking, feeding herself, working on potty training, and helping feed our Boston Terrier who she calls “Dog Dog”…lots of big girl things! She loves daycare and her teachers describe her as a “mother hen” because she likes to care for her classmates. She also moved to the toddler class at church and loves learning about Jesus and the special relationship that she gets to have with him. It’s amazing to see her developing into the person God created her to be. Each and every day we are overwhelmed with gratitude to Lifetime for bringing Xola into our lives. She has opened us up to a new, deeper love than we ever thought possible. Again this year for Xola’s birthday, we asked friends and family to make donations to Lifetime Foundation in her honor in lieu of gifts so that you all can continue the important work of building families because it is our hope and prayer that other hopeful adoptive families will be able to experience the deep love and joy that we have had these past two years. Thank you for all that you do! Love, Todd, Anna and Xola
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Our Team is Official! Lifetime would like to congratulate Jared, Andrea, and their kids on the adoption of their sweet daughter! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/application
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Thanks for Your Friendship! Thank you! We just had our finalization hearing with the judge and it’s official!!!! Thank you so much for all your help, guidance, and friendship through this adoption process. I’m happy to be a reference for Lifetime. Please stay in touch 😊 Hugs, |
Finalized and Official! Lifetime would like to congratulate Noel and Sydney on the adoption of their precious boy! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/application-adoptive-families
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Absolute Best! Hi Linda, Can you believe this little guy is going to be 2 on Saturday??? We are in swim class. Our first one was Sunday-not a fan yet. He’s smart but doesn’t say much-YET. Being his mommy is the absolute best thing in this world. He is my heart ♥️. |
Angel's Homecoming Hi Tiffany, we made it home yesterday via Angel Flight Soars. Angel was in the NICU 100 days and we are now soooo glad to be home! 😇💃🏿🎉 |
We are Very Grateful! Thank you! We very grateful for you and all your help! Grateful to Lifetime Adoption for never giving up on us and for leading, guiding, and encouraging us in each step! It’s amazing how the whole process worked and are truly blessed God lead our paths together!
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Baseball Future? Hello all, Hope you all had great weekends and enjoyed the fall holidays. We’ve been remiss in sending pictures over – please see the attached 😊 Alex
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Birthday Princess Dear Ms. Rotz, How are you? Today is Ahava’s birthday—mine too. We celebrated at Hershey Park last weekend. She’s five already!!!We’re still trying to wrap our brains around how fast time flies. We are often in awe when we stroll down memory lane and look at pictures of us when we first held her. We just smile and giggle when we compare them to where we are now. Ahava gets a kick out of looking at her baby videos and pictures too. Bobby and Tachaundra |
Our Little Munchkin! Happy birthday to our little munchkin who turns 3 today!! 🎂🎉🎈🥳🥰 He is smart, funny, likes to be goofy and keeps us on our toes all day long! He loves to swing, go on the slide, jump on the trampoline and wave his American flag. We are so amazed at how far he’s comes and look forward to seeing what this next year will bring as he starts school! |
Our Hearts Are So Full! Hi Christie!! I wanted to share that we went to court last week and Ricky is officially ours! 🙂 I don’t know if Michael and I will ever come down from the clouds, our hearts are so full!! Thank you to you and everyone at Lifetime for your help and prayers through the years!!! With lots of love, |
First Day of Kindergarten! Dear Ms. Rotz, How are you? Today is Ahava’s first day of Kindergarten. It’s hard to believe that this time has already come. I remember the first time I held her in the hospital. It doesn’t seem all that long ago. She was really excited. She seemed to have no first day of school jitters. I was the one with the jitters. She is growing up to be a brave and confident girl. I hope it never wanes. Sincerely, |
We Have Been So Blessed We just wanted you all to know our adoption is officially final! We have been so blessed by all the work by the staff at Lifetime and are grateful for all the time you put in to help complete our family. Michelle |
Over the Moon! Hi Christie!! We all are doing great!! Ricky is a great baby and is so, so loved!! He is all smiles in the morning and evening. He definitely loves his bottle and gets a little upset if it isn’t ready when he is lol. He’s a great sleeper, 8:30-5:30 every night ❤️❤️❤️ I started back at work today and have been getting photos from our daycare provider showing that he is getting loved on there too ❤️ What can I say, Michael and I are over the moon!! |
We Are Grateful Hi Tiffany, We are so grateful that we chose Lifetime to help us grow our family. The adoption process is so full of ups and downs but you all were with us thru all of them! Now we have two beautiful children and can’t wait to see who they become! |
Couldn't be Cuter! Hi Christie, Lucia is doing great and we are so happy with her. She couldn’t be cuter and we’re so blessed to have her in our lives. Thank you all so much for all of your help making us a family 😊 Michael and Andrea |
Life Changing Year! Hi Christie, Hope your week is going well! Can you believe, one year ago today, you called us with news of our sweet Xola?! This first year has been a whirlwind! It’s been both hard and amazing and life-changing. Xola is doing great! She’s loving going to daycare, she’s taking music classes and she loves to dance. She’s started walking at 9 months so she’s pretty close to running at this point! She’s curious and strong-willed. We are so grateful to her and to Lifetime. For her birthday, we have asked her guests to donate to Lifetime Foundation in lieu of gifts so that you all can continue to do the amazing work that you do. We see God in Xola each and every day and we are so grateful that Lifetime was the vessel that God used. Our advice for new adoptive parents in the first year is to take advantage of the Lifetime webinars!!!! They help prepare you so much. I wish we had done more of them. Cheers to Xola’s first birthday! Many thanks and blessings, Anna & Todd |
Blessed Day In and Day Out Hi Christie! Chloë just turned 2 and she is a tiny little ball of personality. VERY tiny… we finally hit 20 pounds which is not on the growth chart but she makes up for it in allll the other ways. She loves to be outside, play with her kitties, eat French fries and face time with our family – especially her cousin! We are blessed day in and day out to be her parents. We also enjoy updating her birth parents on her through photos and videos that we send them. I hope that you are also well. Always, Albert, Keyanna, Chloë, Virgil and Vladimir P.S. do you have information specific to families that are interested in adopting with you a 2nd time? WINK WINK. |
Happy Little Girl! Hi Robyn and Tiffany!
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you enjoy these pictures of our happy girl, Evie 🥰 |
Can't Get Enough of Her Hi Christie, I hope you are well! I just wanted to reach out today to let you and the Lifetime team know Xola’s adoption finalized!
