Introducing The Riemans

Dear Henry,

A wonderful thing has happened. You future best friend was just born a couple of days ago!
Our good friends and fellow IAC support group buddies Brook and Corey received a most exciting call on Monday. Mommy and Daddy were meeting with Kathy from IAC for our last follow up meeting and a call comes in. I answer and it is Brook cursin' like I've never heard her before. She is so excited to tell us they are getting on the plane to California as soon as possible to pick up their baby girl!!! WHAT!!!!!!! Heather, another friend and support group buddy, jumped into action and got our butts to the superstore to get the Riemans what they needed to be ready for Lily in California and when they get home.



Here they are holding you right before we left. Look at all of their suitcases back there!

Lily's birthmother and birthgrandmother were waiting to meet them with open arms. They are now in a hotel with Lily where when I last spoke to Brook she was hanging out in your little peanut shell sling super happy. In one of the first photos Mommy Brook had Lily wearing the special hat Heather knitted for you before you were born. It is a new tradition to pass it on to the next family.



Here you are week 1 in the hat.



Here is little Lil in the hat Day 3... I think.

Mommy Brook and Mommy look forward to play dates and fun with the two of you. Someday you will both get to share your special birth stories together and all of the miraculous things that fell into place over years of searching and in the final minutes to bring you and J to us and sweet Lily to Brook and Corey. She's a cutie! I'm so happy our support group is turning into the playgroup we all hoped for about a year ago. Now sweet Henry we wait for the others to find their babies. You and Lily will be the big brother and sister for them. I hope the other couples don't have long, Lily is a big 7lbs 15oz so it won't be fittin' her head for long. Once again I am humbled with gratitude that we are with you, I know our son couldn't have been anybody else but you with your lil butt chin and turned up nose.



Love, Mommy