Happy Birthday Catherine!!
5 years ago today we met our little Catherine Grace.
Here is a brief description of her birth...
December 2001-We met with Glennis Woodall of Hannah House Maternity Home.
January 2002-We went to an adoption orientation meeting with the agency.
February 14, 2002-We received $6200 in the mail, with a note attached that read "Calixto, I feel the Lord wants you to have this"
May 2002-We had the infamous home study where the social worker's purse was stolen from her while standing on our porch!!
July 3, 2002-We finally received the phone call from the Lawyer telling me a birth mother had chosen us!!!!!!!!
July 4, 2002-We met with the birth mother where she told us this little baby girl was "our" daughter!!
August 15, 2002-Christopher meets with the birth mother to say "Thank you for giving me a baby sister". The next day we receive $4000 (in cash sitting in Calixto's unlocked truck!!) This gave us the full amount for the adoption!! Yay God!!
August 26, 2002-The birth mother calls with the news that Catherine will be born on August 29th
August 29, 2002-Our itty-bitty 3lb 12 oz baby girl was born at 1:30 pm.
8 days later at a whopping 4 lbs we left the hospital with our "Free gift from God"
She has an amazing and miraculous story...lots of details that I left out! It brings tears to my eyes as I think of what could have been...but, was not because God had other plans for her life! The adoption process was an amazing one and we are forever grateful to her birth mother for making such a sacrifice for a baby that she loved dearly! Thank you Denise!!
I only found this one digital photo on my computer (don't know where the rest are?!)
Just Born!
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