Cornish Adoption Journey: Our little sweetheart :)

Friday, November 05, 2010

Our little sweetheart :)

THANK YOU to Laura and David for taking pictures for me!! (I forgot my camera :)!)

10 comments:

NDMomNovember 5, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Oh, Congratulations, Meredith....he is just beautiful. These photos bring tears of joy to my eyes!
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LoriNovember 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM
I LOVE these photos Meredith! Congratulations to your family <3
-Lori, Cliff, Natalie and Alyssa Free
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LoriNovember 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM
I LOVE these photos Meredith! Congratulations to your whole family. <3
-Lori, Cliff, Natalie and Alyssa Free-
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Mcarthur MileNovember 5, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations!! He is so beautiful!!
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CharissaNovember 5, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Awww.....Precious!! How wonderful Monroe finally has a Mama!
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LyndiNovember 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Beautiful! He looks so long in your arms! Can't wait until you get to bring him home!
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JodiNovember 5, 2010 at 6:02 PM
sweet to see :)

What a darling, and so blessed to have a mama.
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Lisa (DanielsMommy)November 5, 2010 at 8:44 PM
I think these pics might be some of the sweetest I have ever seen. Congrats....can't wait to see him at home with his brothers and sisters where he belongs :)
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my familyNovember 5, 2010 at 8:58 PM
precious little one, so glad to see you with him. What a happy day
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JennyNovember 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM
Oh Meredith, He is so handsome!! Yes, I teared up seeing these pictures. He reminds me of my Nicholas. How awesome is it that your family is growing and growing. Hugs
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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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Friday, November 05, 2010

Our little sweetheart :)

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