2 month old

well keegan had his 2ND Dr visit today... we got shots today not fun. keegan did really good. he only cried for a few seconds. he has been really sleepy today. he has been a little congested and not feeling well but the Dr gave us some medicine today so hopefully it will help. my sister did not have her baby today because the hospital was full so she could not be induced. found out my brother and his girl friend are going to have a baby next year. we are excited about keegan's baby shower and baby dedication on Sunday Jan 4Th 2009.

keegan weighs 13lbs 11oz 24 1/4 inches. the Dr said he is a health growing baby boy...


have a happy new year.. we will be sleeping in the new year!!!


love the Schultz

christmas grandpa roy's

keegan with great uncle ricky!!!!

keegan with cousin dustin!!!! glad to see you home!!!!

grandpa roy at christmas!!! we love you so much

keegan with his pa!!!! pa just adores this little boy!!!!can you say he will be so spoiled!!!!!!!!

keegan going to see santa!!!!! went and seen santa at crossroad's mall. keegan did really good. although santa was not very nice to the other kids.....

hope everyone had a merry christmas!!! will post more pics later keegan is crying!!!

love ya all

the schultz

keegan's 1st christmas

we had a great Christmas...on Christmas eve we went to my grandpa's and did our gift exchange!!! keegan got clothes,rattles,cordless baby monitor so that i can watch him sleep... on Christmas day we ate at my grandpa's. we are having Christmas with Brian's family on the 26Th so that everyone can be here. Brian's niece Jessie lives out of state and would not be here for Christmas day so we will have Christmas on Friday... keegan is such a blessing to our family. he is smiling so much more and cooing. he acts like he would like to roll over but he's too little.. we seen some friends today from out of state and they love keegan. he loves to sit up in his boppy and watch TV especially sports!!! i know already hooked on sports...

we hope everyone had a merry Christmas!!!

will post pics soon

love
the Schultz

7 WEEKS OLD

KEEGAN TODAY SITTING UP IN HIS BOPPY...HE LOVES HIS BOPPY THANK YOU AUNT ELISA FOR MAKING IT SO PERFECT FOR HIM..

KEEGAN SAYING HELLO TO EVERYONE... GETTING READY FOR BATH TIME

KEEGAN SAYING MOMMA ARE YOU DONE TAKING PICS I AM DONE....

HIS OUT FIT SAYS PROPERTY OF MOM FOREVER!!!! HE IS MY LITTLE BOY FOREVER NO MATTER HOW BIG HE MAY GET...

LOOK AT THAT SMILE.. DONT YOU JUST WANT TO KISS HIM

LOVE YA ALL..

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS

THE SCHULTZ FAMILY

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL..

WE HAVE RECEIVED THE BEST GIFT EVER.. WE HAVE OUR SON HOME AND HE IS HEALTHY..

PRAY FOR ME WE ARE GOING ON DEC 31ST FOR KEEGAN'S SHOTS... YIKES!!!!

see how big he is getting

keegan in his fireman towel!!! what a cutie!!!!

keegan the worlds cutest baby boy ever!!!!

a room decoration that keegan's wonderful foster mom Connie made for him. she did a great job.

keegan getting ready to stay warm in this very cold winter... he hates to be bundled up..

6 weeks old

keegan has made it to 6 weeks old.. he is a healthy baby. he has started smiling and cooing it is so precious. he made his 1st visit to the nursery today since we were having our Christmas musical at church and i could not hold him during choir. he did good as always but i sure did miss him. we are ready for Christmas. Brian and i have to buy just a few more things and then we are completely done. we went small this year since we have keegan and Brian going back to school. we are so excited about Brian going back to school to get his degree in phys ed. Brian starts school on Jan 12Th... yeahhhhhhhhh!!!! well hey we are so ready for the new year to be here. we want to wish everyone a merry Christmas....... i will post more pics soon. i promise....


love ya

christmas is around the corner

this year has gone by so fast. we have not done any shopping very unusual for us i am usually done way before now but we have been a little busy . we have been so blessed with baby keegan. he is our dream come true and an answer to many prayers to our awesome God. God is faithful all the time. we are not liking the cold weather though. keegan does not like to be covered up in the car seat he does not really cry for too long but he lets us know that he does not want to be covered up. well he is still sleeping good and eating well. i can not believe he will be 6 weeks old on Friday.. time is going by so fast. i have the baby shower invitations made and almost ready to be mailed for the shower on Jan 4Th.well hey i hope it warms up soon... have a blessed week.

ohhhhhhh ~~~~~ quick prayer request.. we have a friend who received a call that they might be able to adopt a baby boy in January if the birth mother chooses them. they are a wonderful family.

love ya
Tricia

we have scheduled keegan's baby shower

we are having a baby shower for Keegan Isaiah Konor Schultz on January 4Th 2009.. we are so excited that he is home. he is sleeping very well. he eats well as most boys do.... we are getting ready for Christmas. we are so excited to have him home for the holidays. he is much answered prayer in our family. we are going to have our 1st post placement visit on Tuesday at 430pm. we are so excited that we will be able to finalize in about 3 months.... we are still debating on what Dr to use for him. he will be having his 2 month check up soon. we are going to have a placement party on DEC 15Th 2008 and we are excited to have this and be able to enjoy this time with Nikki. we are still thinking of something to call his big day when he officially becomes a Schultz not that he is not already but when we can change his name and have his birth certificate.... he is starting to smile and make more noises he is so cute... i will post more pics later.. thank you again for all your prayers and love. please pray for a dear friend who just found out she is having a little one and has had many complications in the past.. we pray for God's will during her pregnancy..

