Frank & Connies journey to adopt a child

[Hopeingtoadopt]

It has Finally happened and we are in heaven. We are proud to welcome Brooke Alexandra into our life. She was born on 10~27~2009 at 3:20pm. She was 7lbs 9.5 oz and 20" long. She is perfect and we are so, so in love with her! Below is the long road we went on to get her but it was all so worth it. The minute she was born and we brought her home we knew we were in LOVE!

 

2/13/06~8/15/08 Foster Parents (lost 3 children in a row)
7/21/2008 - First appt with Endocrinologist. On our way to IVF with a Split cycle with ED!
8/27/08- First appt with "NEW" Endocrinologist ~~ Picked Egg donor
8/30/08 - Start Vivelle patch (Estradiol)
9/9/08- First ultrasound to check uterus lining
9/17/08- Mock transfer
9/25/08-Out Patient Surgery
9/25/08-Discovered we can't do IVF

10/14/08- Sign up with a Adoption Attorney
Officially waiting to be matched
3/23/09- Matched with a Birth Mother
3/29/09-Baby Girl Born
3/30/09-Birth Mother changed her mind and kept baby Girl
4/23/09- Matched with Birth Mother that said she was having a girl.         
5/12/09 Ultrasound it was~A BOY???. We want a girl!
6/3/09- Matched with Birth Mother. 
6/10/09 Ultrasound it was~A BOY.
6/25/09- Baby BOY born in Hospital~signed consent  ( husband will not budge from a girl )
7/15/09-Matched with Birth Mother 
7/18/09 -ultrasound~A BOY!!!!!!
8/20/09-Talking to a BirthMother Online for 3 weeks and turned out to be a 16 yr.  old girl in NJ doing a Scam. She was not even pregnant!!!
9/11/09-Franks 50th Birthday and we been Matched with a Birth Mother,. She is only  11 weeks pregnant so we have to wait 5 weeks.  
10/15/09-Waited 5 week (have to be 16 weeks pregnant to do gender ultrasound)~Believe it or not another  BOY!!!!!!

10/22/09-Matched with a BirthMother...Guess what,she is having a GIRL!!!! Thank you GOD. She is due 10~29~09.
10/27/09-Baby Brooke Alexandra Born at 3:20pm~7 lb 9.5 oz~20"
10/29/09- OMG, She is ours and we brought her home!!!!!!!!!!!

 

For all the people wanting to know why we would only take a GIRL. When we did Foster care for 2 years, we were asked if we would take in boys or girls and we chose girls. So we did girls between age newborn to 2 year old. Well in that time we bought clothing size newborn to 4T all for a GIRL. We have everything from car seats to the Nursery in Pink. We spent around $20,000 purchasing items in that 2 year period and my husband said it would be crazy if we had a choice of boy or girl when we adopting, why not  ask for a GIRL!!!