Revocation period is over!!

Ahh!! Soo peaceful!

Bath Time

He enjoyed his tummy time today!

YAY! Yesterday was the end of the 10 day period. We can relax know and just be little Samuel's parents! Sorry that my posts are getting a little slack but as many of you can imagine we stay busy with him. We learned that he can roll over from his tummy to his back last night at two weeks and two days old. I just wanted to cry!! He's growing entirely too fast! We did manage to capture it on video but we need another cable before I can post it. Hopefully it won't be long but we shall see! For those of you who have asked I will attach a few pics to this post. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! We have had the best one EVER!

Just a few pics.......

In one of his Christmas outfits!

Just enjoying some sleep!

With his Grammy

Home at last......

and loving it! Our 7 hour trip turned into an 11 hour trip. We got stopped in traffic on the interstate due to a horrible accident. We sat there for over an hour without moving an inch. Samuel didn't mind the ride home at all. He slept the entire time and Mommy was taking naps to store up for the night. I just knew I'd be up all night with him. Boy was I wrong! That kid slept the entire night! He only woke me up twice to eat and went right back to sleep. We slept in until 8:45 this morning. I was soo proud of him! I guess he knew I really needed some rest. We have his very first check-up in the morning!

Homeward bound.......

come Wednesday morning! We got word today that we have been cleared to come home. We can hardly wait! We are soo ready! It only took one and half days to get cleared. We NEVER dreamed it would have happened so fast. Ok I'm off to pack and pack and pack so that we can get out of here! We will see everyone soon!

Signing day......

This is where Samuel likes to sleep!

Still snoozing!

This was after a diaper change that went bad!
He needed to be bathed off a little and so did Daddy!
Check out those curls!

is over and she signed all the appropriate documents to terminate her parental rights. Our coordinator told me that she was doing really well and seemed to be dealing with things. She talked a lot about how she was making the right decision for him and that she knew he would be loved. The next step is getting us cleared by Interstate Compact here and at home. She delivered our paperwork to the office here. The lady she spoke with said that she would go ahead and review to see if there was any additional documents needed but that it would most likely be tomorrow before they could review all documents and clear us. She will call tomorrow and check to see how things are coming along and to see if they need anything. We will keep everyone posted!

Samuel has been released!!

Our first family photo!

Samuel LOVES his paci!

His leaving the hospital outfit!

This was his main nurse who we LOVED by the way.

He's all ready to go!

We can't hardly put him down. He's soo precious!!! He's already got both of our hearts with both hands. We've finally heard him cry for the first time today. He does it really well actually! We got to leave the hospital at 8:30ish tonight and we couldn't be happier. It's well worth everything we've done to get him and then some! The hospital staff were really great. We left with several packs of diapers, a case of formula plus some, and other little odds and ends we will need. We can't wait to get home so that everyone can see him!

We have a court date.....

set for Monday @ 8:30. We were hoping for Friday but at least it's first thing Monday. She has to go before the judge and sign her relinquishments over to us. In the state that we are in she will then have 10 days to change her mind. If she were to change her mind she would then have to go back before the judge and withdraw her consent to the adoption. We still need your prayers! We have faith that God will get us through this period! Please continue to pray that he's placed in our arms FOREVER! More later!

Introducing..........

Samuel Greyson

Born 12-11-07 @ 10:45PM

Weighed in @ 8lbs and 14oz

He's 21 inches long!

Check out all the hair this kid has!!

He's absolutely precious! He has dimples on his checks and chin. The little outfit he's wearing that fits perfect by the way is a newborn size. He won't wear that one long! Baby and birthmom are doing well. The only problem at this point is that little Samuel doesn't want to stay awake long enough to eat. The nurses are telling us that he has to do much better before they will release him. We still need everyone's prayers over the next few days.

ON THE ROAD!!

We got the call tonight at 9:45 that it was that time! She had been in labor since 7:20 (8:20 our time). The coordinator forgot to grab our home number before getting on the road. I had let her know a couple weeks ago that she would need to call us at home if it happened at night because I charge my cell at night so that I will have it during the day. She had to call the agency Director and get her to go to the office to pull our file and call us. We've been waiting on 'the call' for days but for some reason I still almost had a panic attack! After speaking with our coordinator we find out she's definately being admitted and he will be born soon! We will post an update once we get to the hospital. Please pray that things go smoothly and that he is placed in our arms forever!!

A little progress!

Her doctor's appointment yesterday went well. She's now a little over 4cm dilated!! She's having some cramping/light contractions and he stripped her membranes. He told her that he would be very suprised if she didn't have him in the next day or so. He went ahead and set an appointment for next week but told her that he should see her in the next couple days to deliver. We shall see! We are getting VERY anxious!

At 3cm and holding......

or so it seems! Today's doctor's appointment went well. She is still holding at 3cm dilated and having some pelvic pain. He has scheduled her for another appointment on Monday. Jen told the coordinator if he hasn't been born by then that she will request that he induce her. I'm not sure if he will but we shall see! Oh, I'm such a bucket of nerves!!