Merry Christmas
love
Brian Tricia and Keegan

KEEGAN IS HOME

WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ADOPTION AGENCY THIS MORNING STATING THAT THE COURT DATE WAS TODAY AND NOT ON THE 9TH AND THAT THE BIRTH FATHER DID NOT SHOW UP. WE ARE SO EXCITED. WE WENT AND PICKED HIM UP AT 330 TODAY. HE IS SO PERFECT AND OURS. WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE OUR FINALIZATION IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS INSTEAD OF 6 SINCE THE TRIBE IS INVOLVED AND THE QUICKER THE BETTER. I AM HOLDING HIM IN MY ARMS WHILE TYPING HE LOVES TO BE HELD BY HIS MOMMY. ITS AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO WHILE HOLDING A LITTLE ONE. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO EVER SAID A SINGLE PRAYER FOR US AND BABY KEEGAN.WE LOVE YOU ALL AND OUR BIRTH MOM NIKKI. SHE WAS THERE WITH US TODAY WHEN WE WENT AND SIGNED ALL THE PAPERWORK AND PICKED HIM UP. I WILL POST PICTURES LATER OF HIS HOMECOMING CLOTHES. WILL UPDATE LATER....

LOVE
THE SCHULTZ

pictures of keegan 11-30-08

here are some new pictures of baby keegan. from this past saturday and sunday. we were cheering for ou sooners.. they beat osu 61-41. way to go sooners.... he is such a good baby... we just love and adore him..

will post later... pray for dec 9th the birth fathers court date. pray that he will not show up and we can bring keegan home soon.

thank you for all your prayer and continued encouragement.

love

brian tricia and baby keegan

1 month old

WELL KEEGAN IS ONE MONTH OLD AND IS GROWING LIKE A WEED. HE IS MORE AND MORE HANDSOME EACH TIME WE HAVE HIM. WE CAN NOT WAIT TILL THE BIRTH FATHER COURT DATE COMES AND GOES AND WE CAN BRING KEEGAN HOME. HE LOVES THE SWING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MUSIC IS ON.. HE LOVES MUSIC. NOT SURE WHEN WE WILL HAVE HIS BABY SHOWER IT WILL PROBABLY BE IN JANUARY2009 SOMETIME AFTER CHRISTMAS. HE IS HEALTHY. WE GOT HIS PKU TEST BACK AND IT WAS NORMAL PRAISE GOD!!!! GOD HAS GIVEN US AN AMAZING GIFT. KEEGAN IS SO SPECIAL TO US. I CAN NOT EVEN DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL EACH TIME I HOLD HIM AND JUST LOOK AT HIM. HE LOVES TO BE HELD AND TALKED TOO.

LOVE YA

happy thanksgiving

happy 1st thanksgiving keegan isaiah konor schultz. we missed you so much today.. keegan was with the foster family today in altus. we had a good day we went to my grandpa's and then my sister and her husband came over and we made enchilada's for dinner. will update with pictures from sunday soon...

love
brian tricia and keegan

pictures from 11-18 and 11-20-08

keegan in his crib he looks so tiny but he is growing so fast... he really likes his swing it plays music and he just lays there..... i have the best baby on the planet...

pictures from keegan's 1st dr appt

keegan's 1st dr visit. . pictures !!!! he was a little unhappy to get undressed...

court date for birth father

i received a call today from the adoption agency and they stated that we have a court date for our birth father for Tues DEC 9Th at 10am. we are praying that he will not show to court and then we can bring baby keegan home!!!. we are so excited. we had keegan last night and we were playing with him. we tried to put some of his preemie clothes on him.. totally out grew them. how sad!!! they were so cute. well off to wearing 0-3 month clothes. he just looks around and he loves to hear my voice it seems like he is going to break his neck sometimes looking for me. he is trying to hold his head up. he is starting to grow into his body as weird as that sounds. he is eating about 4oz every 3 hrs. he loves his food. well hey i will post pics from his first bath the other night which he did not like at all. he screamed the entire time.

