Hello all! We are excited to announce that our son, William Grennan, was born on November 5, 2006 at 10:44am. He weighed in at a whopping 7lbs, 10oz and is growing like a weed.
It has been an amazing 10 days since we arrived in Texas. We were greeted with open arms by William's birthmother, Jessica, and her family. We chatted and relaxed over dinner at her parents home--what a beautiful thing! Jessica was originally scheduled to be induced on Friday morning, but the hospital got behind and ultimately she wasn't admitted until Saturday morning. After a long labor and visits from the entire family, Jessica gave birth on Sunday morning to a baby boy with a good set of lungs. We stood outside the door and heard his first cry...amazing.
The days to follow in the hospital with Jessica and William were wonderfully emotional. The hospital was so gracious and gave us a room so we could stay close to Will. We shared time (and pizza) with Jessica as we cared for him and settled quickly into parenthood. After emotional goodbyes, we left the hospital with William on Wednesday morning.
At 8am on Friday morning, we went before the judge in the Tarrant County Courthouse in Ft. Worth, Texas and swore to love William forever as his "forever parents". It's official! The also reiterated that we couldn't return him....as if!
Now we are just waiting for the Texas and Michigan state governments to clear us to cross state borders with this baby. Chris will be returning home to Michigan tomorrow, and my mom and I will go and stay with our friends in Austin until Friday. Keep your fingers crossed that we get our clearances by then! I will keep you posted.
This has been a most miraculous event, and I wish I was a more talented writer so I could properly express the graciousness and courage of Jessica and her family. They have given us the precious gift of family.
It has been an amazing 10 days since we arrived in Texas. We were greeted with open arms by William's birthmother, Jessica, and her family. We chatted and relaxed over dinner at her parents home--what a beautiful thing! Jessica was originally scheduled to be induced on Friday morning, but the hospital got behind and ultimately she wasn't admitted until Saturday morning. After a long labor and visits from the entire family, Jessica gave birth on Sunday morning to a baby boy with a good set of lungs. We stood outside the door and heard his first cry...amazing.
The days to follow in the hospital with Jessica and William were wonderfully emotional. The hospital was so gracious and gave us a room so we could stay close to Will. We shared time (and pizza) with Jessica as we cared for him and settled quickly into parenthood. After emotional goodbyes, we left the hospital with William on Wednesday morning.
At 8am on Friday morning, we went before the judge in the Tarrant County Courthouse in Ft. Worth, Texas and swore to love William forever as his "forever parents". It's official! The also reiterated that we couldn't return him....as if!
Now we are just waiting for the Texas and Michigan state governments to clear us to cross state borders with this baby. Chris will be returning home to Michigan tomorrow, and my mom and I will go and stay with our friends in Austin until Friday. Keep your fingers crossed that we get our clearances by then! I will keep you posted.
This has been a most miraculous event, and I wish I was a more talented writer so I could properly express the graciousness and courage of Jessica and her family. They have given us the precious gift of family.
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