Adopting a son

[izopod]

Just wanted to let you all know that I will be gone for about a week starting tomorrow. My wife Lesa and I will be going to a nearby state to get our son, Noah. It's really a neat situation. A cousin who is 20 decided to let us adopt her child (who has yet to be born--sometime Friday!!). We got the news in late November so it's been fun keeping up with the legal paperwork and home study.

Anyways, I'm going to be a "dad" after all these years (34 years old) Oh the catching up I've got to do. Ball games, late nights watching whatever trips our trigger, and fishing trips up to Minnesota. Ok now back to current reality...diapers, late night feedings, etc. etc... Ah, I'm not going to mind that either It's all good!!

Regards,


izopod

 

[Sharpy]

This is fantastic!!! Congratulations and God bless you and your wife.

Cheers

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by sharpboy
This is fantastic!!! Congratulations and god bless you and your wife.

Cheers

Thanks!! We definitely feel blessed!!

izopod

 

[Fearless]

Fantastic izopod. I was almost 31 when our first was born. So you're not quite over the hill.

I'm very happy for you and your wife. I'm getting all teary eyed.

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by lotsofissues
If he develops an interest at 10 for the Howard Stern Show--prevent it.

In all honesty, that show restructured my brain. :sad:
Best of luck to you izopod!

After 10 p.m at our house, it's C-Span all the way baby!! :laugh:
More truth that fiction to that statement... lol

Thanks for your kind words lots..

izopod

 

[stevo]

My wife and I are expecting next month. This will be our first as well. If you think you got a late start, I'm 45. Retirement and high school graduation all in the same year.

Congratulations to you and your wife. Let me know what to expect.

 

[Bob]

Congrats Izpop! Best of luck.

-Bob

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by gregr

I'm getting all teary eyed.

It's going to be "Water Works II" when we get to the hospital.
I feel truly blessed by all this.

Thanks for the words of encouragement! I'll give an update next week (as a platinum member!! )

izopod

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by stevo
My wife and I are expecting next month. This will be our first as well. If you think you got a late start, I'm 45. Retirement and high school graduation all in the same year.

Congratulations to you and your wife. Let me know what to expect.

WOW!! Congratulations Stevo!!! Best of luck. Do you know what you are having??? You were probably like me. It just doesn't matter. Waking up at 9:00 a.m on weekends for Meet the Press with Tim Russert has gotten old. It will be nice to have a little guy coming running in at about 6:30 a.m doing a swan dive on the brass ca-honahs.... and asking me "if I'm awake yet".

The story with Lesa and I is that we've been married 11 years. We waited till after we both graduated college thinking that would be the "right time" to have a kid. Come to find out after a couple visits to a fertility specialist that because of my wife's condition we needed to try and have kids when she was still in her early 20's. To make a long story short, we've both learned that everything in life is precious. Don't take anything for granted. We're here for such a short time.

Anyways,

Good luck to you!

izopod

 

[fizz]

Izopod, congrats and all the best to the three of you

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by fizz
Izopod, congrats and all the best to the three of you

Thanks!!

izopod

 

[stevo]

We were told we should expect a little girl. Ninety five percent sure they said. Yeah, well what about the other five percent chance!

In all honesty, either will be just fine.

 

[bidawinner]

Congrat Pod !.. Where are the cigars ?

 

[GeorgeK]

Congratulations, izopod!

 

[fizz]

Originally posted by stevo
We were told we should expect a little girl. Ninety five percent sure they said. Yeah, well what about the other five percent chance!

In all honesty, either will be just fine.

Congrats in advance to you also stevo

 

[domnet]

Congrats, izopod. That is truly awesome. Noah is an excellent name for a child. Keep us updated!

 

[Tippy]

Congrats izopod and stevo

Mike

 

[airnike764]

congrats but 1 question,
this is your cousins baby you are adopting?

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by airnike764
congrats but 1 question,
this is your cousins baby you are adopting?

Yes... It will be more or less an open adoption. She would like for us to raise him and be his parents. She in return would like a relationship someday when he is older. Which is fine by us. I look at this way. She gave us a gift and we will return that gift by raising him the best way we know how. He will also get to know his birth mother and love her as much as my wife and I do.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes!!! Really that means a lot!! See you next week!!

izopod

 

[Dingo]

Congrats Pod and Stevo.
nobody can prepare you for what you are about to experience but let me tell you it's worth every missed hour of sleep and sh**ty fingers at the end of the day. We have a 3yo and a 1yo and every day is a new and fun adventure for all.
well done and good luck.

Dingo