Hi Diane and Happy New Year to you and our Lifetime Family!

Ayden-Elizabeth is now is nine months old. We are so excited to watch her grow and develop her personality! She is truly our child as she mimics some of our daily habits which is funny for us to see. She is learning to walk and gets into everything that is not nailed down as she is a very active and curious baby; she just has to know how everything works in the house. She is learning to say simple words and she is SO funny as her daddy is teaching her to dance and sing to her favorite cartoon and play jokes on her grandparents; it's so funny to see!

We still can't believe that she growing so fast and we have to pinch ourselves and think back to just a year ago we began our journey with Lifetime and were one of the many families waiting for "the call" that ultimately changed our lives forever. We still want to remind those waiting families out there that their time will come and God will place that special baby in their lives as He has done for us. We can not begin to describe the love we have for our daughter and the indescribable joy she brings to our hearts every day.

We are already planning for Ayden-Elizabeth's BIG first birthday bash even though we are still a few months away but we can't contain ourselves as she is so special to us. As always, we pray for God to work through you and everyone at Lifetime to assist with birthmother and family connections that make successful adoptions and realize dreams of parenthood for so many. We are lucky to be affiliated with Lifetime and can not thank you enough for all of your positive and spiritual energy that you provided us through our journey.

As you know we think of you often and continue the great job of changing lives!

Always with love and blessings,
Dave, Tiffany, and Ayden-Elizabeth

Hi Amie,

Destinee is growing so fast and is almost seven months old.  She has changed so much!  We finalize the adoption next month!  We are happy about that.

She was able to meet more family members over the holidays and they fell in love with her.  She sits up on her own, and loves to play with her pink puppy toy and look at colorful books.  Destinee is very social and loves to be around people.  She is the perfect fit into our lives.

Thanks for everything!

-Mark & Cindi

Hello Veronica & my friends at Lifetime,

I went to see the doctor yesterday.  I have gained two and a half pounds since my last visit and grew two inches in length.  The doctor says I’m a very healthy little girl.  He could tell I’m anxious to be moving around now and seeing what is going on around me.  I smiled and cooed for the doctor too and showed him how strong I am. 

Mommy talks to my birthmom two or three times a week still.  She could hear me “talking” in the background during their last call.  Thanks again for all your hard work toward my adoption.  Thanks for letting us come meet you all last month too.  It was really fun to see you!  I hope you are all doing well and staying warm and dry in this crazy winter weather.  I’ll write again when I can!  Hugs and kisses to you all!

Love,
Katie (Lifetime baby of Roger & Tricia)

Aiden's getting so big! He's seven weeks old and he's been scooting for a couple of weeks now. He scoots all over his mat and pretty soon he'll be crawling all over our house! He eats constantly and he's growing so quickly in length. We can't seem to keep up with him...it seems like we're always in the formula section at the store.

In a couple of weeks we'll have to put him in the six-nine month size clothing. Aiden goes to the doctor for shots next week and we'll see how much he weighs and how long he will be. Hope all is well at Lifetime and we pray for all the waiting families to have a successful match soon. We love y'all and will never forget the amazing adoption journey we had!
 
Love,
Ryan & Brandi

Good afternoon Veronica,
Morgan is still a little angel and the joy of our lives.  She is growing up so quickly!  She is crawling now and into everything.

Thank you again for your help in bringing her to us!
-Damion & Misty

Xavier is growing so fast and becoming quite the character. He speaks very well for his age and processes information like children much older than he. It's hard to believe how fast time flies. Our little man will be three in a couple months! He started daycare and he LOVES it. Being around other children and learning and experiencing new things is a blast to him.

He is also growing into being quite the musician. When we go to church, he is totally in sync with what our band is doing. He has a drum set that he can name the different kinds of drums, a keyboard, and will soon get a guitar. He loves all musical instruments but the drums are his niche. He is the band leader in the house giving orders as to what mommy is to play, daddy is to play and we can only play when he says so! Can you believe that?

