IT'S TUMMY TIME

We tried to lay him on his tummy for the first time. He lasted less than 30 sec. We will keep trying once a day to get his neck stronger.

Trying to fall asleep.

IT'S TIME TO EAT

Brock is like a time clock. He wants to be fed every 2 to 3 hours on the dot. He is up to drinking 2 oz. What a good eater.

After eating and a diaper change he has no problem falling fast to sleep. So sweet.

WE WELCOME YOU BROCK!!!

WE'VE BEEN CHOSEN!!

It all started with a phone call from my older brother Jake, who lives in Tucson, Arizona. He called and mentioned that one of his former students is pregnant and is thinking about placing her baby boy up for adoption. He asked, "would you be interested"? We did not hesitate to respond, and said yes. We called Heather on the phone and spoke with her several times. She really wanted to meet us before the baby was born. So we took a trip down right before Christmas to meet her and David. We all were so nervous to meet. We decided to meet at a local restaurant in Tucson. Randy and I arrived before they did. We had no idea who to look for, we had never seen pictures of them. With every guest approaching the door, Randy and I would whisper to one another and say "is that them"? Soon they arrived, and as soon as we saw them we knew it was them. Dinner went very smoothly. It was so fun meet and to get to know one another. Heather and David invited us to there home the next day to have dinner. Heathers whole family was there. What a fun and loving family.

Our Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways. We know he had a hand in Heather and David Decision to choose us. We will ever be grateful for them both. They have been the answer to our prayers. Thank You.

Meeting Brock Kylen Mellor

Brock Kylen Mellor (Kylen was choosen by Brocks birth-mother Heather) was born on January 15, 2008 at 11:47 am, in Tucson Arizona. He weighed 8lbs 3oz 201/2 in. long. Randy and I were awakened at 6:30 am by my sister-in-law Michelle, on the phone telling us Heather was in labor. We both turned to each other and said "this is it". 1/2 hour later we were on our way to Tucson. It takes about 12 hours drive time. We were so hoping to get there before Brock was born, but we did not make it. We arrived around 8:00 p.m. and went straight to the hospital.

Rachel Meeting Brock for the first time. This was truely an amazing day.

Randy meeting Brock for the first time.

Heathers younger sister Kailee with Brock.

Heathers other younger sister Charlene with Brock.

Beautiful Baby Brock's Bathtime

Visiting Heather & Brock at the Hospital

Randy sleeping with Brock.

Through out Heathers stay at the Hospital, we visited quite frequently. We loved every minute of it. It was fun getting to know Heather and her family.

Aiden admiring his brother.

Randy & Rachel with Brock.

Rachel enjoying Brock. Brock is a beautiful baby!

Randy enjoying & getting to know Brock.

The day of Placement

This is Brocks older brother Aiden. Aiden is 13 months old. He loves his younger brother.

Grandma Gossett and her two grand-children.

Getting ready to go. Making sure the car seat is up to code.
Birth-Mother, Heather, kissing her son good-bye.
Heather & David, Thank you so much, we love you both, and will ever be grateful for you.

New Years Eve!

Happy New Year!!! This year for new years, we hung out with the family at Fat Cats. We played 3 games of bowling. Girls against boys. I never realized how good of a bowler Randy is. He was getting strikes and spares right and left. It was fun to hang out with the family. We had a blast! We are excited to see what this New Year will bring.

The update on our house...

We finally got the Stucco and the Rock on.

My brother Zack, came and surprised us with his talent in laying down the hardwood floor.

Chazz and Zyan came to help too. Chazz brought his cars, and we had fun making a race track out of the hardwood floor scraps.

Zack doing his thing.

Our good friend Jeff. Boy, What a BIG help he has been.

The east side of our house.