One year ago...

Little buddy, one year ago our lives changed forever.   A bunch of our closest friends and family came over to our house to pray for you as we prepared for the next morning's frozen embryo transfer.  

From my blog post January 30, 2013..... "Words can't even describe how very blessed we were tonight to have our family and friends gather and pray over us and over our precious snowflake baby. As we prayed tonight, I was reminded at what a blessing my infertility has turned out to be - that God has used it to bring me closer to Him, to bring us through the greatest heartache we could imagine in our first miscarriage and using it to not only bring us Makenna and this embryo, but to bring us this whole list of people that are standing by us and praying with us today. There are so many women in my life that, without this heartache, I would never have the privilege of meeting, supporting and being supported by. So thank you. God has blessed us so much. We hope and pray that He would continue to bless us with a successful transfer tomorrow.

As I went around and introduced who each person was and how we knew them it was really pretty cool to see who God had brought into our lives, some through our journey of infertility and others whom we've grown closer to because of this process.  I love that we share our faith with these people and that they are willing to go before the Almighty God on our behalf to boldly pray for this baby!  I am so very humbled and so very grateful!!"

You were still frozen and about to make the journey from a big old storage tank into mommy's tummy.  As each person sat in a circle and prayed for you, for the doctors, for mommy, for daddy, for your big sister, we had no idea that God would knock our socks off with such a sweet little boy.  

Here you are just moments before the doctor put you into your mama's tummy to grow.  You were one good looking little embryo - already busting out of your little shell hoping to find a place to call home for 9 months or so... 

Here is mommy posing next to the big old empty storage tank on her way out of the doctor's office

Hoping and praying that you will "stick"!

After your transfer, we went to Alterra and mommy got a dreamsicle shake...the barista wrote this on the side....and that is EXACTLY what I did that day!

Alex, you are an answer to our prayers!  Happy thaw-versary, baby boy!  We are so thankful that God froze you almost 7 years and saved you just for us.  We are so thankful that your Texas Fan Club chose life for you and your sister and decided to share you with us.  

We love you Alexander Brooks!!