The Biznards: Exciting News!!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Exciting News!!

We're adopting a baby boy! We are so excited and feel so much gratitude at this time for this blessing in our lives. We feel grateful to Heavenly Father who has answered our many prayers and for the wonderful birthmom who trusts us enough to give us this gift of love. Words really can't express it.

We get to meet this little guy in February when he is born. This is a picture of him as we got to see him at the ultra sound yesterday. Everything looked perfect. I know I'm biased, but I think he's so stinkin cute - even en utero. And Ethan wishes he were in color. :) He is so excited about his little brother. He's been telling everyone and he's been helping us think of names. The first night after we told him, he couldn't sleep and he hopped in bed with us and said, "I can't sleep. I'm thinking of the baby. Lets talk about some more names." The next day when we were heading home after school he goes, "Mom, lets go get a baby book." I said, "Oh, you mean a baby name book?" "Yeah, I just want to start preparing for the baby." So cute.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers on our behalf and for being some of our biggest advocates in this process.

21 comments:

Starnes fam said...: (TEARS) SO SO SO excited for you guys! Wonderful news!; Saturday, October 16, 2010 4:53:00 PM
arah said...: Yay! That is exciting news. So happy for you guys. I know you'll come up with the perfect name for him :); Saturday, October 16, 2010 4:53:00 PM
Anonymous said...: WAHOOO!!! I am so so happy for you guys! This little guy could not ask to be in a better family! Congratulations.

ps-how's tido?; Saturday, October 16, 2010 5:02:00 PM
Karen said...: He couldnt be going to a more loving family...you guys are going to give him a great family and life...what a blessing for both you and his birth family...Congrats!!; Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:48:00 PM
ANG said...: Holy smokes, Waz!!!!!!!!! That's great news! I am so excited for you guys. Update us as it gets closer!; Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:51:00 PM
Parke Family said...: We are so excited for you!!!! Congratulations!!!; Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:52:00 PM
Kate said...: Oh Chad & Wendy, I'm so so happy for you!! Every time I see that you've posted something on your blog I've been hoping that it would be this news. Congratulations from all of us!!

Love Chris & Katie; Saturday, October 16, 2010 7:20:00 PM
Emily said...: Couldn't be any happier for you guys! Congrats!!!!; Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:42:00 AM
momofbeegees said...: SOOOOOOOOO excited for you guys! Congratulations!; Sunday, October 17, 2010 4:55:00 PM
Unknown said...: hip, hip, HORRAAAAY!

What a cutie.; Sunday, October 17, 2010 6:09:00 PM
Jenn said...: Yea!!! Woohoo!! Congratulations and I'm sooo happy for all 3 of you lucky ducks!!! Love you!; Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:55:00 PM
Emma Jo said...: That truly is the BEST news ever. Congrats!!! I love that your boy is so so excited right along with you. That is very special and so neat.; Monday, October 18, 2010 9:14:00 AM
kami @ nobiggie.net said...: YAY!! I'm so happy for you guys! I'm excited to tell Kyle!; Monday, October 18, 2010 9:38:00 AM
Jennie said...: Hooray! That's such great news! Can't wait to meet the little guy...; Monday, October 18, 2010 9:51:00 AM
Abby O! said...: WOOT!! Congrats! We're so excited for you! That little man couldn't be going to a better family!; Monday, October 18, 2010 2:46:00 PM
Shannon said...: Oh, Wendy. I am soooo happy for you, Chad and Ethan. And what a lucky little guy :). Congrats!; Friday, October 22, 2010 1:33:00 PM
Mike and Kelli said...: Best.News.Ever. We are so so happy for you and your whole family. What a huge blessing. I can't wait to hear the whole wonderful story. We will be praying for you and the birth family as this process continues! YAY! So much to celebrate! I heart adoption!; Friday, October 22, 2010 10:51:00 PM
The Bullocks said...: AAAAAAA!!! I"m so happy for you guys. I always like to look in on you guys and see if there is any news. What a happy surprise!!!! and what a lucky baby!!; Saturday, October 23, 2010 8:23:00 PM
Holly said...: Yeah, yeah, yeah for answered prayers!! I love it! I think this is your best post ever. I'm so happy for you guys and that is going to be one very loved little boy. May that brave birthmom be forever blessed for making the toughest decision anyone could make and forever changing the lives of so many people! Ah! Adoption is SO beautiful!; Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:22:00 PM
The Barney's said...: Are you shocked to see me on here?!?! So happy for you guys and cant wait to meet him!! By the way, 8 months late, I updated my blog- the fun linder farms trip w/ you guys :) We need to go to breakfast to celebrate our birthdays!!; Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:42:00 PM
monica said...: Awesome! I'm so happy for you! I've been thinking and wondering about you lately. Checked your blog and was so happy to hear the news, a little late, but whatever. I've had a list of many friends and family struggling w/ the same hope for another child and ALL of them are either pregnant or adopting this year! Miracles are worth the wait! So happy for you Wendy!; Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:21:00 PM

