Saturday, November 15, 2008
I am so excited to write about our little miracle. Here is the story of our little boy Cole David Carroll. Dave and I have been trying to have kids pretty much since we got married. In September I had a D&C at 10 weeks and Dave and I both were pretty upset. I was bitter, mad, and did not understand why things were happening to us like that. Well it all makes sense now, and I do have a testimony and now understand why everything happens for a reason, if we have faith and trust in the Lord, miracles and blessings do happen.
Last Saturday we went to Tyson's state football game with my entire family. Before the game Dave and I were starving and so we stopped to get some food at Wendy's to bring to the game. They didn't win but Tyson did amazing and it was so much fun to go to. After the game Chantel was really wanting to go to Litzas Pizzas. Dave and I decided we would go even though we had ate before. Tyson's game was clear out on Sandy area and there was a Litzas right up the street but for some reason, which we now know, my dad who was leading the pack of cars decided to go into downtown Salt Lake City. We got there before dinner time and they sat us in the back room and enjoyed some dinner. This cute family walked in with a little african american boy and of course my entire family was talking about him the whole time. Chantel overheard the foster mom, Toni, talking on her blackberry that there was a little boy up for adoption. We didn't think twice about it, just thought how cute the family was. Everyone was ready to go and everyone except my mom, dad, and I stayed back to pick up the leftovers to take home. We started walking out and stopped by this family to look at this little boy. My dad asked Toni if the baby was A Act of Love baby and Toni replied yes he is. I suddenly saw another car seat and asked Toni if there was another baby in there. She replied yes. I took off the blanket and this little boy was 3 days old. Tears filled my eyes. I knew automatically that he was my little boy. She explained to us that she had adopted this little african american boy that my family could not stop staring at and that this 3 day old got pulled from his family that was going to adopt him. We left and I went and got in my car with Dave and told him about this little boy. I started crying and told Dave that I wanted him and I felt that he was ours. Dave thought I was crazy. My dad called me next and asked me what i thought of this little boy and I couldn't even talk. He told me he would call the founder of A Act of Love. My dad didn't have her number and so he went to a lady who worked with her to get her number. She happened to be doing yard work outside in the dark when my dad pulled up. He got the number and my dad called her. She told him how this little boy had a home and that she pulled him from this family because she knew it was not right and that there was a "special" family for him. She told us to drive to the foster moms house and she would meet us there. Dave was not sure about this but i told him to trust me and he did come with us. We drove clear out to Draper and soon found out that this family was not even a foster care family but the founder of A Act of Love, Kathy, felt that this family needed to foster this baby, even though she had just adopted a 5 week old. Toni, the foster mom, and her family went to Salt Lake that day to check on a couple of things and had not eaten at that resturant for years and decided to eat there. They almost left because of the service but ended up staying, even though they are not sure why they stayed and even decided to go there. We went to Toni's house that night to see this little guy. I held him and was 100% sure he was ours. Dave held him next and tears rolled down his face as soon as he touched him. At this point adopting, since we had not even talked about it was still quite overwhelming. While we were there three other couples came over to see "our" baby. While Dave was holding him a couple was standing behind the couch where we were sitting and she whispered to her husband something, after she said that she had to tell us something and she said that this baby looked exactly like my husband. Another couple came over and when he was ready to feed she handed him to me and said he wants his mommy to feed him. I was shocked since they came over to look to see to adopt him. We came home and the next morning we talked and decided that we would do whatever we needed to do so that if this was meant to be it would happen. That day, Sunday, the owner of A Act of Love, said she was meeting with the birth mother and told us to bring a letter and photos and she was going to present us to the birth mother since she had no idea that we were there. We were upstairs while the birth mother was downstairs, when the owner came up and told us that she wanted to meet us. We met her for about 5-10 minutes and came back upstairs to fill out paperwork. The owner came back and told us that the birth father did not show up and that the birth mom was going to give him until he was a week old being Wednesday at midnight. We went on everynight to see him and i still knew that if it was meant to be then it would happen. On Wedesday morning we went to the Temple and did sealings and sat in the celestial room, i thnk that is the point we knew for sure that this little boy was supposed to be in our family. We got all the paperwork and homestudy done and recommedation letters from friends and family so fast it was unreal. On Wednesday I got the call that she had choosen us for good and that we would meet with her on Thursday morning. Thursday morning we went to breakfast with her and the agency and got to know her good. She told us how she knew that we were the ones to adopt this baby and she thanked us. The boyfriend, birth father, never showed up and we were certain we would get this baby that night. A couple hours later the owner told us that the birth mom wanted to hold him for 2 hours tomorrow but he was for sure ours. I was sad but knew that we would get him. I got a call a couple hours later and they told us to go and get the baby because when we had left our Cole had started throwing up and knew that we weren't there and had done this everytime we left the foster parents house Cole did this. We got him that night and it was so nice to have him home. The next day, Friday, we went and signed the paperwork and right before we got there the birth father had come and signed over all of his rights. This sweet little face and this boy is ours forever. We cannot wait to go to the temple with this little boy in 6 months. We love Cole David, and knew that he was ours. Thank you everyone for all the love and support and we can't wait for you to meet Cole. Here are some pictures of our new stud. Love you all!
