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!!