They're coming home!!!

The Crumps are on their way home from Utah! They will be in today and are ready to bring the little guy home....finally!!! I have spoken with Julie and she can't wait to see and talk to everyone, however, she would like to have a week or two to get to know him and settle in. If you would like to bring them food or send them well wishes before then please email me and I will be glad to help coordinate a time to get it to them. You are more than welcome to leave them a note on the blog or send them a note via snail mail for the next week or so and then she will be happy to take visitors and calls. Thank you for your love and support of them. I have always known how truly special they are but now, having been a part of this special time, I know that I am by far not alone in that thought.

I will be turning the blog over to her in the next week so I wanted to thank every one who sent me a nice note or comment regarding my blog and in general. She has a great group of people surrounding her. This ride has been fun!

Thanks be to God for Charles Jackson and his wonderful new parents!! Take care and God Bless.

Renee

TGIF

Hey everyone! I talked to Julie earlier and she didn't have time to work on getting more pictures sent to me but she said she would do it this afternoon. I can't imagine what she's doing....a new baby...come on, she has PLENTY of time!! ;)

I was supposed to make the caption on his first night home something else and I forgot. It was supposed to read:

Charles Jackson's first night home and Daddy's at the JAZZ game!!!

Charles wanted to take in a little bit of Utah while they have been there so after they got home the other night, he headed to the Utah Jazz/Detroit Pistons Game. While most people would be wondering if Julie was okay with it, I knew good and well that she was all too happy to have that baby to herself.

Charles was showing Julie his skiing moves while I was on the phone with them and I told her(while looking at the 4 inch scar on my knee) to tell him that she couldn't haul a new baby AND a husband on crutches back to Mississippi so skiing was OUT!! He would hate to be left in Utah alone wouldn't he?! :) They are taking a drive today just to get out for a little and soak up the beauty. I'm sure Utah will always hold a special place in their hearts for them now.....

Introducing.....

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Here he is.....Charles Jackson Crump!
It is official!! The papers are all signed and he's theirs!! Doesn't he LOOK like a CRUMP?!! She was stopped at the hospital several times and told how much he looked like her.....:) I will post more pics as soon as I get them. We had a couple of technical difficulties but I should get some more in a few hours. Thank you, Lord for this precious baby boy!

Signing Day!

For those of you who know me, you know I went to Alabama for college. We recently had the number one recruiting class in football and I, being the fan I am, watched ESPN almost ALL day to witness the miracle :)....you can do that with a new baby! Well, never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would have to redefine the phrase 'Signing Day' like this. This is more than a miracle and I, for one, can't wait for the ink to dry.....

Renee

ps..Little Charlie, you need to grow up big and strong so you can be part of the other Signing Day...Bama isn't that far away!!!

Hotel Sweet Hotel!

Julie, Charles & Baby Charlie are in their room at the hotel safe and sound! When she pulled in to the hotel parking lot, she looked at her sweet angel and assured him that this was not his new home and that they would be taking him to a better place in Mississippi real soon. Julie wasn't sure about where he was going to sleep while they were staying in the hotel and had been trying to find an acceptable solution. When my sister suddenly got the call to go get a new born a few years ago, she didn't have immediate accomodations for her either so she made her a wonderful little bed in a laundry basket until she could get things worked out. I told Julie about this solution and now that sweet baby boy is going to spend his first night in a $2.98 laundry basket. She has a few really nice blankets to line it with and he won't know the difference. Sweet dreams, little man....the best is yet to come!

From Aunt Karen

Charlie, this was an email sent by your Aunt Karen. Thought it was worth repeating!

