Down Syndrome Adoption - Isla Rose
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We are so excited that the birth of Isla Olivia Rose is fast approaching! She's due October 20th! But often special needs babies come a little early so we are gearing up to jump on a plane headed to Las Vegas where she will be born. Isla (pronounced "eye-lah") has the LOVE chromosome and we couldn't be more over the moon in love with her already. #downsyndromerocks
She is facing a few medical concerns that sometimes accompany having down syndrome. This means our time in Las Vegas will most likely be not a quick trip... but we also know her Maker makes good things and we will trust Him with the timing and her health day by day. Be praying for complete healing! We will have her time in the NICU and also however long it takes to be cleared for ICPC to come home. We remember being nervous leaving our babies to go to Africa to get Evie and Ezra but our kids were well loved and getting another sibling was well worth being apart from their parents for a time. We are so grateful we didn't let being away keep us away from the gifts that they are to our family.
We are using Catholic Charities of Nevada as our custody agency during our finalization period and we will finalize the adoption in Nevada. This means extra agency and legal fees for both Nevada and Texas based lawyers. Thankfully domestic special needs adoptions aren't super expensive but they do require people who are trained and licensed to make an adoption happen.
We have two pressing needs right now:
1. is the remaining agency custody fees, legal finalization fees, flights to and from Las Vegas, extended stay in Nevada, car rental, and accompanying travel expenses.
2. a family vehicle that will hold all of us Chappells. The kids asked the other day when we were driving somewhere "where will isla sit when she gets home?" And we looked at each other and said in full belief "that's for God to provide!" Ya'll HE will. And maybe that's through YOU!
We are humbled by your support and ask you to pray and give towards this final step in bringing our baby girl home. This feels like crazy timing... but we have felt that before and trust that God is the author of this little life and in looking back we can see His hands faithfully working for His Glory in 1,000 different ways.
You can keep up with our journey through Facebook and Casey's website, listed here....
www.caseychappell.com
She is facing a few medical concerns that sometimes accompany having down syndrome. This means our time in Las Vegas will most likely be not a quick trip... but we also know her Maker makes good things and we will trust Him with the timing and her health day by day. Be praying for complete healing! We will have her time in the NICU and also however long it takes to be cleared for ICPC to come home. We remember being nervous leaving our babies to go to Africa to get Evie and Ezra but our kids were well loved and getting another sibling was well worth being apart from their parents for a time. We are so grateful we didn't let being away keep us away from the gifts that they are to our family.
We are using Catholic Charities of Nevada as our custody agency during our finalization period and we will finalize the adoption in Nevada. This means extra agency and legal fees for both Nevada and Texas based lawyers. Thankfully domestic special needs adoptions aren't super expensive but they do require people who are trained and licensed to make an adoption happen.
We have two pressing needs right now:
1. is the remaining agency custody fees, legal finalization fees, flights to and from Las Vegas, extended stay in Nevada, car rental, and accompanying travel expenses.
2. a family vehicle that will hold all of us Chappells. The kids asked the other day when we were driving somewhere "where will isla sit when she gets home?" And we looked at each other and said in full belief "that's for God to provide!" Ya'll HE will. And maybe that's through YOU!
We are humbled by your support and ask you to pray and give towards this final step in bringing our baby girl home. This feels like crazy timing... but we have felt that before and trust that God is the author of this little life and in looking back we can see His hands faithfully working for His Glory in 1,000 different ways.
You can keep up with our journey through Facebook and Casey's website, listed here....
www.caseychappell.com
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Casey Nichols Chappell
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Fort Worth, TX
