Axel Reginald Carey! Officially our son!

Today is Friday... It always seems (not just to me but to a lot of Haiti adoption families)... things seem to happen on Fridays but things also seem to happen when you least expect it, when you aren't even thinking about it!

Today after I dropped the girls off at school, I decided to take on some work.  With both the girls in school 3 days a week I try and take on some work when I can.  I dropped them off and went to do some work and wasn't even thinking about the adoption.  Yes, the adoption is always on my mind to some degree... I mean my third child lives in another country, its hurricane season and a bad hurricane season and yes, I am always hoping for a phone call from our agency because I am always praying we move on to the next step. 

Today the phone rang and I didn't even look who it was (I actually thought it was Ethan calling me).  A fellow adoptive mama I have become close with had sent me a message saying there was still time in the day and we could receive our decrees still today.  That thought didn't even cross my mind when the phone rang and I was actually in complete shocked when I heard our agency rep's voice on the other side of the line (I had to double take at my phone to see it was indeed her number).  She told me that yes, she had our decree!!!!    Our son was officially OUR SON!!  He has been our son in our hearts for 10 months but now he was our son officially on paper too!


Welcome to the family officially and let me introduce to all of you.....

Axel Reginald Carey - 3 years old

First time in mommy's arms

First time in daddy's arms

First smile with us after 6 days!

Lots of running, playing, giggles and smiles!

 

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY! Even though he doesn't know about birthdays, I am glad we got to celebrate his with him!

 

 

 

 

 

Some people have asked if this means we get to go pick him up!  Unfortunately the quick answer is no, not yet.  We still have 4-6 months before we can bring him home.  Take a look at the tab the says "Our Timeline" for more details on when we can go get him and bring him home forever!