Announcing...

Our baby boy. His name is Patsakorn. It means "powerful man". Joel says powerful man of God. I got the call today driving down the road. I was so excited that I had to pull over. Marissa at Holt said that might be a good idea. He was born January 27, 2007. He will be 8 months old this month. We are in love with him already. He lives with a foster family in a farming community outside of Bangkok. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that has supported us in our adoption adventure. We have been overwhelmed by the show of love and support our community has given us. How Great Is Our God!!!! I will go into detail later but let me just say that receiving information from Pataskorn's referral proves that the Lord's hand has been on him from day one. I just can't describe to you our elation...

Tagged

I have been tagged by a couple of blog friends and have found a minute to play.



G - Gwin is my middle name. My dad is Roy Gwin, my daughter is Kara Gwin, and I am Tracy Gwin. My grandmother gave my poor dad a girl's name. He has been ridiculed through life. She said that she saw it somewhere and liked it. Kara feels very special to be named after her Mommy and Roro.



W - Whippet. As you can read from the previous post it has been a hard week on my poor whippet. We just love Jocy. Kara's likes to dress her up.



I - International Adoption - I thought I knew a lot before but WOW have my eyes been opened the last few months. I'm crazy about international adoption.



N - New baby boy! (I started this post this morning and now I am finishing it up a mother of 3) I can't belive it. I am just elated.

Baby's First Toy

Look what I found! Will and I went to Sam's tonight to pick up my contacts. As we were going down the toy isle we saw this adorable stuffed animal. Now, I am not a fan of stuffed animals but this one is special. It's about two feet tall and it is sturdy enough for small children to climb on. Plus, it's an elephant. That's Thailand's national animal. We plan on decorating the baby's room in elephants.

This week has been so tough. I really feel like we are so close to getting the call. Each day gets harder and harder. By buying this toy it makes adopting more real. I remember going through the same feelings with Kara and Will. It was agony month after month waiting to see if I was pregnant. Hopefully, in a few short days...

Jocy Hit a Car

Yep, Jocy hit a car today. Will was playing outside and he saw it. He ran in and said "Jocy got in the street". They next thing I know this shook up young guy drove up in our driveway in a really nice Acura. He said that Jocy was running from our yard and ran right into him. He lives in Florida. I felt bad for him b/c he drove his parents Acura up here for a job interview. Jocy hit it pretty good. She scratched it all down the side and made a huge dent in the back door. There was even a pink collar mark on the door. Thankfully, Jocy is fine. She has a couple of scrapes but that's all. I love her dearly and would be so upset if something happened to her. We are going to be more diligent about keeping her in the backyard. Jocy is my baby. She loves me and has to know where I am at all times. She sleeps in our bed under the covers at my feet. She's a whippet and is fast as lightning. Now, how much is going to cost to fix the door?

Look Who Caught a Fish!

Busy

We have been so busy for the last month. I don't know if I am coming or going. I had a melt down last night with lots of tears. It was almost cleansing and now I feel better. I am going to have to give up some things. It's too much on my family.

I am starting a new Bible study tomorrow. It's "Believing God" by Beth Moore. I took it last year at another church in town but I believe I need a refresher course. With my business I have put my fellowship w/ Christ on the back burner. I am dry and weary. Lord, send your rain!

I will post some things as I have time. It's September and every day I hope to get the phone call from Holt. If the caller ID has an area code from out of town I get goose bumps. Good grief. WAITING IS THE WORST!!!!

Tick Tock

Not much to tell on the adoption front. We did get an email from Holt this week with updates to the Thailand program. Seems as though things are running smoothly. There is still a 6 to 8 month wait from the time you submit your dossier. Their next batch of referrals (babies) will be coming in Sept./Oct. We will be at month 6/7 since we mailed them our dossier. That is very exciting as I believe that we really will be matched then. Their travel dates are still running around 7 months. This means that we will more than likely travel in April/May if we are matched in Sept./Oct. We will stay around 10 days. We are praying now for our baby, the mother, and the foster family. Thank you Lord for this wonderful opportunity.