love
brian tricia and keegan

called attorney today

we still have not heard about a court date for the birth father that says he is going to fight for his rights. so i called the attorney's office today and asked what was the hold up. he was very helpful. he explained to me that since the birth father is Indian or a possibility that he is Indian that he is waiting on a letter from the the tribe and Indian affairs to release the child so that we can proceed with a court date for the birth father. he stated that he has mailed all 3 parties a packet and he is waiting on the certified mail cards to come back. he stated that once he receives them back from the tribe and Indian affairs he has to call them and request that letter. so it could take several more weeks. he said he does understand that we are ready to bring the baby home. he said that once he speaks w/the tribe after he receives the cards back he will go ahead and schedule a court date for the birth father to appear. the attorney said that he does not see the judge giving the baby to the birth father. he said the judge is very good and believes in adoption. well hey just wanted to update. please keep us in your prayers

love
Brian Tricia and Keegan

1st dr appt

we went to our 2 week check up today. Keegan is great. he has grown like a weed. he weighs 8lbs 6oz 21 inches long. we really liked his Dr he seen today. he is way in Edmond but that is okay. i will send pictures later. we still have not found out about his pku test but the Dr is calling the hospital to get his records for that test. i will update more later.

Tricia

pictures from our visit with keegan on sunday

here are some pictures from our visit with keegan on sunday. he is so cute. i love the shoes his feet barley fit in the newborn shoes. he is a cuddle bug all the way. will update more later.thank you for all your continued prayers...

brian tricia and keegan

birth mom court today

our birth mom went to court today. we are so excited but praying for her. she is so ready for court but it is very hard. we talked on the phone last night for a little while. she just wishes that the birth father would just sign over his rights to the baby. he is on a power trip. we should find out more on Wednesday since everything is closed tomorrow for veterans day. we thank God for all the men and women who have served in the military for our freedom. we can not thank them enough. we had a great time with keegan on Sunday. we picked him up at 8am and took him home at 8pm. we just watched him sleep and eat. it was so nice to have him in our arms and to hold him and to show him off to our wonderful church family and friends who were visiting. we are going to pick him up tomorrow and visit with him for a little while. these times we have with him are so precious. he is becoming more alert and looking around. he is such a good baby. the one thing that he does not like is to have his diaper changed or his clothes changed.i will update on what day our baby shower will be. we were going to schedule for DEC 7Th but i think there is a conflict with the church schedule. well hey i will talk to you later. will post more pics soon.

Tricia Brian and keegan

more pics of keegan

i love these pics of him he is so precious and we love him so much

baby keegan pictures he is such a handsome boy

our foster mom connie took all these pictures for us...

it has been a crazy week

Monday went well we enrolled Brian in college. Tuesday we seen baby keegan for about 2 hrs he is so precious. on Wednesday we received a call that the birth father was going to sign his rights away and we might be able to bring him home sooner.we were so excited. on Thursday about noon we received a call that the birth father had changed his mind and he is going to fight for the baby again. we were sad but we know that God is in control and that we will be able to bring Keegan home when it is time. we seen baby keegan on Thursday it was a good visit he got to meet his pa for the first time. it was so nice. well its Friday and we still have not heard anymore about the birth father and what our next step is. our birth mom has court on Monday and she is so excited and ready to sign her papers. she is doing much better. we are so thankful for her and her family. Keegan's foster family is doing so good.she is taking lots of pics for us. we are so excited and thankful for her. we were not sure how we would feel about him being in foster care but we are doing okay.will update more later here are some pictures enjoy our bundle of joy

love
Brian and Tricia

we are home from the hospital and keegan is with the foster family

we enjoyed every minute we had with baby Keegan while in the hospital. we are so happy that he is finally here. today we were discharged from the hospital at 1230 and we finally got around and left around 3pm we had to say our good bye's to our birth mom Nikki and she had to have her time with baby Keegan. we miss him so much already it broke our hearts to have to let him go with the foster family but we know that he will be home soon and will be ours to hold and cuddle with everyday. i will post some more pics later. we are very blessed with our son Keegan. he is amazing he sleeps at night and eats every 3 hrs he is a perfect angel. please continue to pray for our birth mom and her court date. she is very set on her decision but it still hurts. please continue to pray for the birth father that he will sign his rights away and make this process go so much faster. Brian is such a good dad. he just loves to watch Keegan sleep. will add pics soon.

love and prayers
Brian Tricia and Keegan Schultz

new pics of baby keegan

we spoke with the Dr again today and he is still maintaing his weight which is wonderful. he is doing really good. we will go home tomorrow. he will go to foster care until all rights have been terminated. we will still get to see him while he is in foster care. both baby and birth mom are good.here are some new pics of the baby

pictures of baby keegan

baby keegan 6lbs 15 oz 20.5 inches long born at 310am. happy birthday little man. will update with more pics later. we are all good.thank you all for all your prayers and support

tricia brian and keegan schultz

monday is the day

we are scheduled for a c-section on Monday October 27Th 2008 we are excited that baby keegan will finally make his appearance. we want to thank you all for all your prayers love and support during this adoption.we will add pictures of us and baby keegan on tuesday.my sister is having a baby girl and her name is Hannah cheyanne. our friends and Eric and Rachel are having a baby boy. Brian sister Brenda is having a baby and she is due in may2009. we are so excited about all the babies.have a blessed weekend and week.