Ethan & Gavin Quotes Worth Repeating:

The best is when Gavin tells me, "You're my best mom!" And when he comes out from his nap and says, "Mom, I still love you." (I love the "still" part - I'm just glad his feelings didn't change during his nap).

This morning Gavin saw the medicine cups on the counter and said he needed medicine. Since he's not sick, I said, "You don't need medicine, you're not sick." He goes all whiny, "but I am sick! I'm sick of cereal." (January 6, 2015)

Today I shared half of my cookie with Gavin, he very politely replied when I handed it to him, "Thanks mom! Good job sharing!" (Sept 20, 2014)

This was told to me by my neighbor while Gavin was at her house playing with her daughter, Emma.
Emma tells Gavin, "I have a bum."
Gavin: "I think I have a bum too."
All the while looking behind them trying to get a peak at their own bums. I love conversations between three year olds! (Sept, 2014)

I was talking to Ethan about my on t.v. interview the next day. He was a little nervous I'd embarass him and goes, "Mom, I really don't want you to make a fool of this family!" (July 11,2013)

On Friday we took Ethan and 5 of his friends somewhere for his birthday. We borrowed my brother's car since its big and it could fit all of us. When we all got in the car the boys were saying how the owner of the car must be rich because the car was so big. They were informed that the car belonged to Ethan's uncle. They were still in awe of how rich he must be when Ethan exclaimed, "He's a redhead, of course he's rich!" Hmm...if only I were a redhead. (January 14, 2011)

Ethan gave Tito a little kiss on the head. After he kissed him he was wiping Tito's head off and said, "I'm wiping the wetness off, but the love's still there." So profound. (October 10, 2010)

My sis-in-law Mel and I took our kids to a pool to swim pretty far from our house. They'd been in the car probably for about 30-45 min. I hear Ethan in the backseat ask his fellow cousins, "Are you guys having fun? I'm having fun just talking!" (October 7, 2010)

One morning as Ethan was requesting some breakfast, he said, "Hey, you're kind of like my servant!" He was quite pleased with that discovery. (May, 2010)

At dinner Ethan says to Chad, "Dad, how do you eat in like two seconds?!"

Chad: "Cause I'm a pig."

Ethan: "Pigs don't eat THAT fast!" (March 4, 2010)

Ethan Quote Archives

My Mom was telling Ethan about how she remembers her 1st grade teacher. She paused for a moment to think of her teacher's name and Ethan took the opportunity to whisper in her ear and inform her, "She's probably dead." (January 26, 2010)

Ethan, analizing why the spider was crawling on his leg the other night. "I don't think that spider was TRYING to poison me." (December 18, 2009)

"My friend want to write Santa to tell him what he wants. I want to write Santa to thank him for all that he does." (December, 2009)