Again, I just want to express my gratitude to you and Lifetime for being the vessel to bring us together. It is undeniable that Xola was meant to be a part of our family. With gratitude, Anna, Todd and Xola |
How Much My Life Has Changed Hi Tiffany! Griffin and I have been a family for 2 years and 2 months!! Juli and Griffin |
Happy and Grateful for Everything Hello Tiffany! Hope you are doing well & staying safe. Everything is going great with Miah. She had her first doctors visit this week & she now weighs 9lbs 4oz. 😊 Also I wanted to share some of our photos. They are just too cute not to share. We are overjoyed and so thankful to you & all of the other amazing staff members at Lifetime that made our dreams come true.💓 |
Imprinted on My Heart Hi Christie, Thanks for reaching out! We are doing well! We are finally getting into a rhythm and we have Xola on a great schedule that’s giving us about 4.5 hours of sleep at night between feedings, so we feel like humans again…LOL! From the time we first reached out to Lifetime in 2016 and chickened out of signing on 3 times between 2016 -2018, Kim King was just as helpful and kind each time, which let us know we were choosing the right agency. When we finally signed on in 2019, it was seamless and just easy…but let me save some this for our review! I’ve attached a couple pics of Xola. She’s growing and changing so much…it’s crazy! She’s beautiful and strong willed (already). It took us a little time, but we know for certain, that she was meant to be a part of our family. Thank you Christie for getting us to our little girl. I will never forget getting that call from you at 8:00 AM saying “Sooooo your birth mom had the baby”…your voice and that moment is imprinted on my heart. Love, Anna & Todd |
Such a Joy! Dear Ms. Rotz, Stay healthy and take care. Bobby and Tachaundra |
Spreading a Little Sunshine Hi Linda! I was just thinking of you and wanted to spread a little sunshine your way! Roman is 20 months now and I can’t believe how fast the tome has gone by. He’s a busy toddler now, he loves music, dancing, the Hulk, and playing with his big brother! I hope all is well with you during this time. Be safe! |
Life With Our Newest Member Hello, I can’t believe it has been almost 8 months since we flew out for the birth of our baby boy Nico. We listened to all the webinars retelling stories of parents who received the call that they had matched and immediately had to fly across the country, but never did we think that we would be one of those people caught up in a whirlwind match and hopping on a plane two days later for the birth. Nico’s story and ours still feels so incredible. The way little details fell into place at just the right timing (even though it felt like a roller coaster ride at the time) continually confirms to me that a greater hand was/is in play for all of this. We had the opportunity to spend time with his birth parents and their families at the hospital, and for what could have been an awkward situation with people we had just met on the phone turned out to be a huge blessing. It was wonderful to be with people and get to know these kind people who were just as concerned as us about the well-being of this child. We couldn’t wait to get home, and once we did our new normal began to take shape as we adjusted to having a baby in the home again. The older boys were enamored with their youngest brother from the second we walked through the door. They look to engage him whenever they can, they play around him constantly, and try to help him all the time. As a result, Nico smiles the second he hears their voices and twists and turns until he can see them. We are so in love with Nico, and he fits into our family like he was made exactly for us and us for him. When working with you guys at Lifetime I was not always sure if this was really going to happen. It seemed too surreal sometimes, but with each phone call or webinar or card in the mail I felt the nice reassurance that we were a part of something real. And when we had questions or needed immediate help, someone was always available. Now, he is here, and you helped shape us into a family of 5. Thank you! Sean, Erin, Jace, Maddox, and Nico |
The Greatest Blessing Hi Tiffany! As we begin this new year, I can’t help but think where my family would be if we hadn’t been led to Lifetime. Lincoln has been the greatest blessing to our family, and brings so much joy (and noise ha!) to our home. He turned 3 this February, but I felt like it was just yesterday we were bringing him home. Again, we are so grateful for Lifetime, and all the love and help you provided our family. God Bless, |
So Much Fun! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and got to spend some time with friends and family! It was so much fun with Jack this year. He really got opening presents and talked about Santa a lot even if he wouldn’t sit in his lap! And he loves looking at Christmas lights. Lifetime since you have been such a big part of our family over the last 6 years, thank you! Here are some pictures of Jack from Christmas! Love, |
We Just Can't Get Enough of Her Hi Tiffany and Happy New Year! I hope all is well. We are great! Love, |
Happy New Year! Happy New Year! I wanted to touch base and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I hope you are all doing great. |
Thinking of You! Thinking of you and all my Lifetime family! We are so blessed this holiday season! Sarah, Colby and Jack |
Growing So Fast! Hi Christie! Chloë is growing fast, rolling allllllll over the place and has two little teeth poking through! Thanks! |
Such a Precious Little Girl!
Summer time is wrapping up. We have had a very dry summer so I’m not sure that the leaves will be very showy in their colors as Fall comes around. I think of you often but especially in this time of year. I just wanted to say hello and share a few pictures with you. You can share them with others at Lifetime. We just finished up our first family vacation to Florida. We looked it up and we were a little too far away to come to the Florida office but hopefully in the future we can. This girl if ours lived the water both the ocean and the pool. A beautiful relationship is continuing to grow with our Birth Mom! She and I text several times a month. I’m so excited for what that will mean for Miriam. I can not believe Miriam turned 21 months old in the 20th. How in the world she is almost 2 blows my mind. The time has went so quickly.
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Back to Our Roots
I just wanted to let you know we finally moved to back to our home state! We just moved into our new house a few days ago and we are busy unpacking. Harper is doing great! She has been a very late teether. Her first 3 teeth popped through the same day she turned 18 months! She now has a total of 5 teeth (4 molars and one front bottom tooth-wise)! |
In Love With Their Little One
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An Amazing Blessing Thanks Linda!
Matt & Andrea |
Parents Forever! What God already intended is now sealed by the courts of the land! In both photos Joey is on the left and Connor is on the right. |
The Light of Our Lives Elijah is a happy, healthy one year-old and the light of our lives. We finalized the adoption – I’ve attached images of our most recent family photo and one I snapped of Elijah last week when he wanted to try on Daddy’s shoes 🙂 |
An Amazing Exciting Time We are so excited to share with you that Brynlee is now 2! We had a Tea for Two birthday party and Brynlee was surrounded by family and friends. We plan to have dinner with her birth mother this weekend and could not be more excited. We have such an amazing relationship with Brynlee’s birth family and we are so thankful to Lifetime for bringing our families together! Thank you for all you do! -Jesse and Alicia |
Celebration! We just celebrated Brodie’s 2nd Birthday. Unfortunately, I was sick with strep throat, so the true celebration will be this coming weekend. Brodie’s personality continues to grow and he has the most amazing laughter that makes everybody laugh and smile. We are attaching a couple of pictures of him including him snacking with his best buddy, Rufus, looking on. There was a time where we wondered if we would ever have this amazing blessing from God in our lives. It was always in His timing and not ours. Kristi, Chris, and Brodie |
Oh Happy Day! Zachary was officially adopted today! He is such an amazing joy and I can’t thank you all enough, but I can’t thank especially you enough for all of your encouragement, support and listening ear. Leanna |
The Three Rascals (Cuteness Overload! These three babies are all adopted through Lifetime Adoption) |
A New Life Begins Maya Elizabeth was born in April. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 8 ounces and was 19 inches tall. If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
The Center of Our World I just wanted to let you know that Leo’s adoption was finalized last month (finally)! Leo is thriving and is really the center of our world. He just turned 17 months old and is picking up new words everyday! He is very active and loves to run, jump, climb, and swim. I can’t imagine life without Leo and just wanted to thank you for all your work to make this happen. Best, |
It's Official! I just wanted to let you know that our adoption of Olivia was finalized today! We are beyond blessed. Thank you for all of your hard work in making our dream a reality. Kacie and Matt |
Happy Easter to All! We are loving life and the kids are enjoying spring! Happy Easter to all! Piper is 21 months!!! Cade is truly the best big brother ever. I remain in frequent contact with her birth mom to share updates and pictures. Warmest Regards, Diana and Chris |
From Toddler to Big Girl Ahava is getting so tall and smart. She’s 2 1/2 years old now. She has even started making up her own stories as she flips through picture books. Take care, Bobby and Tachaundra |
Me and My Bros! Olivia started crawling a couple of days ago. Here’s one of her and her brothers. Thanks:) Kacie and Matthew |
Twice the Joy! With 3-4 hrs stints, they are growing like weeds! Enjoy the pics! Joe and Shanna |
Already Almost Two! Crazy weather here in Indiana. One day in the 60’s and sunny the next it is snowing. |
Pinching Ourselves We just fall more and more in love with this sweet boy every day! Thank You, |
Sending You Some Love Sending you some love from Mariella’s birth family’s last visit. |
Steps! Ezra is doing great – he turned 13 months old last week and took his first couple steps the same day! He is healthy and happy and so busy, busy, busy! He brings so much joy and laughter to our family. We are so thankful for all that you at Lifetime did for us and his birth mom, and we’re so thankful for her and our relationship with her too. We share pictures with his birth mom a few times a week on Instagram and have seen her twice in the last year. Thanks again! Kara, Ethan, and Ezra |
Amazing Grace Our first Christmas with Grace was amazing. We can’t believe how quickly these 8 months have gone by and how much she has changed our lives. Life is better than we ever thought it could be. We just wanted to share a few pictures.
