It’s official. Chip and I are officially the parents of Charles David Killian. The papers are signed, the deal is done, and we are now parents. It has been a long road, but now I know that it was one worth taking. We are more thrilled than we know how to express and we truly believe that God brought us to this point.
David (as we are going to call him) was born on Feb. 14, 2010. He was born at 34 weeks and weighed in at only 4 lbs 15 oz. He was having trouble with the sucking reflex and was brought to the NICU. Of course, all of this happened before we even knew we would be the parents.
Bethany called us yesterday, Feb. 16, 2010, around 3:00pm to basically tell us that we were now parents. Because of the fact that we had been one of the longest waiting couples and some other criteria the birthmother put forth, we were chosen by Bethany to be the adoptive parents. After hearing the news, Chip finished up some things at work and we then drove to Indianapolis where David is staying and checked in with the nurses. We were first introduced to David around 7:00pm and of course were overjoyed. We stayed with him for a few hours that night and then went to our room to at least get a little bit of sleep. We woke up again at 4:45am to give him his 5am feeding and then went back to the room for a little more R&R and to shower and get ready for the day. We came back to the room this morning at around 8am and fed him again, then headed to Bethany to sign our paperwork. We also made a quick stop at Babies R Us to pick up a few preemie outfits that he can wear while he stays in the hospital. Since then we have spent some time holding and feeding him and just enjoying the fact that we have a new son.
This journey has been a long and hard road for us, but I feel like the real journey is just beginning. We are thankful to all of our friends, family, and especially God for bringing this precious child into our lives. We will post more later when we know a bit more about when he might be coming home. But, here are some pictures we wanted to share with you all!!