Last Saturday we went to Tyson's state football game with my entire family. Before the game Dave and I were starving and so we stopped to get some food at Wendy's to bring to the game. They didn't win but Tyson did amazing and it was so much fun to go to. After the game Chantel was really wanting to go to Litzas Pizzas. Dave and I decided we would go even though we had ate before. Tyson's game was clear out on Sandy area and there was a Litzas right up the street but for some reason, which we now know, my dad who was leading the pack of cars decided to go into downtown Salt Lake City. We got there before dinner time and they sat us in the back room and enjoyed some dinner. This cute family walked in with a little african american boy and of course my entire family was talking about him the whole time. Chantel overheard the foster mom, Toni, talking on her blackberry that there was a little boy up for adoption. We didn't think twice about it, just thought how cute the family was. Everyone was ready to go and everyone except my mom, dad, and I stayed back to pick up the leftovers to take home. We started walking out and stopped by this family to look at this little boy. My dad asked Toni if the baby was A Act of Love baby and Toni replied yes he is. I suddenly saw another car seat and asked Toni if there was another baby in there. She replied yes. I took off the blanket and this little boy was 3 days old. Tears filled my eyes. I knew automatically that he was my little boy. She explained to us that she had adopted this little african american boy that my family could not stop staring at and that this 3 day old got pulled from his family that was going to adopt him. We left and I went and got in my car with Dave and told him about this little boy. I started crying and told Dave that I wanted him and I felt that he was ours. Dave thought I was crazy. My dad called me next and asked me what i thought of this little boy and I couldn't even talk. He told me he would call the founder of A Act of Love. My dad didn't have her number and so he went to a lady who worked with her to get her number. She happened to be doing yard work outside in the dark when my dad pulled up. He got the number and my dad called her. She told him how this little boy had a home and that she pulled him from this family because she knew it was not right and that there was a "special" family for him. She told us to drive to the foster moms house and she would meet us there. Dave was not sure about this but i told him to trust me and he did come with us. We drove clear out to Draper and soon found out that this family was not even a foster care family but the founder of A Act of Love, Kathy, felt that this family needed to foster this baby, even though she had just adopted a 5 week old. Toni, the foster mom, and her family went to Salt Lake that day to check on a couple of things and had not eaten at that resturant for years and decided to eat there. They almost left because of the service but ended up staying, even though they are not sure why they stayed and even decided to go there. We went to Toni's house that night to see this little guy. I held him and was 100% sure he was ours. Dave held him next and tears rolled down his face as soon as he touched him. At this point adopting, since we had not even talked about it was still quite overwhelming. While we were there three other couples came over to see "our" baby. While Dave was holding him a couple was standing behind the couch where we were sitting and she whispered to her husband something, after she said that she had to tell us something and she said that this baby looked exactly like my husband. Another couple came over and when he was ready to feed she handed him to me and said he wants his mommy to feed him. I was shocked since they came over to look to see to adopt him. We came home and the next morning we talked and decided that we would do whatever we needed to do so that if this was meant to be it would happen. That day, Sunday, the owner of A Act of Love, said she was meeting with the birth mother and told us to bring a letter and photos and she was going to present us to the birth mother since she had no idea that we were there. We were upstairs while the birth mother was downstairs, when the owner came up and told us that she wanted to meet us. We met her for about 5-10 minutes and came back upstairs to fill out paperwork. The owner came back and told us that the birth father did not show up and that the birth mom was going to give him until he was a week old being Wednesday at midnight. We went on everynight to see him and i still knew that if it was meant to be then it would happen. On Wedesday morning we went to the Temple and did sealings and sat in the celestial room, i thnk that is the point we knew for sure that this little boy was supposed to be in our family. We got all the paperwork and homestudy done and recommedation letters from friends and family so fast it was unreal. On Wednesday I got the call that she had choosen us for good and that we would meet with her on Thursday morning. Thursday morning we went to breakfast with her and the agency and got to know her good. She told us how she knew that we were the ones to adopt this baby and she thanked us. The boyfriend, birth father, never showed up and we were certain we would get this baby that night. A couple hours later the owner told us that the birth mom wanted to hold him for 2 hours tomorrow but he was for sure ours. I was sad but knew that we would get him. I got a call a couple hours later and they told us to go and get the baby because when we had left our Cole had started throwing up and knew that we weren't there and had done this everytime we left the foster parents house Cole did this. We got him that night and it was so nice to have him home. The next day, Friday, we went and signed the paperwork and right before we got there the birth father had come and signed over all of his rights. This sweet little face and this boy is ours forever. We cannot wait to go to the temple with this little boy in 6 months. We love Cole David, and knew that he was ours. Thank you everyone for all the love and support and we can't wait for you to meet Cole. Here are some pictures of our new stud. Love you all!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Love the weather, as of right now, I won't be saying this after December, and I am so excited for Christmas music. Kosy 106.5! YAY!
Happy Halloween!
While my parents were in Tahiti, I was babysitting. It was a lot of fun, especially around Halloween. Jaz was the cutest cheerleader out there!
Jazmin and the shark!
Here is David and Jaz carving pumpkins. We had so much fun playing mom and dad but we are glad the parents are home! Happy late Halloween!
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