We have a baby girl!

A new little bundle

Colleen last posted on our blog some thoughts she’d been having about adoption because of situations our friends are going through and also because were were starting the adoption process again. Our plan (which, we should have learned by now, never work out like we expect) was to finish our home study early in 2014 with the thought that we would be matched with a child in the summer or fall - sometime around  Cashel’s 2nd birthday in August/September. It seems that families who already have children can be bypassed by birth mothers who prefer their children to go to parents who don’t have kids yet, so were expecting to have to wait longer before we were matched.

Well, the same week our home study was completed, our profile book was shown to a birth mother who was already 8 months pregnant, and incredibly, she picked us. It was far from a sure thing, since we were matched so late in the game and didn’t know anything about her, but nevertheless we scrambled to get as ready as quickly as we could.

We got a few updates along the way, and actually thought the baby might be born the first weekend in February, but it all started happening when the birth mother was induced yesterday morning. Less than a month after we were matched, we were headed back to Cincinnati to meet our baby girl! We actually stopped at Colleen’s Aunt Neena’s in Northern Kentucky to await updates on the birth status, but by the time we got the call that the Cacia was on her way, things went extremely quickly - she was born while we were in transit to the hospital! Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait long to meet her, and we’ve been in the land of blissful babyness ever since.

Things are going very smoothly so far, but as we well know from past experiences, this adoption is still in process and unforeseen complications could arise. We’d really appreciate your prayers for us, our baby girl, and the birth mother, especially for the next few days as documents are signed and things are finalized.

But even knowing that things could be disrupted, we’re stepping out in faith to introduce Acacia Grace Wittig. We’re so blessed to be her parents, and are praying that everything goes smoothly so we can continue to be for a long, long time.

Bibi loves Cacia!

She has a gorgeous head of curly black hair, and has been chill and content these 24 hours or so we’ve been with her. Colleen commented that she definitely makes more delicate and feminine noises compared to her big bro Cashel. She’s already got to meet her Bibi (Cason’s mom) and Aunt Neena, and tomorrow she’ll meet her big brother, Grandma, Aunti Adri, followed by Grandpas and many others this weekend. So many people love her!

She’s so precious, and it is such a joy to cuddle and talk to her as she looks around her new world with gorgeous dark brown eyes. It’s hard to believe that how quickly she’ll grow up, and that just 18 months ago we were in this same place with Cashel, her wildman big brother!

We are so incredibly blessed by the love and support of our friends, family, and church. Without that, we definitely wouldn’t be in a position to adopt again and welcome this beautiful child into our home, so we are eternally indebted and grateful for how we’ve been showered with love and blessings. We also are so thankful for our adoption agency, and particularly the woman who has lovingly guided us on this journey 3 times in the last 2 years - she is truly a godsend.

I’ll blog again soon with more details on her and an update on how we’re doing. Thanks for reading!

-Cason

Dad beard & Baby curls

Meeting Aunt Neena

Hello world! See you all soon!