The CALL!

At 3:23pm on Monday, October 27, I got a call from our agency. I was in the bathroom with Anne Riley mixing up face paint to practice for her Halloween costume (pirate). Drake was asleep in his bouncy seat. The lady said we had been matched with a baby and wanted to forward his file to us if we were interested. As she was describing in length all his information, my mind was spinning and I could hardly pay attention to what she was saying. I just knew this was it, but maybe couldn't believe my ears... If that makes sense? I was in shock. Especially just having had a baby (Drake is 6 weeks old). 

She said the child was a healthy baby boy and that these matches are like a gift since we are in the Waiting Child program (we were preparing for some sort of medical condition to address when we returned to the States). 

A BOY. I just knew this from the start. And he is SO precious. 

Baby Max. It's so surreal. This blog had your name in it from the time I started blogging about you. How crazy. 

Please let me pause a second to say, Thank You God. All glory goes to Him. 

Max was born just a couple of weeks after we submitted our adoption application and began this journey. 

I can't post much info about him until we get permission and it is official that he is ours. I submitted our LOI (letter of intent) this morning. This is a letter that we wrote to the Child Welfare Dept in China to state that we wish to adopt Max. 

I will have more time to write and post more info later. 

God is good and we are so blessed. 

Drake Thomas Bush

One month ago we welcomed this precious little man into the world. God is so good and we adore this amazing gift He has given our family. Drake was born 2 weeks early on September 14th at 2:56 in the morning. He weighed 7lbs 15oz and was 20" long. So thankful for a beautiful delivery and a smooth recovery for me (Haley).