It's a......

BOY!!!!!!

It's official we have been matched!! The baby is due at the beginning of May and is going to be born in Colorado. This situation came about very much as a surprise and is happening very quickly. I can't share a lot of details on line but he is healthy and is going to be born by c-section.

We have had to take a loan out for a large portion of the fees but still have a lot more to go. We need another large amount right now but are trying to postpone it a little bit longer.

We have some fundraisers scheduled in March and are working on some more in May. These are the ones scheduled as of right now:

March 1st Chick Fil A at Duncan from 5:30-8:30
You HAVE to tell them that you are there for our adoption fundraiser or we will not get credit for the sale.


March 22nd Fuddruckers on Woodruff Road from  5-8
At this one we get a percentage of all sales during this time


March 31st  Pizza Inn in Duncan from 5-8
We also get a portion of all sales during this time period


One of our needs, besides funds, are air miles that we can use for plane tickets there and back. IF you would have any that you would like to donate we would greatly appreciate it.

 Remember to check out our you caring page and donate if you can. There is also a link to a Paypal account if you would rather do that. WE believe that God has called us to adopt this baby and if I can be honest, I don't know how we are going to get enough money to do it in just 2 months. I do know that my God can do anything and He is asking us to take a leap of faith so that He can be glorified through it all.

Youcaring page
https://www.youcaring.com/hopepoteat-1033623

Baby number 2

I haven't used our blog since right before we brought Sadie home. I inundated everyone with pictures and updates through Facebook. So our baby girl that I wrote about has gone from this:

                            


To this:

It is unreal how fast that happened. She took my breath the moment she was born. I never realized that my heart could love someone so incredibly much. We had actually discussed adopting our second child when Sadie was two but felt too overwhelmed financially. Honestly we don't feel less overwhelmed but can't stop but feel that God has laid this time on our heart to start growing our family.
Here are some of the thoughts that go through my mind as we start:

*How are we going to raise that much money again?!?!?
*We have a child, how am I going to be able to devote as much time as I did with Sadie to fundraising?
*Will people feel led to donate like they did with Sadie since we already have a child?
*What if people think that we should be happy with the child we have??

I know that the answer to most of those questions are God is in charge but my human nature brings serious doubt to the forefront of my mind. We do believe that God has called us to adopt again and very specially at this time. It doesn't make much sense but God just asks us to trust him. This is very hard for me (more so than Chris) but I am doing it.  We have already raised $7,000 but will need much more in order to adopt. We have an upcoming fundraiser at Pizza Inn, March 31. I am also working on some other fundraisers right now so I will keep you updated.

I also want to share our youcaring page for anyone would like to donate. Please share our blog post on Facebook also.

https://www.youcaring.com/hopepoteat-1033623