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A Wonderful Year Harper is doing great. She’s standing mostly on her own now, sometimes using one hand to steady herself. We are expecting her to start walking very soon! She still doesn’t have a single tooth, but she stays in a constant state of teething, so the doctor isn’t worried and he says we should see some soon. She is a happy girl who never met someone she didn’t like. And she’s a big ham! The minute she sees the camera is pointed at her she starts to smile! It has really been a wonderful year. We are so blessed and beyond thankful to the Lord for this precious girl! Here are a few pictures! |
Thank You! Stella’s adoption has been finalized!! Anthony & I would like to thank you and all of Lifetime’s staff for all the help throughout this process!! Our attorney was also amazing throughout this journey and she came recommended by Lifetime. Please continue to send clients who need an attorney in North Carolina to her. God Bless! Erin and Anthony |
Merry Christmas! We are pretty much transitioned back to the States. I pray that you and your family at home and Lifetime are well. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed, Happy New Year. Chaun and Bobby |
From Our Family to Yours! Today our adoption of Ainsley was finalized at the courthouse in Tampa!! Thank you for everything you and the Lifetime team did to match us with her birth mom and an unborn Ainsley. While things got rocky a couple of times you remained calm and supportive, helping us arrive at the best outcome possible. Your expertise in our case, which could have become much more complicated (phew!), was essential to us getting to this milestone. Attached is a photo of us with the judge. She had stacks of stuffed animals behind her and invited Aspen to choose one for Ainsley and one for herself. As you can see Ainsley is a happy and content baby, and is thriving in every way possible. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and thanks again from our family to yours! Monica, Darryl, Aspen and Ainsley |
Amazing Entry into This World Florida had a nice visit with newly adopted parents of baby LJ, who is doing amazing after his early entry in to this world at a little over a pound. Also included a couple of pics. We had hoped one of them would show off how much LJ actually looks like John but it did not show up well. Honestly, they really look like father/son. They both expressed how grateful they are for Lifetime’s support and encouragement and agree that although the wait can be daunting, when the right one comes along, you realize why. |
Bless You All! We just want to share that we are over the moon and a very happy family due to adoption… Brooklyn is a healthy and happy and very much loved and spunky two-and-a-half-year-old…. We send pictures to her birth mom each month and she sends us nice notes regularly. Bless you all. Greg and Tina |
Home by Christmas LJ is doing great! He moved to a new kind of bed a couple weeks ago as he didn’t require the original kind of bed he was in anymore with all the bells and whistles needed for newer/sick babies. They tried taking him off CPAP completely last week, but he wasn’t quite ready. He was put on the lower kind of CPAP respiratory support and wore his first outfit last Friday. Now I can hold him wrapped up in blankets in my arms. When I came back on Tuesday he was in an open crib! He had been maintaining his temperature well and yesterday we did the first trial on a bottle! At first he looked around with his eyes as if thinking what the heck is this and what am I supposed to do with it?! Then he started sucking and drank 5ml of milk. He did amazingly well for his first time. They start off slow as they need to get the hang of breathing and drinking at the same time and they get tired easily.
We have attached pictures so you can see how LJ looks now. He is now over 4 lbs and last night I fed him his whole 36ml feed by bottle and he drank it in less than 20 minutes!!! WE think he’s a natural. 😊 Elaine and John |
Thankful! We got the call at around 4:00 pm, and the whole family was there. Everyone pitched in looking for flights and making preparations. I flew out at 6:00 am and headed straight to the hospital to meet our beautiful new daughter! I had the pleasure of meeting our new daughter’s birth mom as well and we were both thanking each other, her for us adopting her beautiful baby daughter, and me for her giving us this incredible blessing in our lives! Our birth mom’s mother sent a text thanking Lifetime for helping the birth mom find us for her grandchild. She said it means the world to her, and that she knows that her daughter is happy too! Christy and Andy |
Forever Connected We are having so much fun with our 18 month old!!!! |
Brotherly Love! These two boys are already best buddies. If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply
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Happiest Little Guy Ever! Some pictures from our visit with sweet Kallan! Seriously the happiest little guy ever! He sure knows how to make anyone smile. He is a year old now and has grown so much since our last visit with him as a newborn. One of Tiffany’s BFF’s, as you can see by her shirt! |
Two Brothers We received a sweet photo of these two boys. Big brother is enjoying his little brother and can’t wait to share his toys as well! Lifetime would like to congratulate adoptive parents Georgio and Kristan from Florida! They just adopted their baby boy, Roman, through Lifetime Adoption!
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Our Little Princess Just wanted to send a quick update about our little princess. Grace turned 4 months on Friday. Can you believe it?! She is the silliest, sweetest and most affectionate little girl. Preemie or not, her doctor is amazed by how advanced she is and by everything that she can do at just 4 months. Today we had a checkup and we received the all clear to start eating solid food. This should be fun! She is a mover and a shaker and certainly a talker! We are loving every moment with her and she is definitely the biggest and best blessing we have ever received. Love, |
For a Lifetime We got Charlotte’s one year photos back. God Bless, Helen, Peter, and Charlotte |
Our Two Daughters Our two lifetime daughters in pictures! Thanks for what you all do, James and Leigh Ann If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply
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How Much Our Lives Have Changed! I just wanted to share an update/thoughts on Colton Henry and share with you some recent photos we had taken of him. Colton just turned 8 months and got his first tooth this month. He is getting mobile by rolling and scooting his away around the house. Often, I sit back and think about how much our lives have changed in the past year. Last August, I was getting ready to have new photos taken of Chris and I because we were at our year mark and our profile needed to be updated. I had no idea at the time this little guy would join our family 4 months later. This August we were capturing our son’s sweet expressions and many rolls and chins. The best part of his story is that we are still in contact with his amazing birth parents and text often to share updates, photos and what’s going on in each others lives. We all enjoy celebrating in Colton’s ‘firsts’. His birth mother even called me on Mother’s Day to wish me a happy first Mother’s Day. While so many years leading up to this one felt like years of despair and loss our hearts were being prepared for this role and this year of joy and gratitude. I hope all is well! Sincerely, Carrie and Chris |
Three Lifetime Babies! Here are our three Lifetime babies! |
Today is Special Our sweet princess celebrated her first birthday on August 1st but TODAY is even more special. Thank you, |
Six Months! Just wanted to share a few of Gunner’s six month pictures that we got back today! Can’t thank you all enough for your support. Shasta and Stephen |
Feels Like Forever! Gunner has been home for almost two weeks now and I really can’t believe it’s only been two weeks – it feels like it’s been forever. He is 6 months old today and weighs 18 lbs 12 oz. He is adored and brings so much joy to our lives. His “virtual” twin, Willow and he are besties. They are happiest together and neither naps well if the other one isn’t in the same room. I still talk to his birth mom and grandma often and regularly send them pictures and videos and updates. Stephen and Shasta |
So Much Joy! Here some pictures of Maesyn from her 1st Birthday photo shoot. Hard to believe she is a year old, but we have and continue to enjoy every second with her. She’s brought so much joy not only to our lives, but everyone she comes into contact with. We can’t thank Lifetime enough for the experience and helping us have our forever family. Reggie and Martina |
Blessings Two Times We are having some very exciting times. June is loving her brother soo much so its just a fun time as his personality is developing. Here a few pics of Jay and June all thanks to you and your team!!! Thanks! Julie and Jordan |
So Amazing! 15 months ago, when Ahava was 6 months old, we visited San Gimignano, a town in Tuscany. Now that she is 21 months old, we visited the town again and took a picture in the same spot. Wow, It’s amazing how much she’s grown. It’s amazing how she has transformed from a baby to a toddler right before our eyes. Bobby and Tahaundra |
Big Sis We just wanted to say thank you for the anniversary card and and the baby gift of ‘God Found Us You’. It’s hard to believe that Leif is already 4 weeks old! He is doing great and Carolina loves her new role as a big sister! Here are a few pictures from the last 4 weeks. We spent our ICPC time relaxing, taking small family outings to museums and a waterfall. We also were able to spend time introducing Leif to his extended family! He already has had lots of love from Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles and Cousins. Sally and Jon |
First Birthday Can you believe it’s been a year?! We just celebrated Avery’s First birthday and reflected on God’s amazing design for our family. Avery is doing well. You wouldn’t ever imagine he started off 3 lbs. (#another miracle) He’s babbling up a storm, getting his “walking legs” and becoming friends with all his cousins… And if you could only see the bond that is developing between him and his NaNa. It makes you melt. So you know we had to share with you all, his GodAunties, a few pictures from the party. Know that we love you all and the work you do is life changing. Love, Jamal, Niambi and Avery |
