Home Sweet Home...

So this is it...Home Sweet Home!  I thought it may be important for some potential birth mothers to see the home their child would be raised in, so here it is!  It is a 2 story house with 5 bedrooms and a playroom (although we are currently using it as a movie room!) and a good size backyard.  Scott and I bought this house about 5 years ago in hopes of filling it with children, apparently God had different plans!  It is a wonderful home though and we are looking forward to the day when we can share it with a child!  So here is a look at the outside of our house, I'll take a few inside pictures and share those later!

Here is a view of the backyard...we have a built in grill which is Scott's domain!  He is AWESOME on the BBQ and I am so thankful that he loves to cook as much as I do!  Since we live in sunny (and very hot Southern California!)  Scott built this patio cover and as a special treat for me, built in a misting system!  It is a great place to hang out and enjoy the beautiful weather!  You can also see our fire pit in the background...we love making s'mores!

This is one of our side yards...sweet Scott built be some planting beds in between the trees and the grapevines so I can have my own little garden!  Last year he planted it for me-he bought every plant we needed to make salsa!  He LOVES my salsa!  We had tomatoes and chiles coming out our ears!  This year we will have a more well rounded garden, I'm super excited about the pumpkins we have planted!

He is one last look at our backyard...I love it back here!  I am really looking forward to having little ones out here and putting up a playset just for them...we have such dreams for our family and are excited about what our future will look like!  I am so thankful to have this home to raise children in!

A Letter of Love...

There are 5 people in my immediate family-my mom and dad, me, and my two younger brothers.  We are a very close family and consider each other our best friends.  Each one of them are all doing all they can to support Scott and I in our desire to become parents and I am SO grateful for all their love and support!  They are the best!
So my youngest brother Tres has written a letter-a letter to YOU, a birth mother-on our behalf.  I am so honored that he would do this for us and am so appreciative of his love for us and his help.  He is a wonderful brother, I love him to pieces and I am so proud of the man he is!  I also adore his girlfriend Natasha and am so thankful he has this wonderful, loving, fun girl in his life!  Thank you Natasha and Tres for your kind words in this Letter of Love!

Dear Birth Mother,

My sister Sonia and brother-in-law Scott have long wanted just one thing to make their lives complete - a happy, healthy baby. My girlfriend Natasha and I know with all our hearts that Sonia and Scott will make amazing parents.

Being an expert on the subject matter (these are my family members after all!), I can absolutely attest to the character, determination, passion, faith, and most of all – love, that Sonia and Scott bring to the table. These two share an amazing life together, and so very much want to share their blessings, gifts, and love with a baby of their own.

Watching the two of them support each other through their infertility trials over the last few years has been an amazing and humbling sight. While there have been countless letdowns with the process, there has no doubt been amazing successes with the quality and caliber of their love, friendship, and steadfast dedication to their faith that has been displayed throughout. I could not be more proud of Sonia and Scott, and am comforted by the love that they share and their dedication to their dreams.

As a family member I think it is important to vocalize how very proud of them I am, and to show my unwavering support of their decision to adopt. This choice is one that they have made with much conviction, and I can easily say that I am behind them one hundred percent. My sister and I grew up in a loving, caring family, and I absolutely know that her child will also share the most wonderful experiences in their household. It is never a question of what a wonderful life Sonia and Scott's baby will lead, but a question of when the Lord will grant them this precious gift.

I know that it has long been a dream for both Sonia and Scott to have a child of their own, and share the wonderful love and memories a baby will provide them. However, I also feel that the fulfillment of this dream will also be the very best and rewarding gift for the baby they are destined for. I believe every child deserves a warm, inviting, and loving home, and Sonia and Scott have every wish, resource, and ability to make that happen. Their baby will also have the gifts of a loving family eager to meet him or her. I know that their child will be surrounded by love from all angles as this family includes it all - grandmas and grandpa, aunts and uncles, mother and father, and all the bounty the Lord can provide.

Sonia and Scott – you have the love and support of Natasha and I. We both love you, and wish you the best of luck in your search. May the Lord bless you, and bring you the baby you deserve.

 

With Love,

 

Tres & Natasha 

And Down We Go...

Well, once again we are riding the roller coaster of adoption ups and downs...the birth mother we were so hopeful about chose a different family.  I have to admit it, I am crushed.  In my mind, we were a perfect match.  Scott (as usual) is way more levelheaded about it and accepts that she connected with a different family and that our perfect child is still out there.  I know that too, it's just harder for me to reconcile my heart and my overwhelming desire to be a mom.  I know without a doubt that God has already hand selected the child He wants us to raise...I just have to be patient and wait on His perfect timing.
So, back to waiting...faithfully, patiently waiting...all I know is that we are ready for whatever comes our way!!

