Just Saw A LIVE VIDEO Of Our Little Andrew!!!

Hi Everyone!

Well, the adoption contracts are now signed and Andrew is home with his precious foster family!

They were so sweet to take the time to let us see him via Skype on LIVE VIDEO!!! Yea! We were not expecting this any time soon, so it was such a treat for us! We were able to snap some shots during the video, and are hoping to get OOVOO going so that the next time around we can record some video to watch again! :) Here's a peek at our little guy.....

              

Welcome To The World Gabrielle!

My sister-in-law, Lani, had her little girl today! Gabrielle, who is Matilyn, Matthew, and Andrew's cousin is only 2 days younger than Andrew! We thought this was pretty neat! She weighs 7lbs 11oz and is 21 inches long. She's such a cutie pie too!

Please pray for Lani as she recovers, for baby Gabrielle, and for a great transition for their family. Welcome To The World Gabrielle!

We are so blessed!

Gabrielle Rose

Alexis Meeting Garbrielle For The First Time

Happy Family

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Paperchasing Again

After finding out about Andrew being born, I drove to my mother's house while our Power Of Attorney forms were being sent to us via email. I thought I would save time by being at my mom's when they arrived, since she lives closer to all of the upcoming errands! LOL! So when the POAs arrived, I quickly tried to print them out. What happened next was hours of frustration as I tried to convince mother's computer to print out our documents in CHINESE! Let me just tell you, it wasn't fun and it never worked. Thank the Lord that Jarrod had a computer at work which was much more cooperative, and he was able to print out all of the necessary paperwork. YEA!!!!

Next, I spent the ENTIRE day running around town getting things notarized and county clerk certified. Then it was off to purchase a money order. Next to FedEX and the Post Office to find out the best ways to ship everything! WHEW! I must have been at the post office for OVER AN HOUR as they tried to figure out the right way for me to ship the packages! I kept getting completely incorrect info from them. I have to thank my awesome friend Sarah, because honestly without her insisting that the postal workers were steering me in the entirely wrong direction, I think I would STILL be at the post office...... *sigh*

I am so thankful to mother for keeping our children. Don't know WHAT I would have done without her. They ended up missing their naps. We got home at 7pm, just in time to get them ready for bed before they crashed!!

It was such a busy, but awesome day!! The POAs are in the mail, on their way to TECO and then off to TAIWAN!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we wait for the contracts to arrive, and then start the process again. At least I will know what to do this time around! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introducing Andrew Joel Roussel

Our newest blessing has been born!

This morning at 7:50 AM EST Andrew Joel Roussel was born in Taiwan.

He weighs 8 lbs 3 oz and is 21 1/4" long! He is doing well and will be joining his foster mom in a few days.

We are so excited! It has been truly amazing to see all that the Lord has done during out adoption process. He has never ceased to amaze us with His perfect provision and faithfulness!

Now we fill out more paperwork and wait. The court process in Taiwan can take months, and can vary greatly depending on which judge is assigned to our case. Please pray with us so that we will be able to bring him home soon.....

Thanks to all of you who have been so supportive during our journey to bring Andrew home. We love you!

12:30 AM And I Can't Sleep

It's 12:30 am on Thursday morning and I can't sleep. I just realized that bio mom is being induced tonight at 11pm our time (where has this week gone??!!), and Andrew will be joining us soon after that!!!!!! I am guessing that his birthday will be September 5th! That would be neat, because Matilyn's birthday is November 5th! Easy for mommy to remember. LOL!

So now we are awaiting more good news from Taiwan.

Can't wait to annouce our referral! God is just amazing!!!

They Are Here! They Are Here!

We are again doin' the Happy Dance here in Tennessee! Only 10 days after applying for our passports, and after much prayer, the have both arrived!!!! That's right, our passports are now in hand.

God is so amazing! We were told that the current wait was about 1 month. Thanks to everyone who was praying with us about this. Jarrod and I are so thankful! We are now completely ready to move forward with the remaining paperwork, which will be started once Andrew is born.

Got an update from Taiwan today. Bio mom went for another OB appointment. She is now 40+ weeks. On Thursday night the MD is planning to begin induction if mom is not already in labor. She would be 41 weeks on Saturday. It's almost time for our baby boy to enter the world, and we are overjoyed! We can't wait to see our precious little miracle!