We pray that you have a prosperous new year and that you had a great holiday. May God continue to bless you!

Sincerely,
Michael and Alonia

Dear Lifetime,

We still can’t believe that Charles is almost two!  We are ever thankful to Lifetime for making us a forever family. 

We pray for you all and the work that you do all the time.

Love,
John & DeNise

Dear Veronica and the Lifetime Team:

We wanted to share with you the news we received today of the finalization of Nathan's adoption, practically six months to the day he was born!  We were fortunate to have experienced an effortless process, with consummate professionals all along the way.  Thank you for your recommendations, they made this process actually quite effortless!

Nathan is doing so very well.  At his last check up (yesterday) he weighed in at 17 pounds.  He is meeting and exceeding all of his developmental milestones, and is a delightfully happy baby! We also speak to his birth mom on a monthly basis, and she seems to be adapting very well.  We all sure love this little boy!

Thank you again for your guidance and bringing our little precious boy to us.

Warmly,
Debra & Vida

From our house to yours, we send warm wishes this holiday season!

-Chris & Valerie

Wishing you faith, hope, and love this Holiday season!

-Eric, Elizabeth, and Emily

Happy Holidays! We are forever grateful to Lifetime Adoption for bringing Charlie into our family!

-Curt & Margey

Curt and Margey are hoping to adopt again!
Click here to view their website and learn more about them!

From bottle feedings every three hours to eating something every hour, it feels our baby boy has grown into a young man overnight.  Each day we walk through our lives not knowing what the next minute or even second will bring us, but we continue anyway, with the faith that God will order our steps and guide our lives in a direction that will make life worthwhile. 

This has definitely been a year that has proven the existence of a God way more than we could ever conceive and a life that is not defined by WHAT we have but WHO we have instead.  Although Logan is not of our flesh, nor does he have our blood running through his veins, family is not who's connected to you by DNA, but by whom you love and by whom you cannot live without.  We appreciate you for helping us give him a life that will one day allow him to look his birthmother in the eyes and tell her "thank you."

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
-Leodis & Deonna  

Mardie and Diane,
 
Another year goes by and we can't help to brag about our two beautiful daughters.  We couldn't of done this without your help.  Many thanks to both of you for making our dreams come true.  They are the lights of our lives!  They are true sisters in every sense of the word and we couldn't ask for anything better.  Many prayers to those who are waiting to adopt...keep the faith, as when you least expect it God will give you the blessings that will fill your hearts with joy. 
 
May you all be blessed during these holiday times and upcoming year.
 
With much love and gratitude,
Archie & Lori

Dear Lifetime staff,

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

-Craig, Jennifer, and Nijel

Wishing you joy and love this holiday!

Nadia is ready to celebrate her first Christmas!

-Stacey & Jacqueline

To the wonderful Lifetime staff,

We'll never fully be able to put into words how y'all have helped us, so caring and loving and just wonderful! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts or being used by God to help us start our family! Dee, you are an angel with much patience. We had tons of questions and concerns but you patiently answered me and we never once felt like we couldn't email you with a question. Diane, you were the one who gave us the wonderful news! Veronica, thank you for being there for us when we needed your wisdom most and for your concern with Aiden's birthmother. Libby, thank you so much for being so caring and helping us out with everything and trying to get that "perfect" profile! Mardie, we know you've touched so many lives and helped build forever families. We'll be forever thankful to you for creating Lifetime Adoption!

Aiden is precious and means the world to us. We all know that Aiden was chosen by God to be a part of this family and we've seen first-hand how God has used Aiden to change hearts and minds all around us! Aiden was well worth the wait. His birthmother means the world to us!

Love,
Ryan & Brandi

We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year! God bless you and we love you.

Remember, Jesus is the reason for the season!

-Bradford, Darlene, Brittany, Brianna, and Ryan

Wishing you healthy, Happy Holidays, and hope you are looking forward to the new year as much as we are with our little one, now only a couple of weeks shy of four months old!

