May 8, 2014, after one thousand one hundred eighty-six days (a little over three years) and eight homes, sweet M became a child in a forever home! M is no longer a foster child! I am no longer his foster mom and Kyle is no longer his foster dad. We are his mom and dad! One of the most awesome things is in about two months we will receive a brand new birth certificate showing Kyle and Makayla Robinson as mother and father and will have his new name, Michael Kyle Robinson! For anyone wondering, we gave him the name Kyle.
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| What a testimony right? |
Adoption day was very exciting and emotional! We had to be at the courthouse at 10:30! We were in chambers until about 11! After, my cousin met us there to take pictures as our new family!
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| This one is my favorite! |
After leaving, we headed home. Or at least that's what Michael thought. We were actually headed to a surprise adoption party! The theme was "It's o'fish'al and had some very cute fish decorations. He was so surprised when we walked in! He was surprised and I don't know what happened to me. When we walked in and seen around 40 of our closest friends and family, I finally broke down. A flood of emotions came over me! I was so excited and also overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed by all of the support and the fact we were now parents!! Our wait to be Michael's parents were finally over!
I was a Mom. One month before my 21st birthday, I became a mom to a seven year old little boy!
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| My sweet adoption day gift from my two favorite boys! |
Eight months ago when starting our foster parenting classes, I never imagined this. I imagined adopting, just not our first placement. I thought God is calling us to care for orphans so we will have a lot of kids in and out of our home. I thought Imagine how many children we will pray for and love on. I knew one day we would always adopt. Kyle and I knew we would start our family with adoption. Adoption is one thing we have always been passionate about. We just didn't think we would start our family so young and after only being married 2 and a half years. And I really didn't think we would start with a seven year old!
I love how we have a God who sometimes only reveals to us what we need to know. I love how God will call you to do something but not tell you the end result, like he did with us fostering. To be honest, if God told us eight months ago "You are going to start fostering classes, they are going to place a seven year old with you, and in six months of meeting him you will make him a part of your family forever." I WOULD HAVE FREAKED. Honestly, the last six months would have went down a whole lot different. I would have A.) Been so excited that I wouldn't have waited on the child God had for us and I have messed it up or B.) We would have been scared and never went to the first meeting and we would have messed it up. Honesty would be me telling you scenario B would have happened. B would have happened because we didn't think we were ready. B would have happened because we would have been terrified. I'm just thankful for a God who knew it would have taken me a few days in the belly of a whale like Jonah to get me to do what He wanted. So instead of telling us "Bam! You're adopting a child" He gave us a heart for them first and warmed us up to the idea. I also believe He only revealed a little at a time because it really made us rely on Him. We totally were doing the fostering thing relying on Faith. Exactly what God wants.
I'm glad God thought we were ready. I could not imagine why God chose and trusted Kyle and I to raise Michael. We make a lot of mistakes while we learn how to be parents. All I know is Kyle and I love Michael more than we ever thought we could. I'm thankful our adoption process was quick and easy. Eight months was such a short time ago, but now, it is hard to remember life before M. We have had him six months but it feels like He has been with us forever.