Time Flies! We can’t believe that our girls are already 2 months old! Time sure flies when you’re changing diapers, feeding, running to doctor’s appointments and losing sleep!! 😉 It’s been a journey in discovery as we continue to ease into parenthood. We devour every minute with these girls! We still can’t believe we have twins!!! We find ourselves reflecting on our journey a lot and we can only feel blessed & humbled! Until next time! Best, |
Our Special Bond! From the day we signed our contract with Lifetime we started praying for two people, our future child & also the birth mom (or birth family) that would forever be apart of our lives. -Craig & Courtney |
Thank You We are getting settled and absolutely loving life! We were able to celebrate Grace with our family and friends last weekend at what was supposed to be her baby shower. We received so many amazing gifts. Grace has so many clothes we can’t even fit them all in the closet! She is 1 month today. We can’t believe how quickly time is going. She had a check up today and she is doing great. She is already up to 7 pounds! This has certainly been a long and trying journey but the faith walk was totally worth it! Grace is perfect! We just wanted to say thank you for everything and for the book! It is such a special gift and will definitely be a part of her story. Love, |
Our New Family! We learned about their birth mom from a friend approximately 2 years to the day our journey began (this includes the 3 1/2 months before we signed with Lifetime.) As we posed for this photo, we couldn’t help to feel that waiting 2 years wasn’t enough to prepare us for when they arrived. LOL! I personally struggled with the wait and we were even considering ending our journey. But Natalie called me and spoke words that I really needed to hear. We learned about the twins’ birth mom on Sunday and flew to MA to be with her the following Saturday as she was induced. The twins were born on 3/24 at 1:55am and 2:08am. The 2 year wait came down to 6 days! The girls were born at 35 weeks so they were kept in CCU/NICU. The staff at the hospital was nothing short of tremendous. We weren’t the adoptive parents, we were THE parents. They were extremely respectful of us and very protective of us. Some of the nurses offered to help us at the airport once we were ICPC cleared. The entire experience at the hospital was great! The paperwork could only be submitted to ICPC when both girls were discharged. Kyla was discharged first on a Monday and Trinity was discharged the following Friday. Paperwork was overnighted to ICPC that Friday and we were cleared the following Monday! Record time according to the agency in MA! This photo is of their first night in their bassinets in FL! Since then, it’s been a whirlwind of visitors, packages and 2 very generous baby showers. We have been blessed beyond our wildest dreams with not 1 but 2 beautiful baby girls. Lifetime kept us going when we were ready to give up and we’re so happy that Natalie called when she did! 😉 Thanks, |
Celebrating One Year! We celebrated Brodie’s first birthday yesterday. We can’t believe it’s been a year! We cannot thank you, Tiffany, and everybody at Lifetime for all you did for us. Sincerely, Kristi and Chris |
Adorable 9 Months Just wanted to share this adorable 9 month photo of Piper! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply
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Beyond Grateful Here are some photos of us and sweet Colton. We are beyond grateful that we get to raise Colton. He is the most amazing gift. We are so thankful for his birth parents, we love them dearly. Colton is almost 5 months, he loves to coo, smile, suck on his hands and laugh. We are trying to enjoy every moment with him. Carrie and Chris |
Adoption is a Miracle Here is a very nice message that we got from Brooklyn’s birth mom today on her 2nd birthday… Adoption is a miracle and she was a gift from God. Thank you… Tina and Greg “I hope today is a joyous day for you all and I hope the celebration is a plenty. |
So Blessed to be Her Parents We had our first parent/teacher conference with Ahava’s toddler room teacher today. The teacher says that Ahava is a caring little girl. She says that she tries to comfort other children when they cry. She also says that Ahava easily joins in and plays with other children. We are so blessed to be her parents. It’s been 18 months and we are awestruck by her every day. She loves nature and being outside. She gets really excited when she sees animals. Of course more pictures are attached. We can’t seem to stop snapping. Ahava is such a good traveler. She loves observing her surroundings. Bobby and Tachaundra |
Sibling Joy
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He's Here!
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God's Plan for This Precious Boy
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Happy Easter Fun!
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Hello! It’s me, Keeton! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Our Adoption Journey
When I got the call from Linda that there was a child for us, it took everything I had not to begin sobbing on the phone! I knew we were going to have a lot to do in a short amount of time, and I couldn’t let myself break down. Like a whirlwind, we were on a plane headed to North Carolina within a few hours of getting the call. Of course, a major snow storm hit the area that we were traveling to! So I had to drive in whiteout conditions from the airport to the hospital, which was about a 2 hour drive. I know that we would not have made it if the Holy Spirit hadn’t given me peace and kept me calm, and I’m sure there were angels all around that rental car! When we got to the hospital, I drove the car into a ditch thinking I was pulling into a driveway! But thank God we were right outside the hospital and were able to leave the car there and head inside to meet our precious baby girl! We met Harper when she was 28 hours old. I didn’t know what to expect. Would I feel like just a caregiver? Would I feel connected to her right away? Would she connect with me? But the minute they wheeled in her bassinet and I looked into her face, all my fears melted away and I knew I was her mother and she was my girl. I’ve always heard about this intense love that parents have for their children. But you never really understand it until you’ve experienced it. That night, exhausted and overwhelmed with how much life had changed in an instant, I looked into her eyes and I knew I would do anything, even give my life, to protect this child and give her the best life possible. I have never felt so much love for another person as I felt in that moment, and still feel, for this precious girl. And I know that Justin feels the same.
We are so thankful that God lead us to Lifetime. Everyone there, especially Linda and Natalie, have been amazing, helpful, and supportive. Thank you!! |
Precious Princess
Thank you again for all of your guidance and support during our whirlwind weekend! Brandon and Megan |
Our Beautiful Girl
Jesse and Alicia If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Sharing the Joy! We finalized and couldn’t be happier! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Growing So Fast Ahava is growing so fast. She is making so many friends and getting invited to birthday parties. Attached are pictures and video of her having a ball at her friend’s birthday party. Check out her facial expression when she falls in the balls. It’s hilarious. It is a joy to watch her evolve from a baby to a fun-loving toddler. She is very social and becoming more independent each day. |
A Special Day for Our Family! Just wanted to let you know that yesterday WE FINALIZED!!! Such a huge and special day for our family! Both sets of grandparents traveled to be with us and to *officially* welcome Aubrey into our family forever (even though in our hearts it was already done!). Aubrey is now a week away from 3 months old and is doing great! She loves being held and worn in a wrap (best invention for adoptive mamas in my opinion!). She recently started to recognize my and Clayton’s faces and began smiling when we talk to her or make funny faces which is the cutest thing on earth. We love her so much and are so thankful for you both and for the entire staff at Lifetime! So grateful for the education we received from you all about open adoption. We frequently text with Aubrey’s birthmom and have an added level of peace knowing she is doing well and is still glad that she chose adoption. And thank you so much, Tiffany! We worked to finalize asap so we could all have peace of mind knowing everything is forever official. We had a great experience working with you and will definitely refer all future couples we know who are thinking about adoption to Lifetime! Clayton and Sarah |
Over the Moon! Our sweet baby Harper is adorable and we think she is the perfect baby. She never cries and loves to be cuddled. We are of course over the moon! We are all adjusting very well. A fun fact that our Florida director Linda found out on her visit to the family is that Jennifer is the high school Spanish teacher of one of her first adoptions. Her student Austin was adopted 16 years ago to a family Linda is still very close with. It’s a small world! Jennifer and Justin
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Sweet Baby Joy! Meet sweet baby Joy, a new addition to our Lifetime family! And Congratulations to Arizona adoptive couple Kalen and Laura as they start their new adventure as parents to this beautiful child! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply
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Boys Are Such a Blessing We just celebrated 3 years with these beautiful boys. Here are a few pictures to share because “they are so stinkin cute”. They are both doing well in school and are so loved. Alexander is a big ole ham and Cassius is the momma hen. Thank you, our boys are such a blessing. I truly don’t know what I’d do without my boys.
