Saturday, January 7, 2012

WE ARE PREGNANT...and expecting TWO!!!!


Well, friends...it's been a  long road to growing our family in the way that God has called us to, but it's finally here! My heart is pregnant with a beautiful girl...and a beautiful boy! I know, I know...this blog is called "Donaho Party of 4", not Donaho Party of 5! Just goes to show you that God knows more than we do! Let me start from the beginning...
As, you know, my friend Heather lives in Haiti caring for God's children there. She has over 70 children in her creche that are eligible for adoption. In September, Heather came to America and spent some time with us. Right before she came to the states, she rescued a 1 year old little girl. She called me and explained that she had a bond with this child that she had never felt before. Heather has adopted 7 times herself and is in process for a few Haitian adoptions, so I asked her if it was a bond like she was supposed to adopt her...she said no...I asked her if we were supposed to adopt her and she said she didn't know...this little girl just had a special place in her heart.
While she was here in the states, after several conversations, Alex and I began seriously talking about adopting a sibling group from her creche. We felt like that was what God was calling us to do...therefore, this little girl was out of the question for us. We weren't adopting a sibling group AND her! So, I felt like we were just supposed to seek God to find out which kids he had for us. I knew it would be clear when the right sibling group was available. However, this whole time, I just kept thinking about this special little girl...I prayed that God would pick her family and that Heather would know the right family for her to go to.
When Heather left Oklahoma, she spent some time in Virginia. One day in October, I got this random text from her telling me to check her facebook page and look at the new baby that they took in in Haiti. She called me then and said that the little girl's birth mother dropped by the mission and dropped off a newborn baby boy. My heart dropped into my feet! This little girl that Heather and I couldn't move past was a sibling group now! I was completely speechless at that point and I knew that God was confirming to me that these were our kids.
In October, I was able to go to Haiti and spend some time with them. This Christmas, Alex, Raley and I were all able to go spend 9 days with them. We had them in a hotel with us 24 hours a day and lived as a family for that week and a half. So now, we are OFFICIALLY MATCHED!!! They are our kids! They are now, 17 months and 4 months. 














Brooklyn Rae Donaho will be 2 on July 20 and Jaxon Robert Donaho will be 1 on August 31st. They are BEAUTIFUL, healthy and lovable babies. Brooklyn is SUCH a Daddy's girl! We couldn't pry her out of Alex's arms! Jax is so laid back and appears that he will be my mama's boy, but he is pretty content with anyone loving on him! We are SOOOO excited to welcome them into our family! If all goes as planned, we will have them in our home in 2012. We know it will be a looonnnggg year, but we also know that the blessing of being smack dab in the middle of God's will for our family is HUGE!!! :-) We know that there have been many ups and downs for anyone who has followed us on this journey, but we feel like we are without a doubt, on the road that God has called us to! There will be more info on them to follow...more pictures of them...and more trips to Haiti!

3 comments:

  1. Praising God with you! Thank you for sharing this wonderful testimony. God just takes my breath away!

    Excited to share this wonderful journey with you and the other Giving Hope families. To God be the Glory!

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  2. Wow, so thankful for God's provision. How exciting!! Will be praying for Brooklyn, Jaxon, and the whole Donaho family as you wait to be altogether.

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  3. Love reading this! Thanks for sharing! Praying for God's continued blessings on your family!

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