Tricia and Brian

our meeting with the foster family

our meeting went good. the family is very nice. no baby yet he is comfortable in the womb. the dr said that he is a big baby. baby keegan will be in foster care for about a month and then we will be able to bring him home. we are scheduled for a c-section on monday but our birth mom is having some serious contactions so maybe he will be born before then. i will put pictures on the blog once he is born. we thank all of you for all your prayers and love.. will update later


tricia and brian

meeting with foster family

we are all going to meet with the foster family that will have baby Keegan while we are waiting for both parents rights to be terminated. we are excited to meet them. we are praying that this will give us more peace about the situation. the birth father that caused the bump in the road has not called back nor has he responded to the paper work that was sent to him. our birth mom Nikki went to the Dr yesterday and baby Keegan is doing great the Dr said that he probably weighs about 9lbs. the Dr said that if baby Keegan does not make his appearance before next Monday we will do a c-section. the birth mom Nikki is very nervous about that. please keep her in your prayers and baby Keegan. we are good just ready to hold baby Keegan. i will post pics of us with our birth mom later. have a blessed week and i will update you all after our meeting with the foster family tonight.

love and prayers
Tricia and Brian

okay we have met with our case worker

she said that everything still looks good for us.they said that the tribe is not going to step in at all since we are not going to do a paternity test. the agency did speak with the birth fathers dad and he stated that they could not pay for a paternity test or attorney. we are just praying for gods will in this situation. the baby will have to go to foster care until the birth father's rights get termed. we have done our home study update. we are still excited but nervous. thank you for all your prayers and encouragement.

love and prayers
Tricia and Brian

we have hit a bump in the road

we meet with the Nikki last night our birth mom. everything was great we had a great time. we received a call from the adoption agency that one of the potential birth fathers wants to contest to the adoption. we will now have to do a paternity test and the baby will have to go into foster care until we get the results and if it does happen to be his baby the tribe will probably take the baby. please pray for peace and understanding for us and Nikki as we are all so upset and don't understand why. i will update more as we know more.thank you all

Tricia and Brian

baby room done

Brian and i have been working really hard these past couple of days to get the baby room ready.
keegan's room is officially ready for him to come home. we have washed all the clothes that we have for him and hung them in the closet. i can not wait to take pictures of my little man. we did his room in green yellow and brown it is so cute. we are meeting with the agency and the birth mom Nikki tonight she is going to cook us dinner. she goes back to the Dr tomorrow so we will see what the Dr has to say about when he thinks she will deliver our precious little boy. everything has been good. we are still praying that the baby does not have to go into foster care once he is born until Nikki's rights are terminated. she does not want the baby to go into foster care and neither do we. i will update more later. thank you for all your prayers. please continue to pray for us, Nikki and the baby.

love,
Tricia and Brian

we have been matched with our birthmom

we are expecting a baby boy due any time from now to oct 23rd.. please continue to pray for us.will update more later.

love ya all

tricia and brian

my prayer

dont worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. tell God waht you nee,and thank for all he has done. phillipians 4:6

laugter translates into any language.

we are going to meet with our birth mom tonight...

thank you for all your prayers.

tricia and brian

meeting with birth mom

we are meeting with our birth mom on thursday evening for dinner. she wants to get to know us better. she still have not made a decision on the family that she wants to adopt the baby boy. she is a very sweet and loving person. we are so blessed to have met with her. we are praying for her and the baby. she has a very hard decision to make and we want her to have peace and comfort when she makes her decision. we will update more as we know more..

love and prayers
tricia and brian

meeting with birth mom went well

We had our meeting with the birth mom today and it went so well. we are so excited about the way the meeting went. we had complete peace with the birth mom and she is comfortable with us. we talked for about 1hr. it was like we were old friends. she should let the agency now by Monday. so keep us in your prayers. this will be some of the hardest 48 hrs that we will have so far in the process. okay i will now tell you the sex of the baby. the baby is a boy!!!!! baby name will be Keegan Isaiah Konor Schultz!!!! we are excited and we have told the birth mom the baby name that we have picked out and she loved it. i will update more later.. look for update on Monday!!!!!!!!!!

love
Tricia and Brian

meeting with birth mom

we have a meeting with the birth mom on saturday october 4th 2008 @230pm. please keep us and the birth mom in your prayers.we are 1 of 3 families that the birth mom is going to meeting with.

will update later.

