Its a BOY!

After an accidental (SURPRISING) slip, the birthparents let us in on the fact that they know the gender. It was so cute, the birthmother felt so bad for spilling the beans but honestly, a healthy baby is all we ever dreamed! If this little boy is anything like the birthfather, we will have our hands full but in a great way! We are so excited! We are now looking forward to holding a beautiful baby boy in our arms! #mamasboys

A name is just a name...

Welcome to Garden City, TX population 334. Yes Folks, this is the town we have landed in in our little B&B. Garden City has a beautiful ring to it and sounds lush and full of thriving plants and life. In actuality this little (teeny, tiny) town likely does not have a single garden in site and is lush and full of weeds, sand, rattlesnakes, tarantulas and scorpions. Everything you could as for! Our little room is great however there is only a curtain separating us from the 30 other guests who stay in this place. The extreme costs of the nearby hotels drove us here and left us with limited options for our first week. We have endured through this week and needless to say we will venture on out come Friday. Its hard to put this area of the world into words that others can understand. We will leave here with a few additional unplanned memories and hopefully some photos that will allow the pictures to tell our story.
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Taking it One Day at a time!

After a 15 hour drive cross country, we arrived in Big Spring, TX last Friday. I went with the birthmother to her final ultrasound and she was so gracious in making sure I felt apart of everything. Baby is healthy, baby has dropped and now we wait. The birthmother and birthfather are very open to sharing time with us while we are here. We have had a Main/Pedi date, we met for brunch with two dogs and a horse and had dinner together. Every moment we share with them we learn more about them and can hopefully share these moments with our child someday. We remain hopeful and are enjoying making memories.

And so the journey begins...

Our journey will begin much earlier than planned. I received a call from the birthmother last week that her final ultrasound was scheduled for July 25th and she would like me to be there with her. I wouldn't miss being a part of this moment for the world. Jeremy and I sat down and did the math and assessed the situation and it only makes sense for us to drive there and stick around the area early vs trying to fly in and out. Flights and hotels are quite pricey in oil country! With Jeremy and I not being able to miss work right now, we begin half of our adventure tomorrow after work and the remainder of the trip Thursday after work. With the limited options, we are happy to have found a cute B&B in a nearby town. It felt so right as the owner recently found her birthparents and there will be so much to talk about and share.
Vara Guest House
Keep us in your prayers!!

Strength in Numbers, We need your prayers!

Well friends, we are approaching the final weeks with birthmother #2. At this point we can barely come up for air and are doing everything to stay busy and distracted. We are thankful for all of your thoughts and prayers and need them now more than ever. These are the toughest days for the birthmother and we want her to be full of strength in the decision that she is making. We leave for Texas August 2nd to be by their side and continue to strengthen our bond. Please continue to pray for us and know that we will keep you posted. Should this fall through, please respect the space that we will need. Thank you, The Youngs

Nashville Staycation

As most of you know, Jeremy and I have not been on a vacation in three years. This is not completely by choice but as luck will have it, our plans have been canceled. All of our savings and spare time have been dedicated to our growing family. This 4th of July weekend, we have built a perfect agenda to create a StayCation here in Nashville! Our itinerary is below, we are really excited!

We've secured a wonderful cabin for the three of us at FireFly Acres in Sparta, TN! After a nice cookout and drinks on our patio, we will wake to spend the afternoon of the 4th of July hiking the beautiful trails of Fall Creek Falls! For the 4th of July finale, we have VIP tickets for our first ever Music City Fireworks. An all-star lineup of Billy Currington, Ashley Monroe, and Striking Matches are among the musical acts to perform leading up to the incredible fireworks display accompanied to music from our GRAMMY-winning Nashville Symphony. Saturday morning we will wake up and hike the trails at Edwin Warner Parks with Waylon and come home to prepare for a night out on the town. Our Saturday date night will begin with a romantic dinner at The Farm House. The reviews of this restaurant have been unbelievable! Following dinner we will conclude our night with Brandi Carlile and The Nashville Symphony!

Sunday we will rest! It has been a long time since we've had a weekend without chores or prior plans, we are excited to get in some quality time! Here is to our staycation, adoption moon and just building memories! Love you baby!

So close yet so Far away

It has been a little bit since I have posted but at this time we are just waiting it out! Everything is still going great with the birth parents, we are just holding out for hope. We have built a really strong bond with the birth parents and even began to plan our trip to Texas. We leave August 2nd for a 15 hour drive to Garden City, TX where we have secured a cabin at a B&B. We will be traveling with Waylon since he is our saving grace in any time of sadness and I am sure he needs us too! :) We are staying at Vara Guest House where we discovered that the owner was adopted and recently connected with her birthparents. Hopefully we will have a temporary family in our temporary home. We are 42 days out from her due date and 32 days out from when we depart! Time is moving slowly yet flying by! Our hearts are open but guarded! Our minds are prepared but no promises! Our lives will change no matter the direction! Please keep us in your hearts and in your prayers, we have been waiting for this day since we fell in love.