Mommy Chanel & Daddy Devin's visit

Saturday night we had the pleasure to have Chanel and Devin over. We know Chanel pretty well, but we loved getting to know Devin. We found out he is a huge Jazz fan! Yeah. He also help build the Riverton Hospital where Brody was born...way cool. It was fun watching them both study Brody and see what traits they passed along to him. At one point Brody needed a diaper change, so Chanel took it into her hands to do it:) While she was changing him, his umbilical cord fell off. I thought it was awesome she was there to witness it. We are so Thankful to Chanel and Devin for wanting to be a part of Brody's life. We know it will help them both and help Brody. As he grows and learns to understand where he comes from and why he likes the Jazz so much:) ha ha And why he has those green eyes? (we hope, sorry Devin) ha ha... Maybe he'll play in the NBA? :)

Brody's Over Protective Big Brother

Bringing Brody home we were a little worried how Brock was going to adapt to him. We were worried for nothing. He has been so great. He always wants to know where he is. He will search around the house, in his crib, in my arms and if I don't have him he will say "where's Brody?". He loves to hold and give him hugs and kisses. It's like they knew each other in heaven and he knew he was coming. (Which I believe to be true) Brock is very protective over Brody. When people come to visit him, Brock will tell them "you can't hold her!". (Brock's pronouns are still mixed up:) ) The other day I had grandma watch Brody for an hour so I could do my calling for activity days. Brock was a sleep. I was right in the middle of teaching these girls about developing talents when Brock wakes up from his nap. I sent him down to grandma (FYI-Randy's mom/grandma lives in our basement) so I could finish with the lesson without any interruptions. All of a sudden I heard Brock kicking and screaming. I found out later that when he saw grandma holding Brody he thought she took him for good. He told her to take "her" back up-stairs and that it's his Brody. He came crying to me and said "grandma has Brody? Will she give "her" back?" I just smiled and giggled and reassured Brock that Brody will come back. How sweet Brock has been to Brody. He is taking on the big brother role very well.

Brody is 1 Week Old!

Look how stinkin' cute he is! I just can't get enough of him. He is a really good baby. We got so lucky! I always tell Chanel, "what ever you did worked."



This is after his first bath at home. Look at that hair! He is all warm and ready for bed in his cocoon.

I love when he is awake. Of course it doesn't last long. He has gorgeous eyes!

Daddy taking a nap with the little guy. Precious.

Brock is the best big brother. He always wants to "pet her head" he says. Brock has his pronouns mixed up...we are working on that. He wants to show him all of his toys and loves to give him kisses:)
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Granny Goose and Brody. She has been a big help for the last couple of days. She took Brock home one night. She came and watched the two boys, so I could take a nap. It was awesome! Thank You Mom! She can't get enough of him either:)

We had so many visitors over the weekend. We loved it! This is Brody's cousin Zyan. She loves him and wanted to hold him all night. Her and my sister Erin would fight over whose turn it was. It was pretty funny.

Aunt Heather and cousin Zoey. Zoey loves dolls. She thought Brody was a big doll and that she could do what ever she wanted to him. So cute.

This is the Dejong family, who knows Chanel. They played a big part in this amazing process. We will be forever grateful to them.

Aunt Angie and cousin kailee. Brody is going to have so many cousins from both sides of the families to play with.

Chanel came over last night to visit Brody (grrr...I forgot to get a picture of them.) and I was telling her that it has only been a week and I feel like Brody has been with us forever. She looked up and agreed that she was thinking the same thing. We are so grateful for Chanel, we are so grateful for Brody, for finding his way to us. It truly is a miracle. When things are right and meant to be, they fall right into place. We are truly blessed.

Thank you to everyone who came to visit. We know we are loved, not only by you, but by our Heavenly Father:)

Introducing...

Brody Keidan Mellor

Born on December 8, 2010

7:00 pm

8 lbs 4 0z

20 in long

Words can not express the love and gratitude we have for Devin, Chanel and her family. Over the past 6 weeks we have had the opportunity to witness the Lord's hand in the miracle of adoption. We are so happy to be apart of the adoption world. We are honored that Chanel chose us to be Brody's parents. She is an incredible young women.