THE AGENCY IS SHOWING OUR PROFILE BOOK TODAY

we have decided to let the agency show our profile book to the birth mother. i have learned a little bit about her and i am excited. we are praying that if this is the child that God wants us to have in our family that the birth mother will have peace in her decision. the adoption agency said that the birth mom is committed to making this decision of placing her child up for adoption. the agency stated as they know more they will let us know more if we are selected to be the family that she chooses. they stated that the birth mom could make the decision tonight or tomorrow. please keep us and the birth family in your prayers. we do no know what the baby is but we are not sharing that information at this time. we are meeting with mike our mentor tomorrow. he is so excited in the way that God has been working in our lives these past few months. if you would like to have more you can call my cell 625-0906 or email me: triciaschul00@hotmail.com.

i will update more later. thank you all again for your love and support.

we are so blessed to have great friends who believe in God and the power of prayer

Tricia and Brian

TODAY IS MY 28TH BIRTHDAY

GOD IS AMAZING TODAY IS MY 28TH BIRTHDAY AND WE GOT A CALL FROM A LOCAL AGENCY AND THEY WANT TO SHOW OUR PROFILE BOOK. WE ARE SO NERVOUS. I DO NT KNOW MANY DETAILS BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE BIRTH MOM IS DUE REALLY SOON. PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS. WE ARE PRAYING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE TO DELIVER OUR PROFILE BOOK TO THE OFFICE SO THAT THEY CAN SHOW THE BIRTH FAMILY. WE WILL UPDATE MORE WHEN WE KNOW MORE.

LOVE YA ALL
TRICIA

fireproof

we went and watched the movie fireproof as a church/class. it was a wonderful movie i recommend that all married couples watch the movie. you will learn things that you really did not realize could happen in your marriage or with your friends and their marriage. they could not have picked a better actor then kirk Cameron to play the fireman in the movie. several of us went to Denny's after the movie and we talked for several hours about the movie. well hey that is all now.


Tricia

my wreck

i had a wreck yesterday. everything is okay. my car has almost $1000.00 worth of damage it was not my fault.

on the adoption i am mailing our home study update info into the agency tomorrow. we are excited about starting the process with another agency. both of the agencies have been very nice and helpful.

i am feeling better. my sister has quit her job and is staying home with the girls now so i don't have the girls every night. i miss them.

we are starting soccer this next weekend at our church and our church is having our annual women's conference also.

just an update

Tricia and Brian

my husband is so sweet

WELL WE CELEBRATED OUR 8YR ANNIVERSARY IT WAS GREAT..SINCE MY BIRTHDAY IS 2 WKS FROM OUR ANNIVERSARY WE ALWAYS DO MY GIFTS TOGETHER. BRIAN CALLED AND MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT AT A SPA TO HAVE A MASSAGE AND A PEDICURE. WELL WE ARE DOING ALL THE PAPER WORK TO UPDATE OUR HOME STUDY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN TULSA. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT A NEW START ONCE WE GET OUR HOME STUDY UPDATE WE WILL THEN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO TULSA AND MEET THE VERY NICE LADIES THAT HAVE BEEN HELPING US AND THEN WE WILL BE WAITING AGAIN. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS WAIT WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE PARENTS SOON. EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I HAVE STARTED SOME NEW MEDS TO HELP ME SLEEP AND WITH MY ANXIETY ATTACKS.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEW NIECE OR NEPHEW THAT MY SISTER AND OUR FRIENDS ERIC AND RACHEL WILL BE HAVING NEXT YEAR....

JUST AN UPDATE TAKE CARE

LOVE AND PRAYERS
TRICIA

our 8 year anniversary

we celebrate our 8 year anniversary today... we have had many trials and struggles but we have always been there for each other.. we are getting ready to start the process over with another agency. please pray for guidence and direction for us.

thank you
tricia

my niece got saved at church last night

my niece Aubrianna age 7 accepted Christ in to her heart after evening service last night. it was so exciting to see her and hear her repeat bro Danny. she is an amazing little girl who officially belongs to God.. we are so proud of her..

just wanted to share.

thanks
Tricia

WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO

we are still looking for an adoption agency. we are at the time of updating our home study.. a few months ago we asked for our info to be transferred to another agency and once the other agency received our stuff we received a letter stating that they were not taking any new families. we have contacted the agency that we thought we were still with and since we were adding other agencies to our profile they took us off their waiting list. so i am going crazy trying to find someone to update our home study since we don't have an agency. i have called so many places and they want us to sign a contract with them and their agency fees are way too expensive for us. we have been looking at an agency in Tulsa who says they can not come down and do our home study due to the travel since we are 1.5 hr away..

i was challenged 2 weeks ago to not restrict God of what age of child that Brian and i adopt. i have been looking a few older children but i think i am doing good and then i am talking to some and they believe with all their heart that we will get a baby so i then go back to say okay God i really want a baby. we have decided that we would like to have a baby boy.. Brian thinks they are less drama and less expensive... ha ha Brian is high maintenance!!! i will continue to pray for what ever sex of the child God desires us to have.


Brian and Jeremy have started dodge ball and getting ready to start soccer at our church it is welcome to everyone.. if interested you can call us and we can get you in contact with someone.

my sister still does not know what she is having the baby would not let her sneak a peak at the ultrasound.. i truly believe she is having another baby girl...

take care
that is our update for now..

Tricia and Brian

ARE YOU READY FOR FOOTBALL????

AS WE ALL KNOW IT IS FOOTBALL TIME AGAIN... OF COURSE OUR HOUSE IS DIVIDED BUT BRIAN IS BECOMING A BIGGER OU FAN SEASON BY SEASON EVEN DURING BEDLAM.. WE HAVE A GREAT TIME CHEERING DURING THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. WE ARE NOT BIG NFL FANS... BUT GO OU!!!!!