By now you've probably heard that Julie and Charles are the proud parents of a newborn adopted son. The latest news is they have named Charles Jackson Crump. When I spoke with Julie (around noon) she said they took numerous pictures yesterday in the nursery and she and Charles lay in bed last night 'oohing and aahing' over his images. They were on their way back to the hospital to bathe and feed him before his discharge to their care and then heading to the adoption agency to pick up temporary custody papers. As soon as pictures are available to share we will. She planned to send some when they get settled back in their extended stay hotel room where she has already set up nursery until the final decree of adoption papers are received hopefully by Saturday. The exclamations that Julie has shared, with everyone I've compared notes with, have been over his full head of sandy red hair, big, dark blue eyes and, in her words, 'big-ass feet.' I remarked, he must have been born of a tall man and she said the purported father was only 5',71/2' (hazel eyes, dark hair) but his birthmother is 5'11' (strawberry blonde, blue-eyes). While the birthmother is unknown to us and on paper please join us in asking God's blessings upon her... She can be happy that despite bad choices she may have made, she did something good and selfless in her life by making an adoption plan. And what awesome parents Julie and Charles are! Thanks be to God. Angels come in all forms. No doubt Charles Jackson will be blessed with an abundance of love. Congratulations Julie & Charles!

Charles Jackson Crump
Born: 5:51 p.m., Monday, February 25
Salt Lake City Regional Hospital, Utah
8 lbs., 8 oz.
20' long
APGAR 8.9

We're checking out!

At approximately 4pm CST little Charlie will be discharged from the hospital and will get to go back to the hotel with his new Mommy and Daddy! The papers are still being worked on but only because the birth mother had some problems during childbirth and is still on some pain meds. Nothing can be signed until it is out of her system and that should be tomorrow. Either way, everything looks great, Charles and Julie are in great spirits and they are leaving with that sweet boy in a few short minutes! Praise God!!

Drum roll please.......

We have a name! It's Charles Jackson Crump but there is some debate as to what he will really be called. Charles has been vying for CJ, C-Jack(ha ha) and Charlie. Julie likes Jackson and Charles Jackson. My bet's on Charlie. I talked to her a few hours ago and she said they were still finalizing some things but that everything was going very well. She held him for about 3 hours yesterday and Charles held him too. They are just so excited....aren't we all!!! Prayers are still needed so keep them coming...I will update later on.

Good Morning!

Sorry for not updating last night as promised but I fell asleep waiting for Julie to call. I never heard from her as I am sure she was wiped out from the days events. They are signing the paperwork this morning so please keep them in your prayers that everything will be VERY uneventful. I just posted on my own blog about praying for this birthmother in Utah. We will never know who this woman is and to all of us, she is has no face. But to Julie and Charles, she carries the face of Jesus and that is something I encourage all of you to do today. BE the face of Jesus to the people in your life today to honor a woman who loved her child so much that she wanted better for him. As we rejoice with the Crumps today, remember to keep her heart in your prayers. I will update the blog when I hear something so check back later on today.

Have a great humpday!

Renee

Crumpdate!

Hello everyone. I just got off the phone with Julie and she sounded like she was on cloud 9! They still haven't named him officially but I will let you know when they get it inked. Here is the low down:

1) This is the new blog I have set up for them. I will post on it until they come home so feel free to check it periodically to see if there is anything new on it. You may want to save it to your favorites for quick access.

2) Baby Crump needs to find a barber. Her exact words were 'My son has a TON of hair!' I loved hearing that!!! She said that he has way more than my daughter, Landry and she has quite a head full.

3) They have pictures and she is sending them to me. As soon as the paper work is signed, I will post them on the blog.

4) The birth mother was not originally going to see the baby but as it turned out she did. She wanted to hand him over to Julie personally and everything went very well. Julie had a chance to talk with her and get some answers to some questions she had. She feels really good about everything and if I know Julie, she showed a compassion for her that this woman has probably never experienced from someone else....especially a stranger. She has a story, like we all do, but she knows that giving this baby to Charles and Julie is the right thing. It takes a pretty selfless person to love your child enough to give him up. Most of us couldn't even imagine it. Please pray for her...she really needs to be lifted up in prayer as she heals from this both physically and emotionally.

5) The last thing she said was that his feet were HUGE!!! I am sure his Daddy is so proud :)

I will talk to her again tonight after they get back from their next visit and will post again later tonight. Take care and continue to keep those prayers coming!

Welcome to the World!

Welcome little one! Your mama and daddy are so happy to finally have you! You are coming in to the world loved, wanted and truly desired. You have a great big family and family of friends that are going to spoil you rotten and you already have a girlfriend waiting on you! What more could a fella ask for? We can't wait to meet you, little one.

Love,

Aunt Nay Nay