Tag: family

Baby’s Bedroom

Yesterday Aaron, Jeremy and myself put away all the new gifts from the baby shower. The bedroom is now finally finished and we still have quite a few gift cards if we need anything else. We were able to make some room in the garage for all the extra diapers and wipes after filling up the changing table. It’s hard to believe he’s due is a little over a month and I go on leave from work on the 1st of November to take care of the baby after he’s born. Talk about life changes!! We are all so excited that the time is almost here and that our family is close to complete, unless of course we decide to do this again! I’m just kidding but you never know! 😏

Due Date / Life News / Blog

Some of you have asked again so the due date is 11/13/18. It’s amazing how fast these 9 months have went by, well actually 8 months since we still have a month left. Yes we are a little more then ONE MONTH away from finally getting to meet and bring home our baby boy! My stomach has been in knots just thinking about it! We have a baby shower this weekend then we finish the final details on the baby’s room on Sunday.

Can some of you that have been around when I first met Aaron, believe we will actually have two sons in our home soon? I do have to say, between Aaron and Jeremy, they are keeping me sane right now.

At the end of this month I take off work for a while to be a stay at home dad. I’m not sure how long or if that will be permanent but the plans right now are for me to be home for 6 months then decide if I go back to work part time or stay home with the kids.

Our “birth mom” will be part of our boys lives, and will be known by them as their aunt. She’s not only one of our best friends but she will always be a part of our lives. We are so lucky to call her our friend. I always worried about getting a surrogate to have our baby, but with her, no worry at all. She’s so happy she’s able to do this for us.

Oh and one more thing, I am well on my way to hit 6,000 followers this month on my blog. I know it’s not what it used to be but I’m doing the best I can with family, work, life and the blog to keep me busy! Thanks guys! (and girls) 😏

LOVE 💙

LOVE 💙 – When you wake up as the little spoon in your loving husbands embrace and just lay there thinking about the beautiful life you have created with him. I never dreamed my life would be such a loving awesome adventure. Thank you Aaron ❤️💜💙💛💚

FAMILY

Nothing like being wide awake at 4AM, i woke up thinking about the talk we had with Jeremy last night and how far he’s come in being a big part of our family. Almost from the start of when he moved in with us we have sat and talked with him before he falls asleep to talk to us about anything he wants. Probably one of the best ideas Aaron ever had to open the lines of communication between us all. He asked us last night if we ever feel like we need a break from him and to see Aaron explain the love we have for him and we actually miss him when he’s not here as he’s just naturally a part of us. It turns out one of his friends made a comment to him about giving us some space sometimes and he didn’t have to call us every single night he’s not with us before he goes to bed. Before he fell asleep we let him know he never has to feel he’s a bother to us, ever! At that point he got the biggest smile on his face, gave us a kiss and hug and fell asleep. I swear we was still smiling in his sleep when we quietly walked out of his room and gave each other a long hug, knowing we not only changed his life but how much he’s changed ours in such an amazing way. We are two of the luckiest dads ever, getting to share his life with him, and now in less then 4 months, we get to add to that with another amazing son! 💙❤️❤️💙

We’re Back

We’re back! It was a fun but much too short trip. Aaron is an amazing husband and he always seems to plan the perfect trips. We went to Monterey, stayed in a beautiful rental home and spent a day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We even had a personal chef come in and cook us an amazing fresh seafood dinner. We spent some quality time talking to our baby’s birth mom and making plans for the next 4 plus months leading up to our baby’s birth. One thing this weekend showed us is we made a perfect choice in a surrogate mother for our baby. She’s an amazing woman and is so excited to be helping us make our dream come true of having our own newborn son and become part of our family by being a great aunt to both our boys. Jeremy refers to her as his aunt and they have already built a special bond with each other. This was an awesome getaway trip for our expanding family and it couldn’t have turned out better. There are no words that can describe how perfect this trip turned out for our family. I truly have the perfect husband that has given me a life I never could have dreamed of having! 💙

A Short Break

Hey guys, I’ll be taking a short break from the blog starting tomorrow. I’ll be back sometime Sunday. Aaron has surprised us by taking Jeremy, myself and our baby’s birth mother for a couple days to spend some time together and discuss the next 4 or more months and how we will all deal with everything that will be happening in our lives. It will also be good for our new son to start hearing our voices a little more. Thanks to all of you that have been sending the sweet notes about our family and your well wishes. It’s been a pretty amazing time in our lives and we really do appreciate the love we get from so many of you. Who would have thought all of this could happen to us when we first met each other 5 plus years ago. We sure were lucky to have found our soul mates and then to get the chance to add Jeremy into our lives too, and now in 4 months, a new baby boy. This has definitely been a wild ride but one I wouldn’t trade a minute of for anything! I’m not sure where we are going as Aaron wants it to be a surprise. Have a great weekend and I’ll talk to you all Sunday or Monday! 💙

That was emotional 😢

Wow! Our son is an amazing kid! So every night before Jeremy goes to bed we always go in his room and talk with him. Sometimes it’s just a quick fun talk, sometimes something serious and sometime it’s a quick chat and a kiss goodnight. Tonight, before he could say a word, tears started flowing and he started talking and crying about what it’s meant to him to get to be our son, there were a lot of tears, hugs and kisses, then he started talking about how happy we’ve made him by giving him a happy, loving home and now, something he’s always dreamed about, getting to have a brother or sister. The words he used were so heartwarming and had us both in tears. We were able to share some thoughts on what it’s meant to have him as our son and we ended up all crying our eyes out. He knows that as happy as we are to be having a baby, he’s the pride and joy of our life and nothing will ever change that. We just get to add more love to our family by adding a brother or sister to what we already have. After we all ran out of tears we laid with him in our arms before he finally fell asleep. After we quietly got up, we both stood at his door watching him sleep and of course we hugged and cried a little more before we came out to the living room, and without words know we have a perfect family! Aaron’s in the shower as I sit here and type this, wondering how I got so lucky to have this life. I remember dreaming about just finding a guy that I could love and be loved by, that dream came true. I met Aaron, then add to that Jeremy coming into our lives and we thought, this was it, our lives were complete, well surprise, it gets better! We get another kid in about 8 months! This really is a dream come true, AGAIN!! We are a lucky family and before long we get to add one more heart to the three we already have! 💙💙💙

Actually #4 is already growing so it’s 4 hearts now! 💙💙💙💙

Family Adopts 15-Year-Old Gay Teen Who Was Disowned By His Homophobic Birth Family|The Gaily Grind

mrchasemccool:

waistbandboy:

I don’t understand people that don’t protect their child with their life. Sounds to me he found a loving family though, that makes me happy to know there are loving people out there like this! Good luck Corey!

This is so sad! But thankfully there was someone who did care and took him in to help mood him into someone. What the mom said that our sexuality is only a small pet of us, that’s perfect. Me being gay, is only a small part of my life. It’s not my whole life!

I still remember the day I posted this and cried when I read it. At that point, who knew we would one day be living that same nightmare with a child that would soon become our son. That nightmare for us and Jeremy turned into a beautiful dream and to see him grow into such a beautiful teenager with such a big heart, has changed our lives. As I’m writing this I’m thinking about the first days Jeremy moved in with us and how he would be so frightened at the smallest things and sounds, then to fast forward to now and see the things he’s doing to help improve the world he’s living in and the friendships he’s created. We are so proud of him and the confident teenager he has grown to be. I’m betting Corey and his new family were able to change his life too!

Family Adopts 15-Year-Old Gay Teen Who Was Disowned By His Homophobic Birth Family|The Gaily Grind