NO NEWS ON THE ADOPTION.. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO UPDATE OUR HOME STUDY...

TAKE CARE

TRICIA

GETTING READY TO UPDATE OUR HOMESTUDY

okay we had a meeting with mike and it went well. he has given me a bigger challenge than before. this one is really hard for me. he has challenged me not to restrict God in the age of the child that we adopt. i am pretty set in my ways and i really want a baby,but mike said that i should let God handle the age of the child that Brian and i adopt.we know that God will not give us more than we can handle. i opened my email today and i read an email from k-love like i do everyday and today it really hit home..
encouraging word from k-love today---
why am i discouraged? why is my heart so sad? i will put my hope in God! i will praise him again!!1 my savior and my God!!! psalm 42:11

okay i know that i should not restrict God and i have tried giving it to God. i am just not a very patient person.

thank you all for your prayers and encouragement.

love ya

still searching for an agency

We are still searching for a new adoption agency to go through. we have contact more agencies this week we are waiting on the packets to arrive to read through and pray about who we will go through. we are waiting on mike to arrive back from mexico. mike is a wonderful man who is going to mentor us through this process since we really have no agency help. we have had a great time getting to know mike and meet his family. he has been such a blessing to us both. thank you mike.

well we will let you know soon what we decide to do. thank you all for all your love and prayers

brian & tricia
we are starting a date night. we have decided to have fun and stop worrying so much
about when we are going to become parents.!!! i love my husband!!!!!

what to do and not to do

God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close. God is amazing and always faithful.

we are still struggling on what to do but we are trusting God that we are following his will and his direction. God has closed some doors for us lately that have been kind of hard but it was worth it. We were considering an adoption agency and they are not excepting new adoptive families at this time.

we are specifically praying that God will tell us if we need to pursue the adoption at this time or wait till Brian is finished with school.God's will and direction is always perfect no matter what.

Tricia

i love my new job and i have been there for 6 months

yeah Monday will be 6 months since i have started my new job. i am excited to have a job that i love getting up and going to each day. some days are stressful but what is not in life.

Brian and i are really praying about where god will lead us in this journey of our adoption. Brian goes and meets with the school counselor on august 15th at 3pm to see what all he still has to do to complete his degree.

God is amazing and he has blessed us with such great friends and prayer warriors. we have been so blessed to have so many friends who have adopted their children or have had infertility problems who have encouraged us through this journey. we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone.

summer is great. i love the warm. i ask that you pray for my health i have been having some minor problems but i think it all has to do with stress but only GOD knows what the problem is.
my sister is doing better she is still having a high risk pregnancy but we are just praying for a healthy baby and pregnancy.
well enough for now i just wanted to update
love and prayers
Tricia and Brian

ABOUT TO GO CRAZY

WE ARE ABOUT TO CRAZY LOOKING FOR A NEW ADOPTION AGENCY AND PATH. WE HAVE CONTACT ABOUT 20 ADOPTION AGENCIES AND THEY ALL WANT 20-30 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ADOPT A CHILD. WE HAVE BOTH AGREED THAT WE WILL NOT GO INTO DEBT TO HAVE A CHILD IN OUR HOME. WE HAVE EVEN CONTACTED AGENCIES IN OTHER STATES. WELL PLEASE JUST KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS.

TRICIA

2 years ago

two years ago today we lost our baby boy ayden. it still gets to me when i think about it. we know that god has that perfect baby for us. we receive a package from catholic charities today and they stated that they are not excepting new adoptive families at this time. i know that god shut that door for a reason but it is hard to grasp. i felt like we were going some where. we have been on the Internet so much lately looking at other adoptions agencies. this is really starting to make me wonder if we are following Gods path. well hey i will talk to everyone later.


love and prayers
Tricia

HAILEY IS WALKING

my niece is 13 months and she just started walking. she is still a little unsteady but she is doing it we are so proud of her.


we are still agency hunting... we have not found any that we are set on yet.

have a blessed week

tricia

to a good friend

we will miss you. have a great time in Alaska Randa. we are all so proud of you for your accomplishments you have made in the past year. thanks for being a good friend. have a safe trip and we will talk to you soon.

Tricia

AGENCY HUNTING AGAIN

WE HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH THE BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME. WE HAVE STARTED SEARCHING FOR A NEW AGENCY TO HANDLE OUR ADOPTION. WE ARE PRAYING ABOUT WHERE GOD WOULD HAVE US GO. WE HAVE SENT OUR INFORMATION TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES. WELL HEY WE ARE GOOD. I AM LOVING MY JOB.BRIAN IS GOING TO DO A SOCCER LEAGUE AT CHURCH ( I THINK). BRIAN IS GOING TO START SCHOOL IN JANUARY FULL TIME (YEAH!!!!). WELL HEY ENOUGH FOR NOW .


