Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Drum Roll Please...................................
Benson William Vance
Born at 3:03 pm on 10/15/10
8lbs 8oz and 19” Long
He’s here! As you can see we have decided to name him Benson William. He is such a cutie. On Thursday this week we received a text message from the birth mom telling us that she was having regular contractions about 3 minutes apart which lasted about a minute. They were progressively getting stronger. Needless to say, we didn’t sleep too much that night. She had been updating Lynette throughout the day and told us that she and her mom had both felt like they needed to get the bag packed. On Friday morning Lynette got a phone call from the birth mom letting us know that she had been admitted to the hospital and that Benson would be born later that day. She said that the delivery was not too difficult (thank you to modern medicine) but that she did have to push for about 45 min.
Benson is a cute little boy. The pictures don’t do him any justice. We were asked to come up today and arrived a little after 3 pm and were able to stay for an hour. We held him and fed him a bit and got see all his little features in person. He has some cute dimples that you’ll just have to see when you see him in person. He has big eyes and his hair is straight when dry but curly when wet and is very soft and black. He has long toes and fingers and both hands and feet are pretty big. He was all bundled up this afternoon and was just cute. He is full of expression and a very calm happy kid. We certainly love him.
We had some good conversation with the birth mom and her parents and again it was confirmed that this little boy is to be a part of our family. We are so grateful to have him and can’t wait till he is home with us. He will either be coming home with us tomorrow or on Monday. We are waiting for one remaining test. He is healthy and doing great. We will keep you posted and hopefully you will enjoy the pics.
Anthony & Lynette
Friday, October 15, 2010
Born
Admitted
I can't explain how excited we are!!! Imagaine a chicken running around, with or without head, that'd be us. I feel like we aren't ready at all but don't know what to do to get ready. We are in our house, the a/c just got fixed and the baby room is painted but the rest of the house is a mess. We can't beleive it's today, our little boy will be arriving today!! We'll keep y'all upated on how things progress and of course post pictures when we get them!!!
Friday, October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010
I can't begin to describe how excited we are to just be in! As we did the final walk-through last night I had to remind myself of all the reasons I love this house. I really do love it and can now start dreaming of life inside it.
We found out our birthmom won't be induced next week (like we thought earlier) but will continue on to the due date, October 18th. I feel like I've been so consumed with this house stuff that the baby stuff has taken a back burner. Now it's baby focus time! We can't wait to paint the nursery and start preparing everything! While we were watching conference last weekend we were commenting how at last conference, in April, we had just buried William and could never have drempt that we'd be "expecting" a little boy in 6 months. It's incredible! Heavenly Father is very aware of us! We are so excited that Will will be getting a little brother any day now!!! We have a couple names picked out but are waiting to meet this little guy before we make the final decision (and no it won't be Truck).
We'll post on here as soon as we get any word on his arrival. A big THANK YOU to all who have been so helpful these last few months and especially this past month with moving, being homeless and getting into this house!!!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
September Update
It's been a crazy month so far.
1st week: I made a quick trip home for our annual "Weston Sisters Weekend." It was so much fun. We've gone to Swiss Days up in Midway the lasts two years and are going to try Women's Conference in April at BYU. It was a great trip but much too short.
My sisters and mom threw me a surprise baby shower while I was there. It was a total surprise! It was so much fun! Thanks!!
2nd week: Had surgery up in Houston. I hate surgery and I hate recuperating (I'm still doing it). But it's for the greater good, right? Hopefully now my body will be able to carry a baby full term.
3rd week: In the 1st week I should have said we closed on our house but we didn't, we still haven't! I'm about as frustrated as I can get. Everyone keeps blaming it on the mysterious "third party." Who are they? And that it's a foreclosure. We better close by the 30th b/c we have to be out of our apt by then! I'm a bit nervous but can't really do anything about it. My advice, don't ever buy a house.