-Tom, Dawnette, and Evan

Ty's fourth birthday is a few days apart from Christmas, so he gets two times the amount of gifts! Can you believe it was four years ago today that we began our journey as parents?! Here is the family picture from his birthday party.

We hope you and your family have a safe and wonderful holiday!

All our love,
Shelly, Scott and Ty

We can't believe Aiden will be a month old this Friday! Time flies by once you have a baby....wish that six month wait would have seemed like that. Aiden is doing great! We are so proud of our baby boy and fight over who gets to hold him, bathe him, feed him, etc... Of course feeding him is a constant chore; he eats like a pig! He was 10 pounds, four ounces and 23 inches long when he was born. We skipped the newborn diapers and he has outgrown his 0-3 month clothes!
 
We just wanted to say thank you again to the Lifetime staff! Everyone was so helpful and a true blessing through this adoption journey! Everything happened so quickly with our adoption and we're so glad we had Lifetime to help us through everything! Thanks again and we love all of yall and we will never forget this wonderful experience we had!
 
Love,
Ryan, Brandi, and now Aiden

Hello, we wanted to let you know that Noah's adoption was just finalized! He is now seven months old.
He is a gorgeous boy and we are thrilled to have him in our family. His birthmom has been wonderful and we are in contact often. Thank you again for your help, patience and support.

-Ena and Gary

Hello Our Forever Friends and Family;
We are sending well wishes for Christmas. Brennan has been such a blessing to our lives and everyone that he encounters! Can you believe he is ten months already? He is a very intelligent boy. We have taught him to count on his fingers as we count aloud! He also mimics us reading whenever he has a book in hand! We are forever grateful for your help and respect in finding Brennan.

May you have a very Merry Christmas. May God Bless you all,

Derrick, Tarsha & Brennan

Hi Veronica,

We are free to travel home as soon as Katelyn gets released from the hospital!

We have been tag-teaming with watching after Katelyn and getting her birthparents all set up.  We have purchased the things they needed to set up the apartment including living room and bedroom furniture, microwave, coffee maker, TV, dishes, pots & pans, silverware, paper products, cleaning supplies, groceries, lamps, vacuum, bedding, towels, toiletries and a few post-maternity outfits and supplies.  We have provided transportation for them to and from the hospital, shopping and the apartment and taken them out to dinner a few times. 

Katelyn's birthmother did allow us access to Katelyn all three days of the waiting period.  I think it was her way of saying good bye.  We took them out to dinner on the way back home.  We have talked to and/or seen Katelyn's birthmother almost daily since the birth and she continues to ask about Katelyn.  From all indications we get from her, she is happy with her decision and of course we are over the moon to be Katelyn’s parents!

Thank you again for helping to facilitate Katelyn’s adoption!  We appreciate you so much!

Love,
Tricia & Roger

Hello Veronica,

I wanted you to see just how big Little Miss Zoey has gotten! She was born 10 weeks early, weighing in at only two pounds, 12 ounces. She is now 18 pounds and has a heavy-duty appetite. I joke to my mom all the time that I go to work just to have money to feed her. She is a joyful baby.

This is the greatest gift that God has ever blessed me with. Thank you for being instrumental in bringing us together. I can't wait to expand the family using Lifetime's services again. May God bless and keep you all.

Love,
Kaydra

Hey Diane,

We are all doing great.  Our baby is super easy going.  We named her Anaya Quyana Marie (Naya for short). 

We are taking Anaya to visit her birthparents for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner.  We plan to keep regular visits with them as long as we are stationed in the area.  We took Anaya's birthmother home from the hospital and all the kids took turns holding Anaya.  It is fun to see them with the baby.

We just wanted to thank you and everyone at Lifetime for making this happen for us.  It is hard to believe that only six months ago we started this process and now we have Naya home with us!  Thank you again for everything you have done. It has been a wonderful experience.  We couldn't be happier with our daughter or the birth family we matched with. We will certainly be back with Lifetime in the future when we are ready for another baby (once we catch up on our sleep!)  Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.

Love,
Ross & Callea