It's Legit!

Cohen is finally legally our son.  What a relief!  In Utah (where we live) adoptions aren't made final until at least 6 months after placement.  Of course Cohen has felt like our son since we first brought him home, but it's nice to know that the law now sees it that way.

Our legit family outside the court room with
our adoption attorney and adoption worker. 

The very next day (which also happened to be Megan’s birthday—talk about THE BEST birthday present ever!) we went to the temple to be sealed for time and all eternity.  This experience was truly a sacred event that will stay with us forever. 

Then, the day after that, Cohen had his baby blessing at church.  Below is a picture of him with Katrina at our house after the blessing. 

What an amazing few days!  We are truly blessed!!!

Merry Christmas

Adoption Walk

Last Saturday we went to Liberty Park for the annual Families Supporting Adoption 5K Adoption Walk. The walk is to raise awareness of adoption. It was great to see some of our friends from the adoption world and to see so many people whose lives have been blessed through the miracle of adoption.

The fire department even showed up to give kids tours of their trucks. This was a lovely coincidence since Katrina is a trained firefighter.

Happy Holloween!

Our family dressed up as a pumpkin patch. I think this costume will probably still fit Cohen next year, so we may do the same thing next Halloween. We went to Megan's sister Lisa's house for their annual family Halloween party and ate Chili, donuts and homemade rootbeer. Cohen was definitely the hit of the party, but he didn't seem to enjoy his costume as much as everyone else!

Super Baby!

This shirt says it all!!
(Worth the Wait)
most definitely!

Hiatus

We will be taking a hiatus from blogging for awhile. Our priorities right now are to have fun with Cohen and keep in touch with Katrina. I’m sure we’ll post now and then, but probably not regularly until Cohen is a year or so old.

Introducing COHEN!!!

WE ARE IN LOVE!!!

Born July 17, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.
8 Lbs. 4 oz. 22 ½ inches long.

He has some dark hair, huge hands and feet, dimples, and makes the cutest little squeaky sounds we’ve ever heard. It seems surreal that he is finally here. We just sit around and stare at him all day and it’s still hard to believe.

Cohen with his sweet birth mother – she is our hero and we feel so blessed to have her in our life.

Placement Day

We came home to a house full of family and a surprise party. They were kind enough to only stay for a little while so that we could get some alone time with the little guy and some much needed rest. Cohen is doing great—eating, sleeping and pooping just like he should. He makes the cutest faces in his sleep and when he’s awake he stares at us with his huge bright eyes.

WE ARE IN LOVE!!!