On-going throughout the month: Keeping in contact with our birthmom! She is so incredible! We love her! We've gotten to see her once and she's getting so big! About 4 weeks!!! I can't believe it. Adoption is incredible! When we were first chosen I wanted her to deliver early but now I'm hoping she goes two weeks over. I'm sure some of this is due to the fact that we're not in the house yet but a lot of is due to the fact that I feel very inadequate to be a mother in 4 weeks. I don't know how to be one. Will never left the hospital, and was taken care of by a nurse. I just need a nurse to move with me I guess.
I hope to be posting in a week that we've closed on our house and that we're moving in; cross your fingers! And that I'm totally prepared to be a mom :)
Here's the quilt I made, but it's getting quilted right now so here's the before picture. The nursery theme is vintage sports. Also we made a countdown chain in anticipation for this little guy!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
CHOSEN!
Of course we were super nervous. I think I tried on a dozen outfits and kept telling Anth how I wish I knew what she was looking for so I could change everything about myself to become just that. Anth told me I didn't have to change myself, that she'd pick us for us and if it was the Lord's will for this to happen, it would. We also talked about the other couple, how they wanted a baby as badly as we did so it'd be ok if they were picked; there'd be another one out there for us. (Anth has been incredible, he always calms and talks me through everything.)
We got up at 5:30am and left shortly after for the long road trip. It was a good trip and we made it just on time. Before we went into the room with the birth mother we were told her sister, mom and dad were with her. We were told they'd ask us questions and we could ask them questions. (Anth told me later he was the most nervous at this point, he was shaking. I was nervous but had worked it through that I would do my best and just be myself and if she didn't pick us it wouldn't be because she didn't get to know us.) As we walked into the room there was a very peaceful feeling. We had a wonderful visit. The birth mother is incredible! She has been through a lot and has turned to the Lord and her ward for help throughout this experience. It really was a delightful visit. Afterward I had nothing to regret, either saying or not saying. After our meeting we were getting directions to the temple and the case worker came out and said the birth mom had one more question. She asked if we were still interested in going out to eat and if we'd like to meet them for a late lunch after they met with this other couple. We said of course we'd love to. After we left her we were so excited because she couldn't want to see us again if she was going to pick the other couple, right?! We enjoyed the temple and met up with her and her family at Macaroni Grill. When we got there she handed me a note, saying it was a thank you note for coming all the way to meet her. I put it in my purse but then her father leaned over and told me to open it right now. I opened it and it was a card with little baby feet on it. On the inside it said "Choose the paint, get the hand-me-downs ready, 'peanut' is coming your way. I'm so happy I finally found you!" I freaked out! I can't describe the feeling. We were all a bit emotional and the best word to describe how we felt but doesn't come close to really describing it, was happy. We all just felt pure happiness. It was such a neat experience!
As we talked with her and her family she described how she's had a very difficult time choosing a family to place her child with and how at the beginning she wanted to have a powerful confirmation that a certain couple was "the one." As the months passed and she never felt anything for any of the prospective couples she got very frustrated. She got to the point where she just wanted to feel "ok" about a couple and that would be good enough. She had recently chosen us and the other couple and wasn't going to do a face-to-face and was leaning towards picking the other couple. She had a strong feeling that she should meet with both of us and it would help her make the final decision. The whole family commented how from the moment we walked into the visit/meeting they felt a very peaceful feeling and the birth mom knew when she met us that we were the parents for her child. She told us that she has been very emotional and confused throughout the pregnancy but when she met us and decided to place with us she has felt peace and clarity.
Our ride home was much better than the ride there, I'm pretty sure we flew. Cloud 9 is amazing! This little boy is due on the 18th of October. We can't really believe this is happening but know that the Lord is very aware of us. We told the birth mother that with her choosing us, she has answered a lot of people's prayers! Thank you to everyone who's prayed for us and who is excited for/with us! We don't really know how everything is going to work out and will update our blog when we get new info.