Our new little darling has arrived! Jose Luis Poou Choco has been born in our hearts and his image is forever marked in our minds. We received his referral on October 10, 2007 at 2:21pm. We knew of him on Oct. 9 in the evening, and were reserved simply because of his age. He is 2 months old, we were expecting a newborn. However, upon reviewing all of his information and seeing his precious face - God has made it clear that he is our son.
You see:
- He was born on my birthday... 8/5/07!
- His birthname, Jose, is the spanish form of Joseph, a name we are considering.
- He is older than we were expecting, but if our paperwork had never been misplaced by the USPS, this would have been the original timeframe for our child's birthday.
We are extremely elated and honored to have been chosen for his parents. At 2 months old he weighs 9lbs and is 22.7 in. We are finalizing his name choices and working towards our power of attorney for our Guatemalan Attorney to act on our behalf. Prayer and petitions for Jose Luis are needed at this time. I pray that his birthmother is okay with her decison and is provided with a peace that he will be in a loving and faith filled home. I pray that his foster mother is nuturing and loves our son as we do. We were so blessed by Sam's first family and pray that Jose Luis's family is just the same!
Blessed to be the parents of two Guatemalan miracles...