Chanel invited us to be the the delivery room. I was so excited. Randy was a little nervous, because he does not do so well with blood and needles. He was so glad he tuft it out because it was a beautiful thing. I was the lucky one who cut the cord. It brings tears to my eyes that Chanel was so open for us to be there and that she went through 3 hours of pushing and puking all for us. That is something we will never forget. To witness the miracle of the birth of Brody was breathtaking. Thank you so much Chanel. It means more than you will ever know.

Chanel has the greatest family! We feel like we have known them forever. The love we feel from them is so great. This is their first grand child and to see them put all of there thoughts and emotions a side and let Chanel make her decision was so strengthening to us. They truly wanted what was best for Chanel and Brody. We love you guys for letting us fill of your love.

When I saw Brody for the first time, tears filled my eyes. He was so beautiful. I couldn't help but fill love for him. He is truly a blessing in our lives.

How we chose Brody's name: I have loved the name Brody for a while and when I said it to Randy he liked it too. Chanel was going to name him Keidan, so in honor of her we kept it as his middle name. Brock and Brody will have the same initials BKM. Brock Kylen and Brody Keidan. We thought that was so cute:)

Brock is going to be an awesome big brother! When I told him it was time to go and meet Brody, he got all giddy inside and could not stop giggling. It was so cute.

We had the opportunity to meet Brody's birth father, Devin. We were so happy to have met him and to tell him Thank You. Every body plays a part in this miracle and we could not be more grateful to him. Thank You so much Devin. We love you.

The day we were able to bring Brody home was a very emotional day. I woke up that day in tears. Chanel is the greatest example to me of love and unselfishness. I love her so much for the sacrifice she has made. Watching her hand her son to me was bitter sweet. We know Chanels decision was what she wanted for her and Brody. The spirit was so strong, we could all fill the love she has for him. The Lord truly had a had in this. I want to Thank everyone who was involved with the process. I also want to thank everyone for supporting Chanel in her decision. I know it means the world to her and it means the world to us. Chanel you are amazing. Thank you for your beautiful son. He has so many people who love him.

Mike & Erin are Hoping to Adopt

My sister Erin and her husband Mike have just been approved to adopt. Yeah! We are so excited for them. Please help us spread the word, so we can help them find the newest member of their famiy. To visit their profile click here. To visit their blog click here.

Temple Lights

Before the baby comes we thought we should go down town to see the lights with Brock. We took trax downtown. Brock was the life of the party on the train. He is starting to show off when others are watching. We met up with my sister Erin, Mike and Bryson.

Brock and Bryson were so intrigued by this guy with the bag pipes. Brock went right up to him and wanted to see this thing that made noise. The nice man stop playing, knelt down and started showing the boys how the instrument made noise. Randy and I even enjoyed it. That was sure nice of him.

Maybe one of the last family pictures with just the 3 of us:)

We stopped in at the Desert Book Store for some hot chocolate. The boys loved all of the fun Christmas books.

Beautiful downtown. It was a very peaceful and relaxing night. I had a time to reflect on how blessed and grateful we are during this Holiday Season.

Ultra Sound

For all of you waiting for the big news.....Baby is not here yet, but I am sharing something amazing. Chanel invited me to her last Doctors appointment last Monday. It was incredible! They did an ultra sound just for me! This is a picture of babys strong heart beat. It was awesome for me to see him. To see his little feet and hands was so amazing. Words can not express to Chanel how blessed I am to have her in my life. She is so unselfish to let me in on the last moments of baby being in her tummy. It means so much. Thank You!

