Cornish Adoption Journey: First baths

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

First baths

Micah's first bath: (3/3) He wasn't too sure and screamed through most of it :)

Emma's first bath: (3/3) She LOVED the water and laughed through it!

Emma giggling getting lotion: (3/3) There's nothing like a VERY ticklish little girl

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KarenMarch 11, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Meredith! Those are too sweet! I love them!!! It doesn't seem to matter what you post - I cry through everything!

May God bless you and give you the strength you need just for today.

Karen S. RR
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ChristinaMarch 11, 2008 at 11:32 PM
She is too cute Meredith...I SO can't wait to meet her! Micah is a little cutie too..I saw the other video in your other post and I just love seeing that Brianna still likes hair..Maybe she'll wanna still play with mine LOL
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AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 2:49 AM
That video of Emma enjoying her bath and smiling so much made me cry! You two have done something so amazing; miraculous...you have given life to two precious little children! Thank you so much for sharing this journey with people you don't even know - namely me!
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MichelleMarch 12, 2008 at 9:30 AM
wow...THAT is daria. Amazing.
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triciaMarch 12, 2008 at 9:47 AM
These videos are SO precious! Oh my goodness.
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junglemamaMarch 14, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Their smiles are priceless!
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About our Family

Michael and I have been married for 21 years and have fifteen children. Kristopher was born in 2004, Brianna in 2006, and in 2007 we decided to add to our family through adoption. We added Emma (born in 2003) and Micah (born in 2006) to our family from Ukraine in 2008. Then in 2009 Lynae was born to us. In fall of 2010 we finalized James' adoption from US foster care and were in process for the adoption of Wesley (born in 2005) and received the 'bonus' of Aleksa (born in 2002) from Ukraine. Aleksa was the child we had originally tried to adopt when we brought home Emma and Micah in 2008! God orchestrated her homecoming with Wesley in Dec 2010! Delaina was then born to us in 2012. In 2014 we had Paul come stay with us as a respite placement, then we moved from Florida to Georgia. During that time, his first family that adopted him from Bulgaria a year prior, asked for us to adopt him and he became a Cornish in May 2015. In November 2015 we had our 4th baby girl, Harper. Then, in January 2017 we learned of a baby nearby in Georgia that needed a family. We adopted Nya in 2017. Since then we have had two more babies born to us. Silas in 2018 and Ryleigh in 2020. We will upwrap baby #15 around Christmas 2022!

All fourteen of our children are greatly treasured, and our daughter Brianna's diagnosis of Down syndrome was an answer to prayer. I'm sure that sounds strange to many, but Mike and I had considered adopting children with special needs for a long time and she was our "definite yes" to that journey! Five of our adopted children share the Ds diagnosis, and Emma has the same heart defect that Brianna had repaired. Wesley has Cerebral Palsy, and Nya has significant respiratory needs and CP.

14 kids, all homeschooled, 7 adopted, 6 with Down syndrome, 5 from Eastern Europe, 7 "home grown," 4 from Ukraine, 6 "typical," 3 with Cerebral Palsy, 2 with RAD, 2 from the USA, 4 with Autism, 2 Committed Parents, 1 very BIG GOD. That's Us!

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

First baths

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