Matt and Kerry are such a sweet couple, and I knew after talking with Kerry over the phone that I was going to enjoy walking them through this process. They got started with Christian Adoption Consultants last summer, and as they worked on their home study, we created their custom profile book for them. A few short months later they were home study approved and began walking forward in faith as they presented their profile to potential adoption situations. This spring on Matt's birthday they heard about a precious baby boy who had been born several weeks early. A few days later that little guy's brave birthmama chose them and they were traveling to meet their new son. Kerry shares more of their story below.
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Matt and I have prayed for a child for 4 years, and after 3 years we knew God was calling us to adopt. We began our adoption journey in August of 2017. We were referred to Leah with CAC by a friend also going through the adoption process. After speaking with her, I knew we needed a consultant through this process, so we interviewed a few others, but it was obvious CAC was the place for us. We were home study approved by October and began seeing birth mother situations.
We arrived at the NICU and got to hold Duke for a few hours, then we were very lucky to get a room in the Ronald McDonald House. The next day we got to meet his birth mother. We were so nervous, but the time we spent with her was priceless. There is nothing like getting to see how much your child is loved by their first family. We then spent our days with Duke while he learned to eat from a bottle and worked on gaining weight.
Matt and I have prayed for a child for 4 years, and after 3 years we knew God was calling us to adopt. We began our adoption journey in August of 2017. We were referred to Leah with CAC by a friend also going through the adoption process. After speaking with her, I knew we needed a consultant through this process, so we interviewed a few others, but it was obvious CAC was the place for us. We were home study approved by October and began seeing birth mother situations.
We presented to probably 8 situations throughout our journey, and every no was tough but Leah was always there to remind us it is all in God’s plan. We were presented Duke’s information on Matt’s birthday in April. He was born at 30 weeks and was almost 2 weeks old. We immediately knew we wanted his birth mother to see our profile, but then we didn’t say another word about it. By this time, we knew not to get our hopes up. Two days later we got the amazing phone call that we were chosen to parent our little angel. The moment we met Duke we knew why all the other times were no…Duke was meant to be our son.
We arrived at the NICU and got to hold Duke for a few hours, then we were very lucky to get a room in the Ronald McDonald House. The next day we got to meet his birth mother. We were so nervous, but the time we spent with her was priceless. There is nothing like getting to see how much your child is loved by their first family. We then spent our days with Duke while he learned to eat from a bottle and worked on gaining weight.
While we were in the NICU we got a call from Leah that another CAC family was at the same hospital and RMDH. It was so nice to meet and spend time with another family going through the exact same thing, and we became fast friends. Although we were supposed to be in NICU for 2 months, our little guy is a fighter and we were out in 2 weeks! Now we are home and are amazed by Duke every day.
We are so thankful for Leah and CAC. She was there every step of the way to answer every silly question I had.
Congratulations, Matt and Kerry! I loved watching your story unfold!
Considering adoption? I would love to chat with you more about working with Christian Adoption Consultants! Email me at Leah@christianadoptionconsultants.com
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