Today is our first post placement visit from our social worker. She is coming to our house to check on the boys and see how everyone is adjusting and make sure we are "safe and fit parents." We are required one visit a month for 3 months before anything can be final with the courts. Our visit will be at 1:00p.m. eastern time. Please be in prayer for us and the boys during this time. I will update later on how things go. :)

For now, I will answer the questions that have been emailed to me about our adoption.

"How are the boys adjusting?"

The boys are doing great! We have been mommy and daddy from day one. They do not ask for their birthmother- in fact they haven't asked anything. What a blessing! They have answered to their "new names" from the beginning.
I am sure that they have a few uncertainties, but they haven't voiced them. We have made it a point to let them know that we love them for them and they will always be loved by us- no matter what. A few times when telling Marcus that we love him, he will say "You love me?" It is an awesome experience to be able to show true love to them. Something that I don't think they have ever seen. Everytime we pull into our driveway from going into town, one of them asks if we are at "their" house. : ) I try not to call things "mine" or "yours," everything is "ours." They LOVE having "their room" and "their bed"! They still don't quite get the concept that the toys and such in their rooms are all theirs.
They are doing great, but all of us are still adjusting. I am sure the adjustment will continue for a while, but we are enjoying it!!

-"Have you always wanted to adopt or could you guys just not have children?"

I told you guys from the beginning that no question was too personal. : )
We have always loved children and had a heart for the mother and fatherless. It is just something that God has placed in our hearts from the beginning. A heart for others. I have always wanted to adopt. When I was younger I always wanted to adopt from China- a-typical huh? Colby always wanted us to have our "own" child first and then try to adopt later.
Six weeks before Colby and I got married, I had to have a hysterectomy. I was in severe pain and was having serious female problems. I was told by the doctor in Atlanta that either I wouldn't be able to conceive or that my body would automatically abort the child. Knowing the pain that I was in and the possibilities of me being able to conceive and carry to term, Colby and I chose that me being out of misery would be best and we told the doctor that a hysterectomy would be our answer. Yes, it was a big decision for an 18 and 19 year old, but we made it and haven't regretted it one bit.
The doctors were concerned that we would later regret it and one even denied performing the surgery. I am not going to say that this was an easy decision, but we knew that God had a plan. If His plan was for us to have children, He would provide a way.
Yes, I struggled seeing pregnant women and often wondered how it must feel to have a child growing and being formed in your womb. But again, I continued to pray for God's will and for the child that He would eventually place in our arms.
Now look at us. : ) Three children later. I NEVER in a million year thought this would happen or be us. But God did!!


Please pray for us throughout today if you get a chance. This is possibly one of the most stressful moments for me. Having someone come in and judge the way we parent. Not always the easiest to deal with.

If anyone has anymore questions for us, email them to marylthomason@ymail.com or message me on Facebook. Your questions will be totally anonymous.