These last few days with little Oliver have been so wonderful! (a little tiring because he has his days and nights mixed up, but definitely wonderful) We both feel so very blessed and so very grateful to have him for our son! There have been so many of you that have been fasting and praying that this would all work out and we can't thank you enough. We have definitely seen the Lords hand in orchestrating all of this because there have been so many little miracles happening along the way. Many of you have played a part in those so thank you. Our greatest thanks however, goes to the selfless, amazing people, who brought this little miracle into the world, and have entrusted us with his care. These people are among the strongest in the world. The selflessness they showed us in doing what was by far the hardest thing for themselves but the best thing for this child, is a lesson we will carry with us forever. We love you. We thank you.
The last couple of weeks the birth mom has been having contractions and has been in and out of the hospital several times. When they got really close together, Tracy and I were glued to our phones, bags packed, ready to go at a moments notice. we put 2400 miles on our car driving back and forth so many times. Finally, last week we got notice that the doctor would be inducing her on Tuesday (yesterday) so it felt really good to finally have a date, But once again he didn't last that long. We came down on Friday night and it was a good thing because it was a short delivery Saturday morning. The birth mom was so awesome and wanted Tracy and I to be in the delivery room when Oliver was born. We had to pull some strings in order to get all of us in there with the H1N1 scare they had restricted the number of visitors to two. Another little miracle.
It seemed like everything happened in seconds. But the delivery went well and our precious baby boy was born without any complications and the birth mother did amazing. Once again... a miracle. What a blessing it was to be in that room and feel his little spirit enter this world. There are just no words to describe a moment like that. Perhaps this little video will do a better job at expressing the joy.
(its better full screen with the volume up)
Oliver Ayden Layne from Jon Layne on Vimeo.
How thankful we are... We could not possibly love him any more.
Welcome to our family little Oliver
Mom & Dad
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Grab A Tissue! (or two)
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What a darling little miracle and blessings!!! I had so much fun seeing you guys last night. You guys are darling parents!! I just loved seeing you guys looking at him, so in love!!!
Seriously, i just kept getting chills that whole time. I probably could have shed some tears, but i just finished my makeup.... so i fought them back!
Adoption is such an amazing miracle, and i'm so happy that you guys were able to start your family. I can see how happy and overjoyed you are from the pictures. i can't wait to meet little Oli.. hopefully!!! :) Congratulations, again. You're every bit deserving. and he is seriously so freaking adorable... Love the last picture of him smiling!!! He was sent here to be yours, and now he is, it doesn't get more perfect then that!
What an amazing story. Thanks for posting the slide show and letting us be a part of this. You both will be great parents. We wish you the best!
You guys are incredible. I loved the slide show, and had to get a box of tissues!! Congratulations! You are going to be amazing parents! He is a beautiful little boy!
Oh my gosh! I love the last little photo on the video. He is totally smiling and knows how much he is loved!!
Amazing.
...actually I had to use three tissues! So happy for you guys! Not a better feeling in the entire world! We love you guys!
Wow You weren't kidding about the tissue thing. Tracy - I am so very happyfor you and Jon. You are one cute family. I hope to meet little Oliver real soon. I showed little Gabe the video and him and I think they could be playmates when they get older. I love you to pieces too and I will truly miss having you at work, but at the same time I am so very happy for the reason that you aren't there anymore. Keep in touch. Love ya lots!! Your friend forever. Trish
Oh I'm so happy for you guys. THANK YOU for posting this slide show. :) It's so beautiful. Congratulations again guys
Congrats you guys!
Yep, cried and cried, Paul walked in and said, "wow you are a wreck!" I am just so incredibly happy for you guys! Thank you for sharing this miracle with us! He fits so perfectly in your family, and is pretty much the most adorable little guy ever! Hallie keeps asking to see pictures of baby Oliver :), we can't wait to meet him!
Perfect song to go along with some amazing photos! Thanks for sharing your experiences of this special event with us...
You were right, tissues were definitely needed. That is a great video. I am so happy for you both and I can't wait to meet little Oliver. Tracy, I'm going to miss you around work, but am excited to know that our boys are going to be the best of friends. Love you and Congratulations!
K you know it's a tear jerker when it made BOTH stephenson and I cry ;) We are so happy for you guys, and little Oliver could not have been blessed with better parents than you two!! What a lucky little guy....
So so so so sweet. Congrats again, he is absolutely perfect.
Love the last picture and great music too. You guys look so happy.
Stop it you guys, I have no more tears left in me, you keep making them come out! I can't even put into words how happy I am for you! Being a parent is the most amazing thing in the world and I can already tell you love it. Can't wait to meet the little guy!
We're so happy for you! Congratulations. Oliver is so precious (I love his name) and that picture of him smiling is the perfect way to end the video. We are so thrilled for you. Beyond words! What a blessing.
There are no words adequate to express just how happy I am for you. He's beautiful, you're beautiful, it's a beautiful family and I couldn't be more thrilled for you.
How flippin' awesome is that? I have never seen Tracy so happy. You both have been blessed with a little angel. Happy Thanksgiving.
oh my goodness, you just made me bawl my eyes out in front of all of Rich's family right before thanksgiving dinner. Goodnight we're so excited for you two! Can't wait to meet that DARLING little Oliver! Bet you're thinking this is the best Thanksgiving ever:)
I knew it was going to be bad when I was crying even before it started just reading the story.....happy doesn't even do justice to what I feel for you guys right now. What a perfect little miracle he is for you and what a beautiful family you are. Thank you so much for posting this and allowing us to experience just a tiny bit of this amazing experience. :)
Hi Tracy! This is Abbey Broadhead. I have seen your blog a few times off of Ashlie Dalton's and I just wanted to say that I am so happy for you guys! What a lucky little guy Oliver is to have you guys as parents! He's absolutely beautiful!! Congrats!
Oh, and I was gonna say that Matt and I live in Bountiful so pretty close to you guys.. I've seen Emily around town a few times and we wanna get together and have a game night or something sometime.
I watched this on a lap-top at my in-laws and totally started crying...with tons of people all around. What a precious little miracle! He is such a beautiful baby! Thanks for sharing this sweet video!
I am so happy for you both! Having a baby is just about the most wonderful experience ever. Oliver is so lucky to have you guys as his parents. Congratulations
That is so awesome. You two are going to be amazing parents too. Congratulations. Good luck and enjoy
this is Kim goodman on my brother inlaws name by the way
We LOVED this video! Thanks for sharing all the adorable photos of Oliver, you guys make a beautiful family! It makes me so happy to see all 3 of you together. We love you all and can't wait to see you soon!
Oh my goodness! I balled like a baby and Jed even shed some tears! I'm so glad you posted this! We are SO happy for you! What a handsome little miracle. We CANNOT wait to meet him!
Congratulations! He is so cute! I am so happy for you two!
Devenee told me the news today at church and I was so happy to hear it. You guys are going to be awesome parents. Good luck with everything!
He is so beautiful! I couldn't be happier for you. And I needed about 5 tissues just to get through that wonderful video! You three are just so blessed to have eachother!
What a beautiful baby!
Wow Tracy, I am so happy for you guys. That video was awesome! Tears! Thanks for sharing. Congratulations!
This is Ashley Abbott. You are going to be an amazing mother. I loved the video, he is so adorable.
I know I don't know you guys well, but I've been praying for you! Your video was amazing and made me cry my eyes out. Oliver is so beautiful and you guys are going to be the best parents. Congratulations!
Yep that for sure was a tear jerker. thanks for reminding just how lucky am I to be a mom.
Oh so cute! Yes I cried. Such a cute little guy. He's perfect. Congrats to you all!
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