We wouldn't be writing this letter if it wasn't for American Adoptions and our wonderful birthmother! We extend our gratitude to American Adoptions for all of your hard work and dedication to us during the whole process.

We have always wanted children. Although, we struggled with infertility we decided to forgo any medical intervention. Our hearts true desire was to adopt. We started the adoption home study process on June 14, 2008. We were approved to adopt and move forward on August 16, 2008. We unfortunately signed on with another agency in September until receiving a letter that they were in a financial storm.

 At this time, we didn't waste any time before contacting American Adoptions on January 2, 2009. We quickly sent in our application fee and began working on our profile, gathering photographs, and answering our APQ. We went active with American Adoptions on February 11, 2009 and we got "the call" about our match on March 11, 2009. One month to the day of going active. I can't begin to tell you the amount of joy we felt when receiving the news we were chosen by a birthmother and she was expecting a baby boy due any day. During this time Jenn talked to Gibson’s birthmother over the phone several times before she called us exactly two weeks later and let us know she was being sent the hospital for a C-Section that afternoon. She was sorry we were going to miss his grand entrance into the world. We decided to drive the 9 hours to meet them. We met with “our” birthmother as soon as we arrived at the hospital. We were so excited and nervous but we never expected the experience we had with her to be so amazing! We talked with her for about an hour before meeting our son. Gibson Michael was born on March 25th, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.  He was 5 hours old when we first met. He was beautiful just like his birthmother.

We cared for Gibson during their stay in the hospital and visited frequently with his birthmother. We spent hours getting to know her and to learn what was important to her. We were blessed to get a photograph of her holding Gibson. He will treasure this photograph as much as we do now. There is not a doubt in our minds, that we were meant to find our way to one another. (Our birthmother said to Jenn during their first phone conversation not to be nervous. This has been in the making for a long time) Gibson’s birthmother and Jenn share the same birthday as well as the same blood type O+. ( Gibson is O+ too) We learned so much from her marvelous strength, courage, and selflessness.

During our stay waiting on ICPC clearance we had lunch with our birthmother and her two boys. We took lots of pictures of them with Gibson. We were so grateful and honored to get to spend some more time with her.

We have been home now for 3 months. We keep in touch with his birthmother via telephone and pictures and are enlightened by the amount of unconditional love she had for Gibson that allowed us the opportunity to become parents. She is family to us now and forever. We love you!