November 12, 2006
Meet Carlos, our new son…
Allow me the pleasure of introducing to you our new soon to be adopted son! We just got our referral, which is kind of like the ultimate ultrasound because we get pictures instead of a blurry, grainy black and white image.
Carlos Armando Escobar Soto (Yes, Cole is disturbed because his name is not “Mason,” we’ll work that out later!)
Born October 30, 2006 at 6:30pm in Colonia de la Independencia, Guatemala
We’re not sure when we will get to bring him home from Guatemala so there will be more details to follow (update: apparently it will be about 5-6 months)…for now, just take a good look at our beautiful child.
UPDATE: So, we just found out that we need to send $10,000 to Guatemala City first thing tomorrow morning (yes, adoption is expensive and this is not our last payment). We do have about $7K of it ready to go and will probably get a cash advance in the morning for the rest. But, if you are able and would like to help with this feel free to: 1) mail a gift – contact us for our address or 2) Donate via paypal.
11.12.06
By: carol hiestand
this boy is my grandson….grandson #4! i think waiting for him to “come home” is going to be a lot harder than waiting after we see an ultra-sound! he has enough hair to cover his daddy’s bald head! todd’s mom!)
11.12.06
By: blind beggar
Congratulations Todd (and you too grandma)! Praying that it will all go well.
11.12.06
By: ScottB
Wow – that’s exciting! I’ll be praying for the finances to come in.
11.12.06
By: Rich
Congrats Todd! Raise him well!
11.12.06
By: carol longenecker
Too cute! Can’t come too soon! He has a great future growing up in your home. Wish he could be here in time for Christmas Mountain! Otherwise he will be past babyhood when I ever see him again. Pennsylvania and Montana are just too far apart.
Aunt Carol
11.12.06
By: Alex Alb
Is it just me or does Carlos have your eyes and nose?
Congrats buddy!
11.12.06
By: Auntie Brenda
OOOOHHHH he is just so cute and cuddly! Beautiful. Amazing. Congratulations. We will be praying for you…that all will go smoothly from this point on…that you will feel God walking right beside you thru this process, til the day you hold baby Carlos for the first time and then every day thereafter!
11.12.06
By: john chandler
Congrats! It seems like just last week we were wondering aloud if your child might be alive already! Oh yeah…that was last week.
11.13.06
By: Ed C
Congratulations to you and Melanie. I suppose the 5-6 month wait will give you some time to save up for a iMac mini or whatever you need to begin training a child in the way he should go.
Blessings!
11.13.06
By: David
Congratulations to you all! We are SO excited that this day has finally come for you guys! He is adorable! Can’t wait to meet him…
11.13.06
By: Todd
Congratulations Todd! We have a family in our church who adopted a five year old girl from Guatemala about five years ago. She is HIV positive. She has been a joy to her family and to our church. A couple of years ago their oldest daughter adopted a little boy from Guatemala.
11.13.06
By: Todd
Thanks everyone! Be sure to check back and we’ll post an update soon when we learn more this week…
11.13.06
By: Carlos Verde
Congratulations!! Great name!!!
11.13.06
By: Stacey
Congratulations! I’m so excited for you guys!
11.14.06
By: natalie
I am so excited, he’s gonna be a great welcome to our family, we will celebrate our birthdays together! :) Nat
11.17.06
By: D.G. Hollums
Congrats yall….yall are in our prayers!
11.20.06
By: jared
dude, awesome! congrats!
11.21.06
By: Todd
everyone! thanks so much for your prayers, thoughts and support! We’re so excited to see God work this out and we look forward to introducing Mason to you in person!
11.27.06
By: Beth Jones
I am so thrilled about Carlos (Mason). God’s timing is perfect and His ways are above ours. Nate and I are planning a trip to PA this coming summer. So hopefully Lydia and Carlos can meet then.
12.23.06
By: iggy
Carlos is a great name…
Though I go by “iggy” my given name is Carlos…
I am praying all goes through well for you in this adventure.
Blessings,
iggy (aka Carlos)
12.23.06
By: Todd
iggy (or carlos), thanks! i see you are from billings. man i l love that place. my aunt lives there with my two cousins (my uncle passed last year in a hunting accident – his name was Gordon Longenecker – perhaps you have heard of him…
anyways, thanks for stopping by.
12.27.06
By: iggy
I do remember something about a lost hunter… but did not know him… I didn’t remember that he died.
I am sorry to here he was your uncle. It is a small world though isn’t it.
Do you have any new updates on your adoption? My wife and i have talked about adopting, but as you have pionted out it take money… and lots of it…
Funny how much money is needed just so that a child can be loved… makes one wonder what some deem as more important…
blessings,
iggy
07.22.07
By: login
Just dropping in to let you know you have an interesting site. I hope you’ll continue to work on it. Wishing you all the best.
10.12.07
By: Laura
Hi Todd! Wow, how exciting, a new son! Your mom has to be just reeling! It sounds like things are going well for you and your family. I was trying to find your mom online and found you. Would love to get in touch with your mom, can you ask her to e-mail me? Thanks