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Our Precious Son We are doing well and enjoying life with our precious son. He turned 1 on Wed!! Time flies! He’s been such a joy. I’ve attached a few pictures. Feel free to share them 🙂 |
Growing Like Crazy! Cooper is doing great and growing like crazy! He is starting to be more mobile and rolling all over the place. He has such a happy and bubbly personality, and it is so much fun to watch him develop. We went back home for the holidays, and he absolutely loved hanging with his cousins. I have attached a few of our recent favorite photos. |
A Beautiful Family Here is another one of the beautiful babies that was born this month. The adoptive Mom, Megan, was able to be there in the room for the birth. Both Birth Mom and Adoptive Mom were so happy to be able to share that special moment. The family just got home earlier this week! Congrats to New Jersey Adoptive Family! |
Ready to Meet Her Brother! This amazing family had to really scramble to help make everything go smoothly when they found out they were going to be parents to this beautiful girl! Thanks to their quick actions, they arrived at the hospital the evening she was born only an hour before a massive snowstorm hit. They can’t wait to go back home and show their little girl her new little brother. What a whirlwind of a couple days for this sweet family! Congrats to California adoptive couple Jordan and Julie!
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Stealing Hearts We had Miriam’s pictures taken today, and wanted to share them with you. We are so in love with her. She is one special little lady stealing hearts of everyone around her. |
Growing and Changing SOOO Fast! We had a great holiday season – except for Dillon getting two molars! He is growing and changing SOOO fast! He was obviously getting bored in the Baby Room because he was causing trouble – waking up other babies by putting his arm thru the crib rails, climbing on the furniture, and grabbing food from the other kids! Of course, he always had a ‘partner in crime’!
Every week is different and he keeps us on our feet! I was going over the animal noises on his toy box. Of course, there is a giraffe on there and I didn’t know what noise they make! So, since they have a long tongue, I started to ‘slurp’ and Dillon went nuts over it! I hope all is well with you! |
Styling Six Months! Look who’s 6 months! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
The Day We Became a Family Meet our beautiful daughter, Harper Ann! When we heard the news she was being born, we jumped on a plane to go meet her within 3 hours. We then had to drive through an icy snowstorm and skidded on black ice in to a ditch in front of the Emergency Room at 1:00 am, arriving with a bang! We were introduced to our baby girl within an hour. The next day the attorney with the consent form drove through the worst snowstorm ever to hit the coast. He spun out on black ice 30 minutes from the hospital, and waited in the cold for several hours to get help. We sure have a story to tell Harper about the day we became a family!! Justin and Jennifer |
Happy Holidays! Now that we are winding down from the very busy holiday season, I wanted to take a few minutes to update you on how we are doing! Brynlee is 7 months old, can you believe it!? She is crawling now and keeping us very busy! Watching her learn and grow is such a joy! I feel like it was’t long ago that I was emailing and calling you to get suggestions from you on how we could improve our profile. What a beautiful story God has written for us! Thank you for being a part of it!
Our Christmas was amazing! Brynlee’s birth parents planned a special dinner so we were able to spend time with them and meet their families. We are extremely grateful for the relationship we have with Brynlee’s birth parents. This was the start of a new Christmas tradition that we hope to continue for many years to come!
We hope you enjoy these pictures of our sweet girl! Happy New Year! Alicia and Jesse |
Discovering All That is Christmas We have had such an amazing experience and recommend Lifetime to everyone we come in contact with that expresses any interest in adoption. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two years already! Talon fit right into our family and instantly bonded with everyone! He even looks like our family! It’s been so much fun watching him discover all that is Christmas this year! |
Finalization Day Picture! When Chris and I began this adoption journey 2 years ago we found ourselves purchasing adoption ornaments. We have the one from last year from my sister and brother in law since they adopted our nephew last year. We have not been able to find a home for the 2015 ornament and wanted to know if you know of a family that completed their journey in 2015 or if the staff at Lifetime would like it for the tree there? We have our ornament for 2017 and wanted to give this ornament a good home. Please feel free to share the adoption day picture with staff too. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely, Chris and Kristi |
Babies Happen! Our adoption was finalized Wednesday, December 13, 2017. We finalized via telephone with a judge and our lawyer in Florida while we were in Italy with a notary. |
Christmas Blessing! Here is a Christmas picture from Jack! |
Dreams Do Come True What a wonderful day for this family, adoption finalization day! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Christmas Boy, Christmas Joy! Here’s the latest pic of Keegan, who just turned 2 1/2 and totally LOVES Christmas! Christine and John
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Helping Hands I can not praise you guys enough. I ordered my holiday cards last night and Lifetime (CA/FL) is first on my list! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Look Who is Getting Big Keeton is so smart. Deloretta (and Karl!)
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Best Christmas Present Ever! Just wanted to send you an update and just a few of my favs from our new family photos this past Thanksgiving. Zara is now four months old, beautiful and so smart! Everyone just loves her! Everyone that meets her including all her teachers and the church child care center where we attend compliment that she is so sweet, quiet and a joy to be around. That is until she gets home where we are known to get super silly and loud! 🙂 Our extended family love her so much and she has gotten so many clothes, we did not have to buy any for at least the first 6 months. Of course I still did, because I have to impart a little bit of personalized style since Mom does know her little diva best (in my mind anyway). Ha ha! 😉 She is also healthy and meeting or exceeding her developmental milestones. We will be finalizing the adoption in court on Dec. 19-best Christmas present ever-and could not be more excited!! Hope you and yours have a very blessed holiday season! 🙂 Felicia and Goodman
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Can you Believe He is Growing So Fast? Wow! Can you believe Maddox is 7 months old?! He is growing so fast. Maddox is so easy going and smiles nonstop. His favorite TV show is Puppy Dog Pals. He can sit up on his own for a few minutes. He currently rolls all over the place. He has two teeth on the bottom. His Birth Mom and I still text each other a few times a week. I feel like she has become a member of my family. Thank you all for helping our family grow. I cannot picture what life was like before Maddox. Kevin and Tequilla |
Shout it to the Whole World! Charlotte’s adoption was finalized today. We couldn’t be happier! We were matched with the most amazing Birth Mom and everything worked out so well! Thank you! We want to shout it to whole world! Peter and Helen |
A Match Made in Heaven This adorable baby boy, Joshua, is surrounded by his happy adoptive parents Gregory and Elizabeth, and Joshua’s new adoring big sister. The family has developed a wonderful bond with Joshua’s birth family, and Elizabeth mentions that she feels like they are her own family members.
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Falling More in Love Here are some pictures of Ahava at a pumpkin patch and and at Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy. |
We're Official! Allow me to introduce you to Avery Chancellor, the miracle you all helped God bring into our lives and for that we are forever grateful and forever connected. |
Halloween Fun! We are excited to congratulate Arizona adoptive couple Michael and Amanda! They have adopted a precious baby boy and are pictured here having a fun time at Halloween with him! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
A Dream Come True How cute is she? We can’t get enough of her! She’s already 6 yrs old, where has the time gone? So adorable! |
Congratulations!! We are so excited to offer our congratulations to this amazing Georgia adoptive couple Kevin and Tequila! Their adoption of baby Maddox is finalized and this family is official!
