bumblebee

Happy Halloween from our little bumblebee!

6 weeks.

i love this little girl so much. she is getting so big and changing every day. i love that she is starting to smile and notice things around her. she is such a joy in our lives and fills our hearts full of LOVE. at 6 weeks... she is sleeping through the night (since day 1). smiling. making sweet noises. eating like crazy. loves car and stroller rides. and LOVES her mama and dada!

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heaven sent.

dear roma.

you are a perfect angel and miracle to us. we are so lucky to have your sweet spirit in our lives. every day we sit and stare at you for hours and feel so blessed to have you. it is amazing and nothing short of a miracle that you left your Heavenly Fathers presence trusting that you would find your way to our home. we prayed for you, we thought about you often, we love you so much, we think you are perfect in every way. we are lucky to call you our daughter.

love mom and dad.

dear M.

we could never thank you enough for the selfless act of placing your baby girl in our arms. we adore her and we always love her unconditionally. the strength and love that you showed is something we are grateful to have witnessed. your life will be greatly blessed forever. we feel such a strong bond with you and know that this was planned out before we came to earth. when Roma is old enough to understand we will tell her all about you and tell her how much you love her. we are honored for her to be named after you.

Two women cry into the night,their eyes are filled with tears.

Oh God why is this happening? I need to feel you near.

One woman sits alone in the darkness, Decisions she must make.

She wants to do what's best for the child, It's life she cannot take.

The other woman clings to her mate

And she doesn't understand why they can't have a child of their

own as so many others can.

These women come from different worlds.

Their lives are miles apart.

But God would deliver the pain they felt and heal their broken hearts.

And then one precious morningtheir lives became intertwined.

Both women's prayers were answered as they felt God's plan unwind.

One woman touched her newborn's cheek

and whispered to the babe,

"Because I love you little one, sacrifices I've made."

With the strength she felt from heaven,

to the other woman she gavethe miracle of a baby

for her to love and raise.

The other woman looked down

at her precious baby's eyes

and thanked God for the woman

who had helped fulfill her life.

Two women pray into the night

and thank the Lord above

for the opportunity he's given them both

to feel a Mother's love.

welcome home little romy.

{photography by: jen herem}

new beginnings. roma june.

What an amazing journey we have been on and continue to ride every day. Adoption is nothing short of a miracle and very close to my heart. I am grateful everyday that I was lucky enough to have adoption part of my life. I feel extremely blessed!

Our little bundle of joy was born on August 12th at 9:11PM. We were lucky enough to be in the room for the delivery and witness pure Love. We were blessed with the worlds best Birth Mom that I love very much. What a special bond that we share…I know that our paths were meant to join together. The love and strength that we witnessed from her is beyond any words that I could ever use to describe it. As we witnessed our little girls first breath into this world I couldn’t help but feel a LOT of pain for our Birth mom. I immediately loved this little girl and also felt a lot of emotion for our birth mom. What a selfless act…and I am grateful that I was able to witness such an event. Our birth mom has so much love for her little one…so much that she wanted the very best for her. Some how we were lucky enough to fall into her plan.

We spent two amazing nights in the hospital with our little girl in our room. She was an angel from the beginning. Barely cried and latched onto the bottle like a pro. We loved her unconditionally instantly. I never knew that with so much love I could feel so much pain at the same time. Our birth mom was just a few rooms down from us and I couldn’t help but think of her all day and night. I wanted to tell her so many things…I wanted her to spend some time with her little girl that she nurtured for 9 months…I wanted to be with her forever. The day came for placement and there was still so much I wanted to talk to her about. The words didn’t come easily but I knew that time with Roma was what she needed. I walked OUR baby to her room and left them alone for some very special time. My heart continued to ache and I wasn’t sure how I was going to stay strong for placement. The time came and she was so strong..stronger than anybody had ever witnessed. I have to believe that angels were surrounding all of us giving us the strength we needed. That was they way it was supposed to be and there was no denying it. We watched as our birth mom left the hospital and we were both in tears. The LOVE that was shown that moment was something, I believe, most people will never witness or truly understand. I am grateful. I love them BOTH unconditionally.

jen herem photography.

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dodge-ball.

Friendly game of dodge ball......

Came to end when this happened…..
i love you kiley!

the birthday party.

My sweet husband had a birthday on the 28th of June! I wanted to plan something FUN with all of our family & friends to celebrate his big day. Since he is still a ‘young’ adult and hasn’t hit that milestone birthday of ‘thirty’ I decided to plan a CARNIVAL party. The weather was perfect and we had a wonderful night.

{we had guests directed to the backyard for the party}

the entertainment.

What would a carnival be without a clown to entertain the little ones?! We seriously had about 25 kids to entertain so the adults could enjoy some ‘adult’ time! NEWSY did a fabulous job making balloons, playing games, and doing magic tricks!

the food.

Of course the food had to be themed around an old-fashioned carnival. Sorry for the three day sugar high!

the guests.

We have such amazing friends and are lucky to know so many special people. Thank you to everybody for coming…. You better believe we will be making this an annual event…my wheels are already turning with ideas for next year! STAY TUNED!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!