October 17, 2012

five years ago today

michael adopted noah
and a couple weeks later we were sealed to our boy
these pictures are so special to me
just thinking of the heartache i had as i got divorced while pregnant with noah
and the devastation when i learned i wasn't sealed to noah by myself
all of the hard work that the adoption took
months and months of paperwork and phone calls 
and then one day it was finally official
not that there has ever been a question of who noah's dad is
michael saw him crawl for the first time
held him while i fed him his first food
and has been the best dad noah could ever have
Heavenly Father's plan for us is so much greater than our own

15 comments:

Chelsea said...

*teary* so special, thanks for sharing :)

Kate Clayton said...

What a touching post. It literally gave me chills. You have a wonderful family and Michael is a wonderful dad.

miriam said...

I'm so happy for your family and that you are sealed together forever!

Daniel, Sara, Dmitri & Paige said...

This post brought tears to my eyes! So sweet! It takes a very special man, to take on the role of a father, and be a father. There is definitely a lot of love in all those pictures! And look how cute and tiny Noah is! :D

Justin and Ashley said...

Thank you for sharing.. That's so special!

The Asay's said...

I love this post. Families are the best. So happy that your family is able to be sealed forever.

chelseyandmatt said...

Such a great post Rachael, you are amazing!!!

Youngs said...

What a great celebration day! You are amazing, I prayed for you during those hard times -- and you found a great partner to spend your life with -- so happy for you and michael and noah and the rest of the kiddos!

Kelli Dixon said...

So sweet! Loved this post!

amy welch said...

Love the last picture! So special. I'm thankful for forever families!

April Bacon said...

Thank you for sharing your guys are a awesome family. The pic are so sweet.

Laurel said...

Love this! I think you made everyone cry for sure.

Laurel said...

What a sweet memory for your family!

Natalie Smith said...

Beautiful post. Michael is such a wonderful person. I'm so happy for your family!

andre'a said...

that's so beautiful, French. Michael has been the best. He's so valiant and so in love with you!