Help us adopt Noah
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Hi! We are Jon and Rebecca (and Judson) Williams, and we're in the process of adopting our greatnephew Noah. As I'm sure you can imagine the adoption process is not cheap, and we could use a little help. We've been the only home Noah has known since he left the NICU a few months after he was born, and we intend to make our home his home forever. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story, and we appreciate any little bit of help you can give.
And now for a little background on how we got here:
A week or two before Thanksgiving last year, my wife Rebecca and I decided that we wouldn't be having any more children. Within days of our decision, things changed, as they often do.
11 months ago, on the 20th of October, our greatnephew Noah was born. He was six weeks premature and had a few issues at birth so he spent the first several weeks of his life in the NICU. As he started to approach being able to go home it was decided by his social worker that the home that was planned for him to go to would not be acceptable, and that somewhere else needed to be found. That's when we got the call, we agreed to take him, and his mother in without hesitation. Far be it from us to turn away a child in need, especially family.
Originally, we were supposed to give Noah and his birth mother a home for a short time until we could teach her how to mother and care for him, and then they could start their life together. That all fell apart before Noah ever came home from the hospital, so we were asked if we would like to foster Noah while his parents worked with CPS to regain custody of Noah. Between my grandparents, and Rebecca's parents, our families have adopted 6 children, so the opportunity to foster Noah meant an awful lot to us.
We brought Noah home from the hospital on December 12th, and his big cheeks and tiny smile were the best Christmas present we couldn't possibly even have imagined a month before. We instanly fell in love with him, and two weeks later the CPS hearings started. For the next eight months, we had nearly monthly hearings, along with twice monthly home visits with several different social workers assigned to Noah's case. All through this time, Noah grew in our hearts and into our family. He became a part of our family, as real and important to us as our own son, Judson. Then in late, July, Noah's parents rights were removed and we were asked if we were 'in it for the long haul', we'd known that question was coming, and we'd made the decision months before. There was no way that we would go forward without adopting Noah, and making him the final piece to our family puzzle.
So that's where we are right now, Noah is our son, and Judson's brother, as far we are concerned, and we'll do everything in our power to make that a reality in the eyes of the State of Texas, and that's why we need your help.
We met with our adoption specialist for the first time today, and the date we're aiming for to finalize Noah's adoption, and get him a brand new last name is November 12th. That's coming on fast, and we need some help getting the money together to complete Noah's adoption. The money we are requesting will be used to pay the cost of the adoption itself, including FBI fingerprinting, making changes prior to our final home inspection, and the associated attorney fees, and court costs , and if we're able to get fully funded, a few months of childcare while we get situated post-adoption.
I can't begin to express how much it means to me that you've taken the time just to read this far, and I will never be able to properly express my thanks for any little bit of help you are able to give us in our attempt to adopt little Noah, and make our family whole forever.
Like I mentioned earlier, adoption has played a very important role in the building of the families that both Rebecca and I call our own, and it's so important to us that we're able to extend that same opportunity to little Noah, especially since he'll be able to stay with the family that he was born into. There is no other option for us, we have to adopt Noah. I can't imagine living in a world where we have to give Noah up to someone else. He's sitting here beside me as I type, eating cheerios by the fistful, and dada-ing me every time I turn back to the computer. I can't let him go to someone else, and learn to call someone else daddy. This boy is our son, and all we need now is the paperwork to make it official.
Thank you thank you thank you so much for any help you can give. We will be forever indebted to you.
- Jon Williams
September 20, 2016
And now for a little background on how we got here:
A week or two before Thanksgiving last year, my wife Rebecca and I decided that we wouldn't be having any more children. Within days of our decision, things changed, as they often do.
11 months ago, on the 20th of October, our greatnephew Noah was born. He was six weeks premature and had a few issues at birth so he spent the first several weeks of his life in the NICU. As he started to approach being able to go home it was decided by his social worker that the home that was planned for him to go to would not be acceptable, and that somewhere else needed to be found. That's when we got the call, we agreed to take him, and his mother in without hesitation. Far be it from us to turn away a child in need, especially family.
Originally, we were supposed to give Noah and his birth mother a home for a short time until we could teach her how to mother and care for him, and then they could start their life together. That all fell apart before Noah ever came home from the hospital, so we were asked if we would like to foster Noah while his parents worked with CPS to regain custody of Noah. Between my grandparents, and Rebecca's parents, our families have adopted 6 children, so the opportunity to foster Noah meant an awful lot to us.
We brought Noah home from the hospital on December 12th, and his big cheeks and tiny smile were the best Christmas present we couldn't possibly even have imagined a month before. We instanly fell in love with him, and two weeks later the CPS hearings started. For the next eight months, we had nearly monthly hearings, along with twice monthly home visits with several different social workers assigned to Noah's case. All through this time, Noah grew in our hearts and into our family. He became a part of our family, as real and important to us as our own son, Judson. Then in late, July, Noah's parents rights were removed and we were asked if we were 'in it for the long haul', we'd known that question was coming, and we'd made the decision months before. There was no way that we would go forward without adopting Noah, and making him the final piece to our family puzzle.
So that's where we are right now, Noah is our son, and Judson's brother, as far we are concerned, and we'll do everything in our power to make that a reality in the eyes of the State of Texas, and that's why we need your help.
We met with our adoption specialist for the first time today, and the date we're aiming for to finalize Noah's adoption, and get him a brand new last name is November 12th. That's coming on fast, and we need some help getting the money together to complete Noah's adoption. The money we are requesting will be used to pay the cost of the adoption itself, including FBI fingerprinting, making changes prior to our final home inspection, and the associated attorney fees, and court costs , and if we're able to get fully funded, a few months of childcare while we get situated post-adoption.
I can't begin to express how much it means to me that you've taken the time just to read this far, and I will never be able to properly express my thanks for any little bit of help you are able to give us in our attempt to adopt little Noah, and make our family whole forever.
Like I mentioned earlier, adoption has played a very important role in the building of the families that both Rebecca and I call our own, and it's so important to us that we're able to extend that same opportunity to little Noah, especially since he'll be able to stay with the family that he was born into. There is no other option for us, we have to adopt Noah. I can't imagine living in a world where we have to give Noah up to someone else. He's sitting here beside me as I type, eating cheerios by the fistful, and dada-ing me every time I turn back to the computer. I can't let him go to someone else, and learn to call someone else daddy. This boy is our son, and all we need now is the paperwork to make it official.
Thank you thank you thank you so much for any help you can give. We will be forever indebted to you.
- Jon Williams
September 20, 2016
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Rebecca Williams
Organizer
Buda, TX