“The Wait Was So Worth It…We’re Thrilled to Adopt a Baby Girl!”

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Adoptive Families Blog

We had the pleasure of a visit from Oklahoma adoptive couple Jeremiah and Tammy last week! They brought their newly-adopted baby girl Ellie Rose with them, and we were excited to hear their adoption story.

jeremiah tammy and profile.jpg“We wanted to stop by and share our blessing. We’re excited to get to share Ellie Rose with the world!” adoptive father Jeremiah says, beaming. His wife Tammy shared that the hospital their birth mother delivered at was great. The hospital staff even provided them with a room to stay at while they were there. “We got time with the birth mother, and it was really nice to meet with her!” Tammy shares.

When asked to describe their overall experience, Tammy shared that it was an emotional rollercoaster and the adoption wait was the hardest part. What helped was praying and reading devotionals to keep the faith that adoption would happen for them. Also, the adoption webinars that Lifetime hosts really helped them, in that they cover a lot of information about domestic infant adoption. It helped them to hear that other adoptive couples faced the same challenges that they did, and there was support available from Lifetime.

jeremiah and tammys baby.jpgJeremiah and Tammy can relate to the long wait that some adoptive couples experience, as their wait lasted almost two years. But, as their adoption coordinator Linda puts it, “the wait is definitely worth it! Now you have a perfect, beautiful little baby girl!”

Jeremiah says, “I think that through the wait, God really had a plan for us. The way that everything fell together made us feel like God wanted it this way.” When that baby comes, it changes everything and you realize why you waited. It was for the baby that was a perfect fit for your family!

Here’s a quick video of Jeremiah and Tammy sharing their adoption experience, and providing encouragement to couples who are in the waiting phase of their adoption journey right now:

Jeremiah & Tammy Visit the Office with Newly Adopted Baby Girl from Lifetime Adoption on Vimeo.

Heidi Keefer

Written by Heidi Keefer

Heidi Keefer is a Content Creator for Lifetime Adoption and has 15 years of experience in the field of adoption. An author of thousands of blog posts over the years, Heidi enjoys finding new ways to educate and captivate Lifetime’s ever-growing list of subscribers.

Heidi has a keen eye for misplaced apostrophes, comma splices, and well-turned sentences, which she has put to good use as a contributor to Lifetime’s award-winning blogs. She has written and published hundreds of adoption articles which explore the various facets of domestic infant adoption today.

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