From the backseat Ethan says, "I have my pinky in my nose. I'm not picking it, it just kin of feels good!" I looked back and sure enough, his pinky was in his nose. And in all honesty, he's really not a nose picker so I know it wasn't just an excuse. (August 14, 2009)

Chad and I were talking about how my sister-in-law, Mel is going to be the president of Ethan's old preschool. Ethan must have missed the "preschool" part and he goes: "What!? Mel's going to be president? Its not going to be Barack Obama anymore?" (August 9, 2009)

While Ethan was coming home from school with my friend Cathy and her two boys, apparently her two year old was being really loud and Ethan says, "I always wanted a sibling, but I didn't know they could be so anooying!" (May, 2009)

While we were at the park with one of Ethan's friends and his mom, Ethan's friend realized he lost one of the toys that he brought. As he and his mom started frantically looking for it, Ethan quietly, yet knowingly says to me, "And that why I don't bring toys to the park." (March, 2009)

During church Ethan plugs his ears and says, "I don't want to listen anymore."
Me: "Why?"
Ethan: "Because I don't want my eardrums to run out of hearing." (3/15/2009)

Ethan and I were looking through a book about bodies and we were talking about kidneys and where they are located in the body.

Me: (Pointing to the small of his back) "So this is where your kidneys are."
Ethan: "So does that mean you have adultneys?"
Get it? Adult-neys? He's got kid-neys, so I should have adult-neys right? And he wasn't kidding. (1/20/2009)

Me: "Ethan, do you love Tido?"
Ethan: "Yeah, I love him...The only thing I don't like about him is that his butt is always in your face." (1/5/2009)

As we were talking about going to Costco and getting some lunch, Ethan exclaims, "I just love Costco food! Its just so good! We should get their recipe and their autograph!" (1/2/2009)

I'm a little more familiar with the area where we live than Chad is, so sometimes I have to tell him where to turn while driving. One day while I was telling him where to turn left and right, from the backseat Ethan says, "Mom, stop bossing dad around!" (a while ago, 2008)

Aunt Courtney asked Ethan what his favorite part of kindergarten is, he replied, "going home." (9/1/2008)

Ethan: Dad, when you got married did you have a wedding cake?
Chad: Yes I did.
Ethan: Why didn't you save any for me?...Well, its ok cause I guess you didn't really know about me then. (8/12/2008)

While putting Ethan to bed tonight he told me, "You're the sweetest parents I ever had." (6/11/2008)

The other day we were at the store and there was a shirt that Ethan wanted that we didn't buy for him. The next day while he was getting dressed he comes up to me and says, "Mom, I'll give you a choice, either you buy me that shirt or I won't wear any clothes tomorrow." (6/8/2008)

Today during testimony meeting Ethan says to Chad,
"Oh gosh, why does everyone have to say the church is true?"

Tonight as Ethan and I were sipping out hot cocoa, I asked him if it ever made him sad that he didn't have any brothers or sisters. He replied, "No, I have a good life."

While driving in the car I was telling Ethan how he was going to play with his good friend Hayden the next day. Ethan hesitates, "Well. . .I was going to do some research tomorrow." "Oh really, well what are you going to research?" "Oh, I was going to do some research on my mission." (3/13/08)

One Sunday during the Sacrament Ethan whispers to me:
"I can't think of Jesus, I can only think of Superheroes."

"I want to be a cow so I can poop in a field."

"When adults tickle kids they pee a little bit."

Ethan: I want a new mom.
Me: Well that makes me sad that you would say that. Why do you want a new mom?"
Ethan: Because you're so old.

Me: "Ethan, I'm so glad you're my son."
Ethan: "Don't talk about son, child, married, or pregnant. That makes me nervous."

As Ethan was looking at Courtney's parakeet and the bird was looking back at him with just one of his eyes, cause that's just how birds look, Ethan demanded, "Look at me with both eyes bird!"

Today while driving in the snow Ethan asked me if snow is white. I told him that it is and he said, "Oh good because I was worried that I be blind color (aka color blind)."