Samuel McCoy:  

Life 11/10/2010 It's been a busy 4 months. We are getting ready to celebrate the 1st birthday of our son, Aiden. He literally came to us at a Cracker Barrel on July 3rd at nearly 8 months old. Instant Dads! And we are loving it. We knew last year's loss meant something, but we could never have imagined something as great as this. It's great to finally be a dad. 09/05/2009 Well, it just didn't work out. We were there for the birth of Ellie (August 12), and for 1.5 days got to experience life as new dads. The first diaper change went to me, as did the first feeding. It was a great experience. By the second day, the birth mom decided she loved the little girl too much. While heart breaking, our agency did a great job in preparing us for this to happen. We've had limited contact with the birth family and all appears to be okay with them. We're happy we got to have the experience, and more importantly are more certain that we do want to be dads. All the way down, we were keeping our thoughts on preparedness to ourselves. It was great to have 15 hours of a drive back to talk and find out that we shared the same fears and now the same certainties. I'm a a blessed man to have James in my life, and the support of all of our family, friends, and neighbors. I think everyone else took the news harder than we did! 06/28/2009 Big news! We're getting closer (due August 8). Our birth mother went into early labor on Friday, but they stopped the contractions since she is only 34 weeks along. And, last Monday, the second ultrasound showed that we might be having a girl! Kind of a shock, but we just hope the little one (and mother) is healthy. As for a girl's name, I think we've settled on Eliana Justine. Now if we could just figure out the last name (I want McCoy-Ball but James wants it the other way...). We're traveling to Louisiana to visit for a few days and get the adoption paper work fast-tracked. Probably going to go again in a few weeks, and hopefully be coming back with a beautiful boy or girl. We also had a family reunion recently, and sadly had to mark the passing of an old family friend. It was great to see Alice Wilt (Wendy's mom) and Donna Rolston (Sherri's mom) there, and catch up on what's all be happening in Sabina. 04/10/2009 Exciting news! James and I are going to be dads (hopefully!). We were selected by a birth mother through a family contact, and have been talking with her and the birth father for about two months now. We found out a few weeks ago she is carrying a boy, and we came up with a name: Eliot Jacob (nickname Eli). She is due August 15th, and if all goes well,...Expand for more