Wednesday, July 29, 2009

IT'S A BOY!

We went to court today and our adoption of Logan is final! It feels really good to have this done. It's been a long road, but so worth it. As everyone knows, we've had Jacob for 4 1/2 years now. (One of the greatest events of our lives!) We feel like it's important for him to maintain a relationship with his birthmom since he lived with her for the first 3 years of his life. It's turned into a blending of a few families in some ways as we've grown to love his other sisters and brothers and of course Elizabeth. Because of our relationship with her, we've now been blessed with the opportunity to raise Logan as well. At first we felt like we were too old to be parents of a newborn, but after lots of prayer, we knew he was supposed to be here. He stayed with his birth parents for 6 months before coming here. Even though it seemed like a really long 6 months, we knew that when the time was right, he would come to us. Adoption has opened up a whole new realm of emotions for me. I always wondered if I could love someone else's child as much as my own. Now, I know that I can. I always wondered how I would feel about someone who could give up their child. The answer is respect. I have witnessed firsthand how much love a birthmother must have for her child to be able to let them go. As much joy as I felt by welcoming Logan and Jacob into our home, I felt an equal amount of heartache for their parents knowing how hard this is for them. So, to them I say thank you for loving your children enough to let us share our love with them as well.

On to our event of today. We went to court at 9 this morning. It was short and sweet, but such an amazing experience. Amber and Bret, Lindsay, Kylie, Whitney and Jacob were able to go with us. Once it was over we got our picture taken with the judge. Logan just wanted to play with the phone on her desk so wasn't overly cooperative.

So this adorable baby now belongs to us!

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congrats! I am so happy that Logan is officially a Bennett! He couldn't have found a more perfect family! Good thing Tyler didn't go to court with you. The judge might have caught on that he's a bad influence on Logan's speech development! Oh, and I think he has Kylie's eyes.

Brewer's Ink said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy for you! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts to yours - you and your family are an integral part of the miracle we live each day. I am so glad that Jacob and Logan are with you! We love you so much!

Becky said...

That's so great! You have such a beautiful family and great parents who love them!! Congratulations!

remi said...

that is one GOOD LOOKING family!

congrats, Linda. I can't think of a better mom/dad/family that a kid could be adopted into.

*remember...the next one, boy OR girl, will be named Remi*

The Fleshmans said...

Oh I am so happy for you guys...congrats!!!!

Nikki said...

Congrats is right. I so happy that is done and over with for you. Enjoy your vacation and see you soon.

Dottie said...

Welcome, Welcome to Logan.

Melynda King said...

YEAH! Congratulations! I cried when I read your post. You are a great family. Logan is very lucky to have all of you in his life!

marleigh's mommy said...

awesome that is so cool we are so happy for you that is so neat we love you guys

Grandma Kay said...

Congratulations!!!

I am happy for your family. He's a good fit.
Love ya,
Aunt Kay

Me and Mr. P... said...

A big congrats!! He is one lucky boy to get such an awesome family!!

Dawn said...

I am so happy for you guys. You are such awesome people. You are so blessed!

April Carter said...

Linda I think it is great. I guess we never know what our Heavenly Father has in store for us. What a beautiful time for your family. And many more happy years to come.

heidi said...

congratulations, i didn't even know. he sure is a lucky boy to be with such an amazing family