So Excited!!!

Adopting a child is filled with emotional highs and lows.  Although we have only recently begun the adoption process and are still waiting to be matched with a child, we have already run through a gauntlet of emotions.  We have been overwhelmed by the love and support we have received from our friends and family-it is unbelievable how so many people are praying for us and working on our behalf to bring a child into our home.  We have been excited by small leads that could turn into a child of our own, and we have been disappointed by some doors closing.
Today we are feeling incredibly excited and hopeful!!!  Our lawyer met with a couple who may be considering us as potential parents for their unborn child.  Just the idea that birth parents are interested in us brings me to tears!  The feeling that our dream to become parents may soon be a reality is beyond awesome!  We are extremely hopeful that this couple finds a connection with us and that they feel we would be the right people to raise their baby.  We are hopeful that in a matter of a few, short weeks, we could bring a baby home, making us a family.  We are hopeful that after all these years and all the attempts to conceive a baby on our own, we could finally hold a baby in our arms.  Yes, without a doubt, today is a day filled with excitement and hope!!

Mother's Day...

Mother's Day, to say the least, has been a hard day for me the past few years.  It is a painful reminder that I am not yet a mother.  However, there is a bright side to Mother's Day...I get to celebrate my mom, who is without a doubt, the best mommy in the world!
She is my First Friend (which is WAY better than a best friend!!), she is my biggest supporter and cheerleader, and she has provided me with love and compassion my entire life.  I have wonderful memories from my childhood with my mom...from the way she would read me stories every night, to the sweet notes she would put in my homemade lunches, to coming to every sporting event I was ever involved in, to being the best, most willing listener...she has always made me her first priority.  I deeply appreciate her teaching me to love God and how to be a strong Christian woman, the way that she held me accountable for my actions, and for being a model of how to be a good wife and mother.  I have learned so much from my mommy and I thank God that He gave me such an amazing gift in my life!

Now if you look at this picture of me and my mom, you can clearly see that we do not necessarily look a whole lot alike.  She is petite and tiny with beautiful brown skin (she is Hispanic after all!)  while I am tall and super pale!  People often do a double take when they see us together and don't always believe that we are a mother-daughter pair!  But we are, we love each other more than anything and it makes no difference to us that we do not look that same.  I bring this up simply because there is a high likelihood that the child Scott and I adopt will look nothing like me.  While that may be an issue for some people, it does not even phase me.  I've spent my whole life not looking like my biological mother.  For me, it's not about how we look, but the bond and the love that we share.  I know without a doubt that I will love the child that is placed with us completely, despite them not looking like me!

In addition to not looking alike, my mom and I have very different interests and talents.  She was a cheerleader, she loves to dance, and she is boisterous and outgoing.  She had all sorts of ideas and plans for me when she found out I was going to be a girl...she put me in dance classes, gymnastics, dressed me in little dresses and tied pretty ribbons on my hair.  I however, wanted NOTHING to do with any of it.  I liked sports-anything that involved kicking, hitting, running, or jumping was perfect for me, I can't dance to save my life, I quickly became too tall to be in gymnastics, and I hated dresses and having my hair in ribbons.  So my mom had two choices...be disappointed that I didn't like the things she liked, or support me in my interests.  Needless to say, she supported me 110%.  She loved me completely and it didn't matter to her what I liked or didn't like, she was right there encouraging me to try anything that interested me.  What a gift!!  I plan on being the exact same way with my future children.  It makes no difference to me what their interests are...music, sports, drama, art...I will support them and love than and help them reach their dreams and aspirations.  My mom has been an incredible model of this and I am so thankful for her letting me be the person I am today!

I love you the mostest mommy!!

The Long and Winding Road...

Hi!  We are Scott and Sonia and we are just beginning our Adoption Journey.  

We created this blog for 2 purposes...it is for YOU...an expectant parent(s) to provide you with a glimpse into our lives...for you to be able to get to know us and to determine if we are the right parents for your baby.  It is also for our family and friends...for them to be able to join us on our long and winding road to becoming parents.  We've never blogged before and we have no idea what we are doing, but you can expect us to be honest, open, and genuine.  Over the next few days and weeks we will be posting all about our life, our families, our friends...we want you to know us and be comfortable with us as parents for your child.  Thank you for your interest in us!