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Had to share! I had to share Jack’s bear costume picture because it’s so so cute! I hope everything is going well at the Lifetime office. Jack is so special and sweet! I went back to work this week from FMLA leave and it was bittersweet! Love, Sarah, Colby and Jack |
Happy Baby Ahava is doing well. She’s such a little busy body. She’s walking now. She’s a little wobbly, but she improves her balance each day. She is a very social and happy baby. She is so smart. She figures things out very quickly. – Bobby and Chaun |
Precious Baby Girl We’re excited to congratulate Colorado adoptive couple Randy and Sarah! They just adopted a precious baby girl through a Lifetime adoption! If we can help you or someone you care for, share this link to our free application: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply |
Baby Ollie Visits Lifetime! Lifetime is so happy for new adoptive parents Nate and Jen! We enjoyed a visit with Nate, Jen, and their adorable baby boy, Ollie. |
An Absolute Joy The year has flown by! It’s so hard to believe how quickly things change. Aviya is walking, talking some, and has quite the personality. She’s already been on two international trips (Antigua and Costa Rica) and we will be in South America in November. |
"Some Baby!" We’re so happy to see this update from Peter and Helen! They write: “Little Charlotte is 1 month old! She is the most precious baby and truly is a blessing from God!” |
She's Our Most Wonderful Blessing! We are grateful to you all every single day of our lives! You gave us our world – the most wonderful blessing! |
Born in Our Hearts Words cannot express the joy and grateful hearts of Eric and Amanda when they received the call. Two hours later, they were not only blessed with a beautiful baby girl, but also loving birth parents. |
Adoption of a Lifetime It’s almost impossible to believe that six months ago we got a phone call saying a baby boy had been born, and that the birth family wanted to meet us. |
The Cutest Little Braves Fan Can you believe Maddox is 15 weeks old?! I still pinch myself. I cannot believe he is real. |
"God Has Truly Blessed Us!" We can’t believe Brodie is three months old already! God has truly blessed us! There were nights before he arrived where we would sneak into his nursery and wonder if our miracle would ever happen. Chris & Kristi |
Happy Boy We began our morning with a sweet (and so cute!) email from Lifetime parents, Luke and Lindsay: |
Loved Beyond Measure Congratulations to Nick and Jamy, from Wisconsin, on their recent adoption of siblings! These adorable brothers are under 18 months old and already loved beyond measure. |
Blessed by Adoption We arrived home late Friday night and received the package you’d sent. We absolutely LOVE the book God Found Us You! What a great story and a perfect way to talk with Jacob about his adoption. You guys think of everything, and we can’t thank you enough! |
Beautiful Baby Girl We’re excited to congratulate Florida adoptive couple Eric and Amanda! |
This Takes the Cake Cute First Birthday Alert! |
It's a Boy! We’re excited to congratulate Tennessee adoptive couple Colby and Sarah! |
Look Who's One! We love getting updates like these from Lifetime adoptive couples! Greg and Tina from Wisconsin write: |
We're Blessed to Be His Parents! Words cannot express how thankful we are for the gift you gave us of our amazing son! Cooper is such a sweetheart, and we are so blessed to be his parents! Thank you for the support and encouragement you provided us during the wait. |
Adopted in Love We’re excited to congratulate Florida adoptive couple Chris and Diana! Wondering how Lifetime will become part of your adoption story?
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Thank Heavens for Little Girls What a precious little girl! We love this update that adoptive couple Darryl and Dana just emailed us: |
Just Like Daddy Look who is sitting up at less than five months (and ate all my mangoes!) Keeton is like daddy…one has sweet tooth the other sweet gums! |
Adopted in Love We’re excited to congratulate Connecticut adoptive couple Tommy and Kaycee! Discover how Lifetime can make your dreams of domestic adoption come true!
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Our Dream Come True We are so happy for Jamal and Niambi on the adoption of their son, Chance! If you are thinking about adopting, please call or text
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Adopted in Love We’re excited to congratulate Illinois adoptive couple John and Lesa! Discover how Lifetime can make your dreams of domestic adoption come true!
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A Miracle is Born We’re excited to congratulate adoptive couple Dane and Demitra! After a short adoption wait, they just brought home a precious baby boy, DeAngelo, through a Lifetime adoption! |
Blessed With Twins! Lifetime would like to congratulate Connecticut adoptive couple Bob and Maureen! They just adopted twin boys, Andrew and Ben, through a Lifetime adoption! |
Our Adoption Dream Came True! We truly can’t believe he’s here…it still feels like a dream! 🙂 Here’s a photo of his big sister admiring him proudly. |
I'm the Answer to Mommy's & Daddy's Prayers Lifetime would like to congratulate Florida adoptive couple, Chris and Kristi! They just adopted a precious baby boy, Brodie, through a Lifetime adoption! |
We Became a Forever Family! We finalized Addie’s adoption last month! It was such a great visit and a really great hearing. The judge was so nice and spoke some really kind and encouraging words to us. We were also able to visit with Addie’s birth mother and met Addie’s birth father and his family. It was simply awesome. We are so blessed! |
Adopted in Love Our adoption just became official yesterday, as we had our final court hearing! Here are a couple photos from that day. |
Lifetime Made Our Dreams a Reality Wow! We cannot believe that Maddox will be three weeks old on Wednesday. Time is flying by! It seems like he was just born yesterday. |
My First Mother's Day was Truly Extraordinary! Although we did ordinary things this Mother’s Day weekend like going to church and spending quality time together, it was an extraordinary weekend because of Ahava. Our first Mother’s Day was truly extraordinary! |
Look Who's ONE Can you believe Miss Brooklyn, our miracle baby, is one already? She is beyond a blessing! |
Thanks to Lifetime, Our Family is Complete! Lifetime would like to congratulate Oklahoma adoptive couple, Jason and Rebecca! Their of adoption of sweet baby boy Thomas was recently finalized in court! Thomas joins proud big brothers Ben and Jones and happy big sister Annie to complete this beautiful family. Discover how Lifetime can make your dreams of domestic adoption come true!
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"Lifetime Does God's Work!" Ahava is doing very well! She is getting busier each day. She is so curious. She has two little pegs that have grown in at the bottom. |
A Baby is Wonder & Hope “A new baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” |
Adoption is LOVE We’d like to thank the entire Lifetime Adoption team! Our adoption of Dylan is final and we feel so blessed! |
Sweet Baby Girl Lifetime would like to congratulate adoptive parents Jeremiah and Tammy from Oklahoma! |
Three Lifetime Boys! Lifetime would like to congratulate adoptive parents James and Kellie from Montana! |
Our Boy is a Joy Michael and Cynetra’s of adoption of little Kaden was just finalized in court last month! Discover how Lifetime can make your dreams of domestic adoption come true!
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Cupid’s Cutie Here’s a fun Valentine’s photo and update from Florida adoptive couple Geoff and Natalie: |
Sweet Baby Boy Lifetime would like to congratulate adoptive parents Karl and Donna from Connecticut! |
Fun at One Just had someone reach out and ask me how my experience with Lifetime was and I am so happy to tell them about all of our positive experiences! |
Worth the Wait Thank you Maurice and Kim, for this encouraging update! |
Our Christmas Blessing, a Year Later! At this time last year, we brought home our wonderful blessing of Colton! |
Happy Baby “We’re so happy. Ahava is thriving. She wakes up laughing and smiling every morning. |
Baby's First Thanksgiving We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! |
Oh How They Grow Here’s a recent photo of Keegan so you can see how much this boy has grown! |
Isn't She Lovely Ahava is growing so fast. We’re still in awe at how God found the baby that is meant especially for us. At times, I suddenly get a wave of gratefulness when I look at her. |
Lil Reindeer Reporting for Duty Counting down until his first Christmas! |
She's Our Gift From God It is so wonderful to watch this little girl grow up! Thank you Greg and Tina for another update. We are so excited to see her in the next stages! |
Lifetime Helped Make This Life Possible! Here’s a picture of us from our Halloween at our church’s trunk or treat. And also one from Avi’s dedication ceremony at church. |
Enjoying Every Moment Thank you so much for everything you have done to help us start our family through adoption. We will always have fond memories of the time we worked together. We are so excited to finally have Winston with us and are enjoying every moment. Thanks again! -Maurice and Kim |
Thank You, Lifetime, for All Your Guidance! We want to thank you for all your guidance and care during this transition time in our lives. Just when we thought an adoption wasn’t going to happen before we moved, it happened! |
A Forever Home Happy day for David & Deanna…they just finalized their daughter’s adoption! Pictured in the lower photo (left to right) is Adoption Coordinator Tiffany, David, Deanna, their daughter Madison, and the judge. David and Deanna say, “Thanks so much. Can’t thank you enough for EVERYTHING!” If you’re thinking about adopting a child, explore the next steps with Lifetime. Message us or apply today at LifetimeAdoption.com/apply. |
Life is Good Many blessings to Lifetime’s adoptive parents John & Christine! If you are thinking about infant adoption, please contact us or call 1-800-923-6784. We’ll provide you with the steps you’ll need to take to get started on the path towards parenthood! |
What a Happy Boy! We got a visit from this little guy this week! SO CUTE! It was so nice to visit with new adoptive parents, Silas and Dawn and their nearly six-month-old baby boy. (He already has 2 teeth!) Such a happy boy!
