Cornish Adoption Journey: Happy Birthday Michael!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Michael!!

Michael, just a few days old...

First moments with Kristopher...

First time meeting his baby girl

Snuggles with his 'new' 5 yr old- first meeting Emma

The Baby in Blue- first few minutes meeting Micah

I had planned to do this for Father's Day, but... I spent the day with this special Daddy instead of posting :) But these moments are a little piece of what makes him such a great person- and a wonderful father and husband. The look on his face each time a new little one was placed in his arms...

Happy 28th Birthday, Michael! I hope you have a wonderful day! There are four very excited kids who can't wait to help make your birthday cake and celebrate with you this evening!

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Hi, I'm Alysha -But you can call me LyshJune 25, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Happy birthday to your hubby! I love all the first pic.s...such great and blessed moments to capture. BTW~ I love the button with my boy on it :) He's got my heart for sure! :)
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CJ FieldJune 25, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Wow, what amazing pictures....you are one lucky woman for many, many reasons!
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Chris and Mary MaloneJune 25, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Happy Birthday Mike! You guys are a blessing to our lives.
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AnonymousJune 25, 2009 at 8:17 PM
What beautiful pictures!! I have been lurking for awhile, I love reading your updates... we have a little Emma of our own!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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MaggieJune 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Happy birthday to him! You can see in his face how much he truly cares for all the little ones. These photos are so beautiful, thank you for sharing them! I'm new to reading your blog, but very much looking forward to reading more :)
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AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 1:38 PM
It was no problem at all Meredith!
Call anytime, your kids are wonderful!

-B
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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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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Michael!!

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