BrendaMikeGabe

Absolutely! We went to the mall today as a family and pretty much made a day of it. It was great! We saw someone we went to church with 15 years ago, and she was thrilled to see that we had become parents! It's so true that when you have two children you feel more like a "family". Not saying that parents of only children are not a family, because we were one for 6 years. But because I came from ancestors with 18 children, 9 children, 5 children in their families it just felt like 2 adults and a child when it was just the three of us and it didn't feel like a "family". Now with the four of us, there is more of a hustle and bustle than there was with the three of us and I feel like more of a family unit. I don't know if that makes any sense. Congratulations to the Mohlers as well. We are excited to hear about your journey to number two!

Praying for this little guy and hoping all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed in record time!! Praying for a little after-Christmas miracle!

Amanda, Isn't it amazing how much extra work and mess a second child adds to your household??? Not to mention all the extra love and affection and laughs and giggles too!!

How exciting Susan! Can't wait to hear about your latest adventure.

Elizabeth, Is there anything that we can do (besides pray) to help this little angel find a home? Can we send monetary donations so that he can stay in Abrazo foster care once he's discharged? Are there phone calls that we can help make or emails that we can write to help put the word out about this little sweetie? Do you have any pictures of him that we might be able to post? Can we contact adoption agencies in our home towns to see if there are any families able to provide him a home? What are his medical details, does he require special care once he is released from the hospital? Please let us know what we can do to help give this little boy a great start.

Good detective work Carine. Hopefully these contacts and the contacts that Angela and Ruth are making will find this sweet boy a loving home.

We are still praying for this little guy's forever family to arrive, sooner than later.

Congratulations to the newest family. What a wonderful Christmas present.

Ohhh. What a sweet little Christmas angel for one lucky family. I pray that he is not alone much longer in that cold, noisy hospital.

What a great Christmas gift Sabrina.

Congrats to Jon, Julie, Elaina and Skylar!! What a beautiful family. They are so tiny and precious. Just love the photo in the gallery! Be sure to ask the hospital staff about Kangarooing your precious bundles. Our Gabe was two months early and weighed 4lb7oz when he was born and our hospital recommended kangarooing him. That is when you wear a button down shirt and sit in a chair with your baby who is in just a diaper and hold him/her to your chest so that skin touches skin. This keeps their body temperature better regulated, helps them to gain weight sooner, and gets them out of the hospital faster!! Not to mention the great bonding it encourages. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to pm us! Congrats and Happy Kangarooing!

Praying for this sweet little boy, his birthparents and his future adoptive parents. May he find "home' soon.

Beautiful poem Sabrina. Hope life gets less stressful and overwhelming for you very soon.

Wow, what an amazing turn of events for you and your family. Isn't it awesome how God's plans reveal themselves to you in his own time! Congratulations Todd and Eileen!!

What a wonderful "problem" to have!

We are so happy for all of the new families. Congratulations to you Bob and Diane, you must be so happy!!! Hope to see you at the next Michigan reunion.....all three of you!!!

What a beautiful announcement. Congratulations to everyone who loves this beautiful baby boy.

Praying that both of these beautiful boys find their way home soon.

Congrats to the new family of four!

Hooray for Adam, Beth and Nathan. And God bless his beautiful birthmother "C".

Congratulations to the newest Abrazo family!

Amen.

Congratulations! We are very excited and happy for all of you. What a beautiful baby girl!

So true. That's the most irritating thing to me is how many people take the miracle of life for granted. Or the one's who claim to own their children, because THEY created them. Children are a gift from God, created by God and noone else. We are just blessed to be a part of their lives through adoption or pregnancy.