If you’re thinking about adopting a child, apply online or contact us to learn more about the possibilities for your family’s future: LifetimeAdoption.com/apply. |
Such a Cutie Mia is getting so big. She is now on the charts with the rest of the 1-month-olds. We had a welcome shower for her where she was showered with love. She appeared in some hospital pictures on her discharge day, and we’ve been the paparazzi at home. Her next official shoot is at three months; time is flying! She is such a cutie! -TJ and Adriane |
We Adopted a Baby Boy! We had a family visit us who recently adopted through Lifetime! “Baby Molaki is beautiful! Such a nice family…they said their experience was amazing and they are already talking about doing it again with Lifetime! Beaming!” shares Linda, Lifetime Director. Would you like to learn more about how you can make your dream of adoption come true? Take the first step today by filling out Lifetime Adoption’s free online application to adopt:
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A Gift from Above We can believe it’s been almost 3 months since we brought little Aviya home. Her personality is really starting to shine now. She laughs and coos all the time! She loves bathtime and having us read to her. We recently had a homecoming shower and the love and support from our friends and family was amazing. Since Yava is a veterinarian, the party planning committee themed the party in Doc McStuffins. We asked for African American-themed books and especially those related to adoption. We were showered with baby gifts, advice, and books! Aviya started daycare this month too. Mommy cried and she and Daddy giggled! We are eternally grateful to Lifetime and her birth mother for blessing our lives so abundantly. -Jason and Yava |
Our Dream Come True (times ten)! Brooklyn is so amazing! She is very social and alert and smiley and loves everyone. She fits into our family so perfectly and everyone tells us that she got the best family ever! Great fit for her too! She is my focus & my everything… and is so loved! I still watch her sleep at times and can’t believe she is finally here. My dreams come true times ten! She sleeps through the night now! Total peach. Smiles, |
Thank You Lifetime for Bringing Us Together! Lorenzo’s adoption finalization was just two days after his third birthday. So that was pretty amazing! Jody’s parents were there and it went very quick. We’ve made great strides with Lorenzo. For a while, I think he was struggling with adjusting due to learning right and wrong behavior. He would have small anger and frustration moments when he didn’t get his way. But he’s fabulous now! He has a toy train set and he loves pretending he’s Thomas the Train. He absolutely loves swimming so going on our boat has been the highlight of the summer so far. Our family members are planning a “welcome to the family/gotcha party” next month. We wanted some more time to bond with Lorenzo before he met the rest of the family. And trust me we’re big! He’s met some but not all. He’s grown about three inches since coming home, so we’ve gone through a few “eating everything in sight” and “sleeping a lot” phases. He’s already outgrowing some of his 4T stuff too. We think he’s definitely going to be a tall boy! We can’t thank you all at Lifetime for being the thread that tied our families together. Lorenzo’s birth mother is an amazing woman and gave us the best gift we could ever ask for. We keep in touch with her quite often and she’s doing great. She’s enrolled in college and almost done with her first term at becoming a nurse. We are so proud of her! We haven’t talked anymore about when a good time would be for Lorenzo to see her again but we will wait for a few more months to pass. It will be great to see her again! Once again thank you so much for everything! -Pete and Jody
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Blue Eyed Girl Happy second birthday Stevie, from the ladies of Lifetime Adoption! Would you like to learn more about how you can make your dream of adoption come true? Take the first step today by filling out Lifetime Adoption’s free online application to adopt:
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So Blessed Look who turned two months today…Our miracle sent from above, Brooklyn Marie. Thanks to Lifetime and our amazing lawyer Kathleen. It was a very long bumpy challenging blessed road that led us to our perfect match. So blessed! -Greg and Tina |
Adorable Sweet Baby Congratulations, TJ and Adriane, on your lovely baby girl! We are so excited for you! One week after she was born, little Mia left the hospital with TJ and Adriane last night. She is doing wonderfully, and the adoptive couple is still pinching themselves with this beautiful “drop in lap” adoption situation. -The Lifetime Staff |
A Heart to Call Home Yesterday’s adoption finalization was such a pivotal and moving day! My cousin and a couple friends were there. Here are a few pics: one was taken after our finalization proceedings; Mason’s teddy bear was from the judge and it has his name on it. The other photo is of Mason in the onesie he had under his “court outfit.” -Andrea |
Forever Ours Congratulations, Roderick and Kim, on the finalization of your daughter’s adoption! We are so excited for you! -The Lifetime Staff Would you like to learn more about how you can make your dream of adoption come true? Take the first step today by filling out Lifetime Adoption’s free online application to adopt:
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Our Greatest Love of All We are overjoyed that the baby girl that’s been growing in our hearts is now home in our arms. Our daughter, Aviya is truly a blessing and we fell in love with her at first sight! Lifetime has been AMAZING and has made this process smooth as it could be. Tiffany answered our every call and email and helped calm all of our fears. We have ALREADY recommended Lifetime to several of our friends because we trust and appreciate their warmth, genuine concern and professionalism. We pray that other adoptive families and birth moms are guided and supported as we were. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” |
Born in Our Hearts Congratulations, Kevin and Jessica, on the finalization of your son’s adoption! We are so excited for you! -The Lifetime Staff Would you like to learn more about how you can make your dream of adoption come true? Take the first step today by filling out Lifetime Adoption’s free online application to adopt:
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They're Such a Blessing in Our Lives The kids are doing excellent and are growing so much! We are all very happy and the kids are doing amazing and are in a good place. We are so proud of them and they are such a blessing in our lives! At now five and six, they continue to blow our minds with their progression. They are currently finishing the 3rd grade in home school, are taking karate (where they are getting 1st and 3rd place metals in tournaments), they sing in the county children’s choir, are young leaders at our church and are loved by our entire community. We can’t go anywhere without them being recognized and loved on. They are so loving, and giving and kind. We are so amazed by them. Though there were some more challenging times than others, they have persevered in ways I can only credit to God! They have both humbled us and enriched our lives in ways we can not explain in words. The latest and greatest is they are wanting us to adopt more children. As always, thank you for all you have done for us! Raphael and Kimberly |
So Happy We Chose Lifetime! We’re excited to celebrate new adoptive parents, David and Deanna, who welcomed their newborn daughter this weekend! “It’s been unbelievably busy these last few days! Thank YOU SO MUCH. Actually thank you isn’t good enough because how grateful we truly are can’t be put into words! We are SO happy we chose Lifetime on our special journey…God had His plan and He intervened and everything worked out better than perfect! We love all of you very much. It truly is by the grace of God that she is ours and she is absolutely perfect! Love you – huge hugs!” -David and Deanna |
Heaven Sent Our daughter Kestrel is two months old! She now weighs 4 pounds 12 ounces, over twice her birth weight of 2 pounds 4 ounces. She’s grown more out than up, but has grown from 15 inches long to 17. Kestrel now regulates her own body temperature. That means she’s out of the incubator and into a crib. It also means she can start wearing clothes! Kestrel began the slow transition to bottle feeding. Two of her eight daily feedings are by bottle, but she typically falls asleep halfway through. She usually gives a good burp without prompting and gives us “the hand” when she’s had enough patting on the back. Kestrel is more alert now, opening her eyes wide and looking around her room. When she hears someone talking, she looks around to try to find them. The hospital asked Laura and Kestrel to be models for Kangaroo Care. Kestrel has provided her first photo release form! In addition to Kangaroo Care on the chest, we are holding her in our arms or on a boppy pillow so Kestrel can see our faces. She is also getting foot and hand massage as assigned by her occupational therapist. We look forward to being together with Kestrel on Mother’s Day. We hope to all be back home by Father’s Day! -Eric and Laura |
My Handsome Little Man Mason is now FOUR MONTHS OLD! Here’s a photo comparing him at four days old, and now at four months. He just had his first cold. Awww…even at his “lower energy” self, he’s still a cute bundle of joy. -Andrea
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Bundle of Joy Hi Tiffany, We just wanted to say hi and keep you guys in the loop with Camden. He’s doing amazing and is the cutest thing on earth. We think he wants to be a baby model! -John and Jennifer |
Thank Heaven for Baby Boys Congratulations, Robert and Brie, on your beautiful baby boy! We are so excited for you! -The Lifetime Staff Would you like to learn more about how you can make your dream of adoption come true? Take the first step today by filling out Lifetime Adoption’s free online application to adopt:
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The Sweetest Addition Hi All, We are over the moon excited about our sweetest addition to our family! Corbin Edward! We are all home now and doing wonderfully. He’s is doing so well! Sleeps, eats and poops a lot! We’re loving being parents and he was worth every minute of our adoption journey! Our guardianship was approved and signed by the judge. He’s all ours! His adoption date should be happening in the next month or so. We can’t thank all of you enough over at Lifetime for all the support and words of encouragement along our journey. The hospital experience was amazing and so special being with birth mom, birth mom’s mom, sister and the birth father. One of the best moments was when the birthfather said when he met Rick and I he couldn’t imagine placing his son with more of a perfect family! We all bonded and it was so bittersweet to say good-bye to all of them. Thanks again and love to you all! Hope you all have a blessed Easter! -Rick and Jessica |
The Amazing Gift Congratulations, Andrea, on your baby boy! We are so excited for you! -The Lifetime Staff |
Wrapped in Love Hello Linda, I attached a few of her professional pictures we received back. Love, Love them. She is our precious, sweet miracle!! Talk to you soon. Sheila & Cliff |
A Double Blessing Hi Linda, We’re planning a birthday party for the twins, but it won’t be until January because of everyone’s work schedules right now (holidays). We had a little party for them on Tuesday. I will forward a pic once I have the boss’s (Retta) seal of approval on one that looks nice…lol. Rayne and JD are such an absolute blessing, and we thank God for them every day! And we appreciate so much all of your help in bringing us together! –Matt & Retta & Rayne & JD |
A Boy is a Joy! Hi Linda, We are doing great. Our little boy is getting so big. Thanks! Chris & Kelly |
What a Guy! Hi Linda, It’s great to hear from you. Everything is going really well. Landon is growing and spreading so my joy. He is truly our blessing. Here are some photos. Thanks again for checking in. We cannot thank you and the Lifetime Family enough. Best Regards, Nick, Lillian, & Landon |
Oh, How They Grow! Linda, Just wanted to say hey and send some pictures of our big guy. He is growing up too fast! Hope all is going well. I know it has been almost two years now, but we will forever be grateful for all of your help! Thanks, Jason & Angel |
Sweet Girl Here is our lil pumpkin!! Things are going well with our birth mother too. She calls or texts ~once a month or so and we send her pictures etc. She has been very sweet with us and we are hoping she will come for Ryanne’s first birthday party….. 🙂 Adam & Tess |
Baby, You're the Best! Linda- We are doing well. Isaiah is such a blessing. Its so fun to see all the new things every week. Now that he is 6 months, almost 7, we can really start to see more personality. Craig & Marissa |
The Dream Team Hi Linda! We are doing great, just working on the sleep schedule. We really can’t complain, but it would be nice if he slept just a bit longer at night 🙂 Josh & Lindsay |
Little Man! I have attached a picture of our happy family:) Chase is growing like a weed! Heath & Amy |
Forever Family! Linda and Deena, God is good! We are elated to tell you that our adoption of our angels Alexis and Javon finalized via a video conference hearing yesterday. We are a forever family! We are feeling so joyful and so blessed. The kids were so excited about the final hearing that they could barely sleep the night before. They have been telling everyone that they have a forever family. Again thank you all at Lifetime for the persistence and hard work in making our dreams of parenthood come true.
Raphael, Kimberly, Alexis and Javon |
Blessed Brothers WOW! What a whirlwind! TWO at ONCE??!!! Everyone said that it would be a blur once we got “the call”…well, our blur turned into a slight loss of vision we had to regain. Never in a million years did we think that two brothers were what we would be adopting. I think that everyone has a picture in their mind of what He has in store for them…but as we all know, what we think is right, is usually not what IS right. We had such a long wait, and then we had to wait even longer because of all the legal things going on, and two children being involved. But it was ALL worth it! They are so beautiful, and are doing remarkable! God does answer prayers, and He will never give us more than we can handle! Thank you for sticking with us thru it all! We love you, and the amazing work that you do for so many families! Love, Peter, Michelle, Jarryn, & Dylan |
You Won't Believe Our Miracle! It is official!!! In June, 2005, Joseph became a part of our family forever!!! That is big news, but what is even more amazing is that we finalized his adoption while in Florida for the birth of our DAUGHTER! Here is our story: While in Florida for the birth of our amazing blessing Joseph, we learned that the sister of our birthmother was also pregnant and unsure of her ability to raise her baby that was on the way. We gently and almost jokingly told Joseph’s Birthmother that she can always give our 1-800 number to her sister should she decide to choose adoption. Well… in March we received an email: “Would you consider adopting my sister’s baby?” OF COURSE!!! There was no question; without even calling my husband I responded with a resounding YES! Long story short, we traveled to Florida in late June, not only to appear in court for the finalization of Joseph’s adoption, but also to be present at the birth of his baby sister Cecelia. She was born a healthy baby in July and we are all home now enjoying life; busy as it may be with two children under eight months. The Lord and Lifetime have truly blessed us this year. We didn’t think life could get any sweeter after you matched us with such a wonderful and caring birthmother, but it led us to the ultimate gift of a completed family, and another loving birthmother. It is truly a one of a kind experience. Thank you so much for your support during our wait and we look forward to keeping you updated on our “Lifetime” of Blessings. Love,Lance, Diane, Joseph, and now Baby Cecelia |
Our Amazing Blessing! Greetings from Florida! Joseph is an amazing blessing. He is perfect and, yes, I know every parent thinks so, but he is! Joseph weighed a perfect six pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19-and-a-half inches long. We left the hospital with all papers signed when he was just 26 hours old! Here are some photos of Joseph when he was just one hour old. We hope to be home soon, as quickly as the remaining interstate paperwork is done. Thank you everyone for all of your support. Love, |
Our Dream Come True Hello Linda, We can’t thank you guys enough for all the joy and blessing you have bought us. We just can’t stop singing your praise of how professional and helpful Lifetime has been in making this a smooth and enjoyable experience. I know we have referred Lifetime to several families that have expressed interest in adopting.
Our little princess was born in December and this is absolutely the most precious blessing anyone could pray or wish for, she has brought so much joy into our life. Best regards, Charles, Rosa and baby Chase Rose |
We are moving right along with our adoption post placement visits and couldn’t be more excited!
Xola is doing well and we can’t get enough of her. We are starting to see her personality and she’s strong willed, very observant and content. She’s crawling and into everything! She loves following our dog around. 
Hi Natalie! 
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Hi Linda!
Thanks for all you do and Happy New Year!
We’ll see how he does today when I go in to see him. We have been praying hard and know others are praying for us and we see the results. LJ is still dealing with some issues, but he is finally gaining weight consistently and that’s our goal right now. He needs to gain weight and when he’s off CPAP completely (he’s on the last level of the lower kind), is eating well from the bottle and the feeding tube is removed then we’ll graduate to the other side of the NICU where the “eaters and growers” are. We were originally shooting to be home by Christmas, but I find myself wondering if we’ll be home sooner since he’s progressing pretty well right now. We shall see. 
We just finished our last post placement visit and hope to finalize within the next month. Words cannot accurately express the joy and life he has brought to our family. Thank you for helping us along this journey to parenthood, we love Lifetime!
She really likes to go on trips because she enjoys the outdoors and we are outside a lot. She waves and says “ciao” to the people passing by. We try to capture every precious moment that we can. Thank you all again. Your work at Lifetime impacts so many people’s lives in such a positive way. 
We had a nice visit from Ed and Karen.
Wishing you and everyone at Lifetime a very Happy Easter!
As far as our adoption story goes, we are shocked at how short our wait was in the grand scheme of things! Because of Justin’s blindness, we had prepared ourselves to wait for more than 2 years. We knew that some birth mothers might be hesitant to place with someone who had a “disability”. But we did our best through our web page, video, and profile book to help them see what an amazing man Justin is, and what a wonderful father he would be. God did such a work because Harper came into our lives just under a year after we signed up with Lifetime! 
I’m attaching a few pictures. Harper’s 1st visit to Disney World, riding the Na’vi River Journey with Daddy, dressed up for church, and hanging at the pool with Momma!
Dillon moved up to the Toddler Room in mid-December. By being around older kids, he is eating better, playing well with others, walking everywhere, and talking!
Thanksgiving was such a special day for us. Looking over at Brynlee in her high chair at the dinner table was such a dream come true. We have so much to be thankful for, everyday is Thanksgiving in our home!
On December 28th, we finalized our adoption! As our family filled the court room, I couldn’t help but feel so overwhelmed with emotions. There were countless nights of hoping, praying and longing to be parents and now that we are, I just couldn’t imagine our lives without her! 
Bobby and Chaun