LOVE AND PRAYERS
TRICIA

happy birthday brian

today is brian's 31st birthday!!!!! i just wanted to wish you a happy birthday


love ya
tricia

i hate car shopping

well we are car shopping... my sister was driving Brian's car on Friday and got into an accident and Brian's car is messed up really bad. we have to take Brian's car to the body shop for an estimate.we are thinking that his car is toast.. well hey please pray for this process we hate car shopping. we were 5 months away from having his car paid off. what is god's plan??? well for the ones who new about our trip to Virginia and the birth mom we went to meet we will not be adopting her baby in July she has decided to go through an agency out there and there fees are crazy. that is all for now

happy fathers day to all the dad's

JUST AN UPDATE LOVE YA ALL

WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE NEWS THAT WE HAVE A BABY TO BRING HOME!! GOD HAS THE PERFECT PLAN AND WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT... IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD THESE PAST FEW WEEKS . MY SISTER WHO I LOVE FOUND OUT SHE IS PREGNANT BUT IS HAVING SOME COMPLICATIONS.. PLEASE PRAY FOR HER AND THE BABY. SHE IS ONLY ABOUT 8 WEEKS ALONG. MY SISTERS BOYS HAVE MOVED TO MCALESTER TO LIVE WITH THEIR DAD AND I HARDLY GET TO SEE THEN. WHEN WE WENT TO VIRGINIA AND WE GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH MY BEST FRIENDS GIRLS IT BROKE MY HEART TO LEAVE THEM BECAUSE I DON'T GET TO SEE THEM EXCEPT WHEN THEY COME HOME TO VISIT. MY FRIEND ANITA AND HER HUSBAND MOVED TO TENNESSEE WITH THEIR LITTLE GIRL WHO I ADORE.. I MISS THEM TOO. I AM JUST FEELING LIKE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE MOVING AWAY. I KNOW THAT GOD HAS THIS AMAZING PLAN FOR BRIAN AND I PLEASE JUST PRAY FOR US DURING THIS TIME. BRIAN WILL BE GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME SOON!!! YEAH !!! WELL HEY ENOUGH FOR NOW..

TRICIA

OUR WONDERFUL TRIP

hey we made it home safe and sound. we had a great time in Virginia. we got to visit with my best friend and her girls. we went to Virginia beach and had great time we walked along the beach and the girls rode rides. on Sunday we drove up to Washington dc what an amazing beautiful place to visit. we walked and walked. we were so tired.we are so glad to be home.

please continue to pray for brian as he prepares to start school. maybe sooner than expected but we are following God's plan.


love and prayers
Brian and Tricia

i hate flying

okay we made it to Virginia and the plane ride was terrible.. our trip from okc to Houston was on a small airplane.. i did not want to get on it i tried to talk Brian out of going.. then we sit in Houston for an hour then off to Washington dc here we come.. we made it to dc the plane ride there was better. i took some Tylenol and phenergan thank god for that i went to sleep and slept the whole ride until we hit turbulence awake i was. thanks for all your love and prayers.. have a great day. i will post lots of pictures later.


tricia and brian

WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AN ADOPTION GRANT

we have applied for an adoption grant we have just recently sent in our paperwork and then it will take between 90-120 days before we here something.. this would just give us more money to put towards the adoption cost if we went through another agency. we have been really praying on where God wants us to adopt from.

we have also been praying about starting a new sunday school class in our church for couples who do not have any children for what ever reason weither newly married or did not want children or could not have children. we are in need of a teacher for this class.

we are leaving on thursday may 22nd to fly to virginia to visit. we are planning to visit washington dc and virginia beach..

we love you all and can not thank you all for your prayers and support

tricia and brian

WE ARE TRAVELING TO VIRGINIA

we are traveling to Virginia in May to see my best friend Elisa and her girls. we are so excited that we can go and visit... there are a few things on our agenda while there... we are going to spend lots of precious moments with the girls they just have grown up so much since they moved a year ago.. Mackenzie will be in the 2ND grade next year Willa will be in kindergarten and Olivia will still be home driving Elisa crazy!!! saying i wanna go to Tricia house... ha ha i just had to add this.. Elisa's birthday is may 31 st and we have been best friends for 13 years now.. we have been through it all.we are going to hit the beach on Saturday!!!!!!!! yeah i must get to tanning now so i don't scare everyone away... well hey we have no new news on our precious gift of a baby.. these past few months have been very trying for us. we have just been wondering why? we understand that God has a plan for us we are trying to follow but we seem to be on a different road. i still remember 2 years ago like it was yesterday when we thought we would be adopting our little boy but God had other plans for baby ayden. i still pray for him and his precious life for protection and guidance. well that is all for now.. i am sorry i just had to let you all know what was on my mind at this moment.

we thank you all for all your prayers and encouragement..

to robin~~~~ can not wait to see that precious baby girl you are having next week... our prayers are with you and brad and marlo

TO THE BEST HUSBAND EVER !!!!!

ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 30 2008 BRIAN AND I WILL HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 8 AMAZING YEARS.. I WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD....

