Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Two sons!!

It's official - we're now the parents of two boys!! William attended court with us this morning and was relieved when it was announced that Elvis is officially his little brother.

May we introduce to you....









Elvis (Yep, his new name will remain a secret until we get home - HA HA!!)









Born January 28, 2005









Declared our son June 29, 2010 at approximately 12:29 PM Ukraine time








We were in court for about an hour and a half. Everything was very official and by the books, but the judge was kind and smiled at us throughout the hearing. And by the time we walked out, we had been declared parents of another beautiful 5 1/2 year old boy.


The 10-day wait kicks off tomorrow. So he's ours, but we will have to wait until that's over to take custody of him.
Thanking God for this wonderful blessing!!

33 comments:

Stefanie and Bill said...

Yeah! Rejoicing with you all! He and Nikolas resemble each other and celebrate nearly the same birthdate in Jan! His hair looks a bit auburn. Beautiful Boy!
Congratulations!

Mom and Tommy said...

Praise the Lord!! Can't wait to get get yall home and meet our new Grandson!!

We love yall,
Mom and Tommy

Julia said...

OH MY GOODNESS - WHAT A CUTIE!! SO HAPPY FOR YOUR!! I WAS NOT SLEEPING LAST NIGHT SO WAS PRAYING AROUND 2:00 AM FOR ALL THE FAMILIES WHO WERE HAVING COURT TODAY AND OF COURSE I WAS PRAYING FOR YOU GUYS! SO GRATEFUL THAT ALL WENT WELL.

Roslyn Johnson said...

Adorable! Can't wait to put a name with the face : )

Courtney said...

Congratulations!! :) :)

Ellie said...

Hooray hooray hooray!!! I'm so happy for you guys!

Tami said...

YAY!!!! Congratulations!!! What a handsome looking family! :)

Just Another Day In Paradise said...

WOOHOO!!! PTL! What a cute kiddo! Im so happy for you and your family!

Melissa E. said...

Congratulations! What a cutie he is! I am so happy for your family to welcome this precious gift from God!

Aimee said...

congratulations !!! He is so cute, you have two handsome sons :)

Unknown said...

he's beautiful and he looks SO HAPPY, this last pic of the two brothers is a tear jerker :) :)

ErinL said...

He's adorable! Congratulations!

Unknown said...

So exciting! Cant wait for you all to get home. Sorry I missed your skype call today. I was on a recorded statement at work.. Blah. Love you all!!

Conethia and Jim Bob said...

Congrats!! Such a sweetie!

Charissa said...

yay! The boys look so cute together! We are rejoicing with you, Dove family!

Jodi said...

YAY!! Praise God. We are so happy. He is gorgeous :)What a beautiful family!!

Shelley said...

Congratulations!!!!

laurietw said...

He is precious! Congrats to you. Prayers answered for sure. :-)

Pam Ross said...

Congratulations from ACC! I know you are excited and I have been praying for you. I'd love to talk with you when you get home so we can share this good news in our ACC Cross & Crown monthly e-newsletter to alumni! Blessings on a safe return and the beginning of a new part of your journey. You are making a huge difference, one child at a time!

Joule said...

He is such a sweet looking little guy!! Congratulations to you Dove Family!!! So happy that you found your new little one and I bet William is going to be an EXCELLENT big brother!! You can tell by the pictures that he is already!!

The McEacherns said...

Congratulations! He has an adorable smile, and he and William look so happy together! Blessings!

Debora Hoffmann said...

Congratulations, Dove family! Praising God with you. Elvis is darling. Can't wait until you can take him from the orphanage for good.

Heidi and Felix said...

Congratulations!!!

junglemama said...

Congrats! I think he looks like you Jennifer! I am so happy! WE too had a successful court!

Alan Dale said...

Anyone who knows me knows that I am far from sentimental or emotional. That said, I got a little teary looking at the pics you posted here and on Facebook, especially the FB one of Elvis with his arm around William's neck. Adorable!

Maria Keith said...

Praise the Lord. So so happy for you. Welcome to the Mother of two boys club. It is a fun and adventurous road. But one of great joy. I can't wait to know his real name and meet that little precious boy. Love to you all!!!

Kevin and Pam said...

Congratulations! It is good to see his cute little face. So happy for you guys. Are you staying in Ukraine for the wait or going home?

Kristen said...

Praise God! The Lord does work in amazing ways!

Your new son is PRECIOUS.

Praying for a smooth and fast-feeling waiting period.

L Rukes said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! How wonderful this is for your family and what blessed people you are to open your hearts and home to this boy who needs you!! Best as you finalizing things and travel home. You're now a proud mama of TWO!!

Kathy and Matt said...

Awesome news!
Congratulations. He is an adorable little guy!

Sheryl said...

Congratulations! The boys both look so happy in your last photo on the post!

Anonymous said...

Congrats! He's too cute. I agree with Christine; Elvis looks like you!

Briana's Mom said...

Congrats to you! He is so cute! I'm so happy for all of you. :D