I have written before about my wife and I starting the adoption process. I even wrote a CD of lullabies to help with some of the adoption costs. Well things progressed very quickly. We posted our profile at the beginning of January. One day at the end of March I received a phone call saying we had been chosen, and when we wanted to meet our son.
For about 8 weeks he was in the NICU near Oklahoma City, and we traveled back and fourth. Finally on Mother’s day weekend, and my birthday weekend, he got to come home. He came home weighing just under 5 lbs, needing oxygen when he traveled and ate, and on a monitor. The first few months we had to feed him every 3 hours around the clock.
Things have gone well since that point in time. Eli now weighs over 9 lbs and does not need the oxygen or monitor. He sleeps at least 6-8 hours at night and is eating about 4 oz of food per feeding.
I want to thank you for your prayers and support through this process. We are not finished yet, but we are well on our way. We still need to pay about $9,000 to finish up the adoption process. We trust that God will provide that through a combination of our saving, Lullaby CD Sales, a possible new Christmas CD, gifts and loans. We also have to go through 2 more home studies to make sure we are taking care of him.
If you want to keep up more with what’s going on there are several things you can follow.
Become a fan of Hopes Prayers and Lullabies, on Facebook. www.facebook.com/lullabycd
Follow Russell on Facebook.com/rgmmusic
Follow Meagan on Facebook.com/meaganmartin02
Follow Russsell on twitter.com/rgmmusic
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