TO MY HUSBAND THE MAN I WILL ALWAYS LOVE!!!!

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING MY SUPPORTER,ENCOURAGER,BEST FRIEND AND MOST OF ALL MY PARTNER AND SOUL MATE..

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALOT IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND I AM THANKFUL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BY MY SIDE...

JUST KNOW I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS

LOVE YA

i have spoiled my sisters youngest rotten already

everytime she is with me and has to leave or i go and visit and i leave she just cries for me and it breaks my heart to leave her.. she never just wants to go back to her mommy... some know the story about baby hailey...

well i just love all of my nieces and nephews...


just had to add this

okay back to square 1 and still waiting

okay we have not heard anything more on baby prospect. so we are taking it as this was not the baby for us.. that is okay.. we are just so blessed to have each other and our family. here is some updated information

my best friend is not moving home her and her husband are trying to work things out again.. my sister has filed for divorce and has split up her children which i might say is very hard on me because i was so used to seeing them daily and i only get to see them every now and then.i have lots of friends having babies!!!! yeah i can get my baby fix in while waiting!!!!

we have bought all new baby bedding furniture etc for when our precious baby comes to us...

Brian will be starting back to school soon and i will be the bread winner for a little while!!!!

i have lost a total of 37 lbs and holding steady since June07.

that is all for now... love and prayers


Tricia

i wish the warm weather would stay

i can not wait till summer gets here and we have 85 degree weather or hotter everyday. i do not like cold weather. we still have not heard any more on the prospect. we are just believing that God is in control and he has his hands in it. we will know if this is the baby we are supposed to have if we get a call from the family at time of delivery i guess. we did hear that the birth mom does like our profile but have not heard about the birth father. just pray that it is not because of race or religion. we are excited about all of our friends and their new babies that are almost here. i have been buying baby gifts like crazy.. we have bought a crib bedding set that is cute it is green and brown. we are excited to have that out of the way.. i finally broke down and spent the money to get a camcorder.. yeahhhhhhh we are catching up to the rest of the world.. take care and we pray that everyone had a great Easter.. ours was wonderful

love and prayers

NO NEW NEWS ON THE PROSPECT YET

I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET ON THE PROSPECT. I DO KNOW THAT THE BIRTH MOM FAMILY LIKED OUR PROFILE BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ON THE BRITH FATHER AND HIS FAMILY YET.

WE HAVE A PRIVATE PROSPECT

WE GOT A CALL ON SUNDAY ON OUR WAY HOME FROM TEXAS FROM SOMEONE WE BOTH KNOW AND TRUST. THEY HAVE NOTIFIED US OF A BIRTH MOM WHO IS 6-7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND IS WANTING TO GIVE HER BABY UP FOR ADOPTION. THEY ARE SHOWING OUR PROFILE BOOK THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE ARE EXCITED BUT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO GIVE OUR HOPES UP.WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE SEX OF THE BABY IS AND WHAT WE WOULD NAME THE BABY IF WE WERE CHOSEN!!! SORRY I CAN NOT GIVE DETAILS AT THIS TIME. BUT PLEASE JUST PRAY FOR GODS DIRECTION AND IF THIS IS THE PATH WE ARE TO GO THAT WE CAN FIND THE RIGHT ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THE PAPERWORK AND GET THINGS GOING FOR US. I WILL UPDATE WHEN I KNOW MORE. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE BIRTH FAMILY OF THIS BABY.

LOVE AND PRAYERS

MY BEST FRIEND IS MOVING HOME!!!

MY BEST FRIEND ELISA AND HER 3 GIRLS ARE MOVING HOME TO OKLAHOMA... I AM SO EXCITED THAT THEY ARE MOVING HOME BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO HER TAKE CARE OF OUR BABY ONCE HE OR SHE IS BORN. WE ARE ALL EXCITED THAT SHE WILL BE HERE WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS AND THE DAY WE BRING OUR PRECIOUS BABY HOME. WE LOVE HER AND THE GIRLS SO MUCH. SHE IS LIKE MY SISTER....


BRIAN AND I HAD A MINI VACATION THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE WENT TO TEXAS FOR A WEDDING.. IT WAS NICE TO JUST PACK OUR BAGS AND GO. WE HAD A GREAT TIME JUST THE TWO OF US WHILE SHOPPING AND JUST DRIVING AROUND FORT WORTH..

THAT IS ALL FOR NOW.

TRICIA

HAPPY LATE VALENTINES DAY

WE HAD A GREAT VALENTINES DAY!!!!! BRIAN TOOK ME OUT ON WEDNESDAY SO THAT WAY WE COULD BEAT THE CROWDS!!! ON VALENTINES DAY BRIAN BROUGHT FLOWERS HOME TO ME. WE JUST STAYED HOME AND ENJOYED EACH OTHERS COMPANY BECAUSE DID NOT HAVE MY SISTERS CHILDREN. THANK GOD FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR FAMILY..

WORK IS STILL GOING GREAT.. TAKE CARE

LOVE AND PRAYERS