Please excuse this long, detailed, excited footage of me processing the news of our Referral in real time! This video is unedited so please forgive my poor grammar and rambling! This gives you all the fun and crazy details of how it all went down on Tuesday when Josh and I got The Call! And yes, this explains why we had to wait so long to share our news with the world!
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AHHHHH!! I love this. i almost started crying i was so excited. i cannot be more happy for you guys!!!! this is so great. you are going to be WONDERFUL parents :D
Seriously, will they let me take pictures of her when we are in Ethiopia before you get there? Because I WILL! I will be all over her! If I get the okay, I am THERE!!!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! We are sooo happy for you guys! Tears of joy right now! It seems like God just takes us to the brink before He then knocks our socks off!
Beyond happy for you guys,
Vanessa
I ADORE this video! I can just see the joy in your face. It's an absolutely amazing feeling! Congratulations again!
Oh, and by the way, do you remember that my husband was in California driving home when we got the call? I totally know how it feels to have to wait longer to see your baby's face. I had to wait 8 HOURS (yes, that was 8 long, long hours) before he was home so I could open up the email to see my daughter's face. It was TORTURE!
Happy tears flowing...so, so excited for you guys!
The kids just watched this with me and we are so excited for you!!!
Tears of happiness & joy!!
What happens next, travel, court dates, her names? Oh Bex, PRAISE THE LORD!!!!
becca this is the BEST news i have ever gotten on my birthday before! this is so amazing! i'm so so so so so excited for the two of you! yaypants. oh goodness. congratulations mommy.
OHHHH BEX!!!! I love, love, love how raw this video is!!! I am so happy for you!!! God is so, so good!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see the story unfold!!
Call me crazy, but does anyone else think Becca looks like a grown up Kynzi? Just sayin'....
Goosebumps and tears! I absolutely love it...thank you for sharing!!
LOVE this video! Totally have happy tears right now! God is so incredibly good! Your daughter is beyond blessed to have you and Josh as her parents! And... So cool that she shares the same birthday as Ella! Can't wait to see pictures! We are so happy and excited for you guys!!! AMAZING!!
Becca, I love reading your blog and find myself anxiously checking my reader each week to see if you've got the call. I literally started crying when I opened my browser and saw the title to your post. Congratulations! Our little girls will be just over a month apart : )
THIS IS THE BEST :) I am soooo thrilled for you guys! You have a girl!!!!! ahhhhh!
side note: Jon was at youth quake when i found out I was pregnant - it was killer waiting to tell him in person!!! Good JOB!
I love ya'll and your sweet girl!!! What an honor and privilege to watch your family grow. YOU HAVE A GIRL!!! YEAH!!!!! My cheeks still hurt... my eyes tear on and off all day with excitement... I'm soooooooo stinkin' excited for all the Mann's!!!! =)
Congratulations on your wonderul blessing of love!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What a wonderful blessing to follow your blog and see your journey unfold. WOW. God is so good! This video is so great. I know it seems weird and imperfect that you guys aren't together and Josh had to be in a Starbucks, but what a wonderful story! God works in crazy ways. Your daughter will LOVE to hear this story, see the video and the screenshots... Seeing and hearing the love and excitement in your mannerisms and voice is so wonderful, and that is what it is all about! So happy for you! Praise God!
Loved the honest and real dialogue. Can't wait to hear more and more! And what a great treat someday for your daughter!!
AHHHHHH! SOOOOO exciting!!! You brought tears to my eyes! I'm SO thrilled for you and Josh and your sweet baby girl! I can't wait to hear/see more of this story unfold!! Praise the Lord!!!
I'm so laughing out loud that I called you Thursday and was all like, "How are you really doing?" And all you could say was, "This week has been better. :) SOOOO happy for you guys! Can't wait to see the pictures of Fatty. P.S. I love your "Fatty Cam" - that's perfect!
So happy for you!! God is great! Love your referral story!
I loved watching this! Congratulations! You are the cutest thing and you will be the best Mommy ever! Keep us posted! I will pray for a safe trip.
Amazing!
I'm so so soooo happy for you guys!!!! I love this video, you are just glowing! :)
I don't know if you mentioned it yet or not, I might have missed it, but what is the wait now that you have the referral till your little girl gets here?
pleaseeeeeeeeee say you'll do more videos for each phase of this process - i felt like i was right there with you! and hearing your story from your very own face and wow it makes me feel a lot less far away.... OH BEX!!! you have a girl!!!! youre a mommmmmmmmmmmm! you're going to be the very best mom ever and josh is going to be an incredible dad. how cool to have a first born baby girl just like you were! ok more videos? please? looooove youuu!!
YOU ARE SO FREAKING CUTE!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU SO MUCH SISTER. This video for serials brought me to tears. I CANNOT WAIT TO MEET YOUR DAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!! I told Jer the other day she's going to be the eldest cousin!! She'll be who all our kids look up to. :) I NEED TO SEE TAKE 2!!!!!!!
p.s. I'm SO glad you busted out the flip when you did.
p.p.s. YOUR HAIR LOOKS GREAT :)
Love your video and all the emotion. You have a GIRL!
When Ben and I got THE CALL for Eli, he was out of town for work too. He also got to see a picture of our child for the first time in Starbucks :)
You have a girl!
I'm dying for part two - and pictures!!
There are NO WORDS to describe my joy and excitement for you guys. I LOVE your ramblings of joy and in-the-moment celebration. It's so raw and beautiful!!!! Thrilled beyond belief for you. :) This is only the beginning!!!
Beyond words excited for you guys! Congratulations and big big hugs.
P.S. It's finally happening! She's real and she's your's!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi friends! :-) Thanks for celebrating with us so sincerely. We are blessed by your enthusiasm and care. I promise we are working to get the next segment of the story posted. As silly as it sounds and as happy as we are- we are exhausted from the last 5 days of sharing and celebration! Haha! SOON I tell you. Soon! :-)
Congrats!!! I came across your blog and love it! Your video was fabulous!!!!! I am so jealous at the fact that have your referral already....see you at some upcoming adoption events (we use the same agency)! Wish you all the best ( :
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