(picture we got before we left for Alabama)
(first family photo)
Justin and I had been trying to have kids of our own and had a miscarriage in May of this year. Soon after the miscarriage I had a couple dreams of holding a black baby boy. Justin and I always knew we would adopt, we just didn't know when. After my dreams we looked into it more but felt like we should wait longer and keep trying to get pregnant. We weren't financially ready to adopt a baby and felt like we hadn't tried long enough to even look into it. A few months went by and still no luck. We started to feel discouraged. I started feeling like maybe it wasn't time for us to have kids or we must not be ready to be parents. On December 17th I received a call from my mom and sister Heidi about a birth mom that was in labor in Alabama. She was already dialated to a 7. The birth mom was my sister Heidi's youngest son's biological sister. They wanted the baby to stay within the same family. As soon as I heard about him I started crying. I called Justin and was crying so hard I couldn't get the words out. As soon as I did he was as surprised as I was and needed a few minutes to process what I had just told him. He called me back and said he felt really good about it.
We moved forward with the adoption and had 3 days to get everything done. We hurried and got our background check done, child abuse screenings, reference letters, physicals, home study, etc. done and got it all done in 3 days. I still don't know how we got everything done so fast. We definitely had the Lord on our side. Everything was falling into place and our family and friends stepped in and helped us make everything possible. We are so grateful for all who helped us so we can bring our little Zander home.
We know the Lord brought this sweet little spirit into our lives. He was born on the same day we received the call at 2:35 PM weighing 5 lbs. 15 oz. They had him in the NICU since his temperature was so low. He needed to stay a couple more days because his oxygen level went down the night before we arrived. We flew to Alabama on Friday and spent all night with him. They got us a room at the lodge connected to the hospital so we could be close. They switched his formula and he was doing much better. We stayed with him morning, noon and night. We stayed at the hospital for 2 nights until we got to take him home (to our hotel). We got to take him home the day before Christmas Eve.
We met his birth mom who is beautiful and sweet. She could only come and pick up her gift from us and leave. We also got her some food to-go. We hurried and got a picture and she left. It was all so fast. We wanted to sit and visit with her, ask her questions and get to know her so we could tell Zander all about her.
We are sitting in the hotel room enjoying our little Christmas miracle. We still can't believe we are parents and have this little guy in our life. He is perfect! We absolutely love him and fell in love with him before we even met him. We can't wait to get back home so all of our family and friends can meet him. He is the sweetest little guy and we have enjoyed getting to know his sweet spirit. We thank the Lord every day for this little guy and the plan he has for our life. He knows us better than we know ourselves and has a special plan for us. We couldn't be any happier with the plan he had for us. We are so grateful and feel so blessed. We love you Zander James Comstock!
