Ellie Ann Fail- Our Miracle

We are so excited to announce the new addition of our sweet Ellie Ann Fail. She was born early Aug 29, 2012. She weighed in at 7 lbs 5 ounces. 18 inches long. This was all made possible through the miracle of adoption. We were lucky to have been chosen from a wonderful birth mother McKenzie and birth father Ben last March. We felt instantly it was a great match and have been so lucky to have such a special relationship with them and their families. McKenzie allowed us to be a part of her pregnancy and attend all of the doctor appointments. A couple days ago, we were able to be in the delivery room when Ellie was born. Joe cut the umbilical cord and put on her first diaper:)

Ellie's first of many diapers

Ellie in her cute bow that the nurses made her

Ellie's first bottle. She caught on so quick! We decided beforehand with McKenzie that we would stay at the hospital most of the time prior to placement with McKenzie and Ellie, which is when McKenzie signed her relinquishment papers. McKenzie and her family were so welcoming and supportive of us. The hospital gave us our own "bonding" room, which made it nice to have our own space as well. We had a lot of time with Ellie as well, which was so fun! Placement day came yesterday morning. Here are a couple of pictures at placement. Lots of happy tears were shed by us all.

Our family with McKenzie. I will cherish this photo forever McKenzie is truly our hero. She was an angel sent to our family. We admire her strength and faith. We saw how much love she has for Ellie and us as well. We are eternally grateful for her. She made our greatest wish come true! We are happy that we have decided to maintain an open relationship with her and the birth father. We think it will be beneficial for us all and especially Ellie. We have developed a wonderful friendship with her. I have to say that we feel so blessed to have this opportunity to parent Ellie. We have been waiting for her for a long time. I don't think it has really set in that she is ours, but we are enjoying every moment with her! We brought her home yesterday and have been so excited to show her off to our families and friends. Here are a few more cute pictures of our sweet little angel.

Ellie and Mom

Ellie's first car ride. She slept through it all.

Melt my heart! I just thought this was so precious of her and Dad.