Thanksgiving 2010

Our Thanksgiving was great! We traveled up to Washington State to have Thanksgiving with Randy's brother Kevin and his family. We were nervous that Chanel would go into labor....She didn't, so it all worked out. The whole weekend was perfect. We just relaxed and laughed our heads off. We did attempt to do black Friday for the first time. We saw some great deals at Toys R Us, so we decided to go and check it out. When we drove up there was a line wrap around the store! We could not believe it. The temp. was 18 degrees. Randy said he would wait in line for us if we wanted to wait in the truck. How sweet was he?. I new I married the right man:) He was in line for one hour. When he got close to the door my two sister-in-laws and I met up with him. It was freezing! I don't know how all those people did it. It was crazy in side. After all the shopping we saved 35$. I don't know if that was worth it, but it was fun. Thanks for the great time Kevin and Susan! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

The Nursery

Hello everyone! This is Chanel. Isn't she gorgeous?....And have I told you how amazing, wonderful, incredible she is? This young lady had a baby shower a few weeks ago, received a lot of loot and gave it all to me. WOW! I invited her over to help with the nursery. It was awesome. This is how it turned out. (I would love to paint, but because time in limited it will have to wait.)

The sleeping quarters. Chanel received these two blankets that went perfect with the bedding. So cute!

This boy has it made! All these clothes are from her shower and I still have all Brocks baby clothes to hang up. He is going to be stylin'.

The stinky area. ha ha So, you see she is amazing:) It was a lot of fun having her help me. We are so blessed. Thank you Chanel and we LOVE you!

"Come Again" "Really?"

Hello Family and Friends,

We have some very exciting news to share. We Are EXPECTING! It's a Boy! He is due to arrive on December 1st.

Here's the story:

We got a phone call from a childhood friend (Aaron D.) telling us he felt inspired to call us about a young women in his ward, who is pregnant. Their Bishop asked Chanel (birth mother) if it would be OK if this AWESOME couple from Lehi called her. Chanel kinda rolled her eyes and said "sure". We were a little hesitate, but we called her. Randy called first. He said he was so nervous and sweaty. After his call with Chanel, he called me and said "that did not go well at all". He was wrong. Chanel loved his dorky personality. (Who doesn't love Randy?) I called about 2 hours later. I was so nervous. It was going good and then came the awkward pause, but I got through it. We told her if she wanted to meet we would love to do that, or if she just needed someone to talk to, we would be there. A few days later, I texted her to wish her a Happy Halloween and to see how she was doing. A few days after that we got a text from her saying she would love to meet us before she made any decision. I called our case-worker and she told us not to get our hopes up because she was planning on keeping her baby. I told our case-worker "if it's right the Lord will provide the way." We were still very excited to meet with her for the first time (at Chili's). Our first meeting was fun and a little awkward at times. ha ha We never talked about adoption with her, we let her direct the conversation. It was perfect. We got to know her and her family. We found out she knows my dad. She went to Riverton High where my dad works. Chanel had him for Drivers Ed and P.E. My dad said "he remembered cutting her a few deals with her grades". ha ha When we left the restaurant we hugged and she gave us the most delicious sugar cookies ever! We didn't know what was in store next.....A couple of days went by. We could not stop talking about how we felt when we were talking with her. I kept telling Randy that her and I have a great connection. I felt prompted to text her and see if she wanted to come over to our home for dinner. I did not ignore the prompting. Chanel said "YES, I would love that". Last night was the night all of our lives changed. After dinner she said she had a present for Brock. She brought a bag over to the table and pulled out a coloring book and crayons for Brock, then she pulled out those delicious sugar cookies for us, then she pulled out this little outfit. In my mind I thought...that won't fit Brock? Duh.. She said... "and this outfit is for Brocks new little brother". Time was frozen. It took our breath away, we were not expecting that. Randy said "come again"? I said "really?" With tears feeling all of our eyes we hugged. The spirit was so strong you could not deny that this was the right decision. What an amazing young women. To be so in tuned to the spirit, to put aside all of her feelings and her desires of wanting to keep her baby. For this young women to have enough faith and trust in the Lord, to not ignore those feelings is so incredible.

For those of you struggling with infertility stay close to the Lord. I have a strong testimony of faith. He will provide miracles when you are least expecting it. He will help you through these tough times. We are a testament of that. Chanel and Heather have changed our lives forever through the MIRACLE OF ADOPTION. We are going to have the most cutest little boys ever! We are so excited to expand our family yet again. We love you Chanel!