Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Meet Gabe!


Yep, we got our referral for our darling son yesterday. He was born on November 10, 2008 in Jinju, South Korea. He was 7.7 lbs at birth and shot up to 17.5 lbs at 4 months. He's very healthy and as you can tell, pretty adorable. We are totally over the moon and could not be happier with our little boy. We hope to be traveling to Korea to bring him home in August.

45 comments:

Rach@In His Hands said...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Joanna!!!! WAHOO!! SO thrilled for you (can you tell?!)!! Finally!

Gabe is SO gorgeous!! He is just perfect.

Erin said...

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

SO excited for you guys! Gabe is gorgeous!

Nancy said...

Congrats! He's adorable!!! Your son and my daughter share not only the same birthday but part of their Korean name is the same as TOO! (Yeong)

Kara O said...

Joanna, he is so cute. He looks a little like Elvis!!! What a big healthy boy. You are blessed!!! Congratulations!!!!1

Kara O

Cori said...

He is such an awesomely cute baby! I'm soooooo happy for you all!

emily said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! (look at that boy, with all of his hair! he is beautiful, joanna!)

Mel said...

Oh my gosh!!! Hooooray!!! Tears... tears... can't stop the tears.

We could not be more thrilled for you & Dave, and the rest of the family. YOU GUYS HAVE A SON!! Has it sunk in yet?? (and, Phil & Rose are Grandparents!! :)

Gabe is absolutely precious. That is one special photo. Bet you can't stop staring at it.

May the summer month pass swiftly for you. Can't wait to hear when you're going to travel.

BIG HUGS to you both!
Mel & Tom (Maura and Thomas, too)

Jen said...

Congratulations Joanna & Dave! Your son is very handsome... wow, look at all that hair!!! Do you think he can give Sarah some pointers on how to grow hair?!?

I'm so very happy for you. I know you are very excited and "over the moon." Have fun telling everyone and celebrating. Gabe will be home in a few short months!

Congrats!!!

Summer and Stuart said...

OMGGGGG!!!!
He is soooo freaking adorable!! Wow. You've waited so long for this moment... What a miracle..

BTW, did you notice that he looks a little punk-rock?? ;)
He's so awesome already!!

Sunnymama said...

Hooray! He is beautiful, handsome! Congrats!

Katie W. said...

He is just gorgeous! Many many congratulations! When you have a minute, we want details!!! I love hearing about referral calls!

Christine @ 12,450miles said...

OMG OMG OMG!!!! He's absolutely precious!!! WWWWOOOOOOHHHOOOOOO!!!!

Congrats congrats congrats!

I can't even tell you how happy I am for you.

BTW - LOVE the hair!

MplsCathy said...

Joanna and Davers,
Oh. My. God. I am so captivated by the cuteness, I can't stop looking at his picture and smiling. (My cheeks already hurt.) Hi Gabe, welcome to the family - we love you!!! Can't wait. Congratulations - what a 'uge day this is.

Megan said...

What a fun thing to wake up to today when I checked the blogs :) He is absolutely gorgeous, I LOVE his hair! I am so happy for you guys, CONGRATS!

Elizabeth Byler Younts said...

he. Is. GORGEOUS. Huge congrats!!!!

Kara said...

He is just the cutest thing!!!! I LOVE the hair. Hmmm....what can we nickname him;). I am so happy for you both!!!! Congrats on becoming parents!

Colleen said...

YEAH!!! YIPEEEE!!! Congratulations to you and your husband! I couldn't be happier for you! He is such a cutie...and I love the head of hair!! So, so, thrilled for you!!! You must be grinning from ear to ear!!

Anonymous said...

JOANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am so ecstatic for you!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love all of Gabe's hair!!!!!!

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sue

ps. he'll be here just in time for football season!!!!! :)

Michelle and Stefan said...

PRECIOUS. That's the word that I immediately said to myself when I saw his picture.
Congrats, Michelle

Christine said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I was so excited to see your post! He is absolutely adorable and cute and wonderful and I'm so happy (not as happy as you, I'm sure)!

Anonymous said...

This is Amy.Raf from the Holt BB- I saw your wonderful post this morning. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

Kristen said...

He is just adorable - that hair is too cute!!!!

Wishing you a very speedy process!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!! Gabe is just adorable! You must be over the moon!

Laura said...

Congratulations!! LOVE the hair on your little man. He's too stinkin cute!!

Laura (Daisy615 from Holt BB)

Anonymous said...

He is so cute!!!!! I love his chubby little baby cheeks. Mazel tov!!!!
-Amanda

Jill said...

Congratulations!!!! He is adorable!

The Gronewold Family said...

OH MY GOSH!!! I am so happy for you!!! He is darling!
Congrats!

Brooke (getting ready to come home from Korea!)

Jennifer said...

Congratulations Joanna!! He is absolutely adorable with my head full of hair!!

Jennifer said...

Meant his head of hair not mine LOL

jackdaniels5606 said...

Joanna, your Mom is already a proud Granny in the office. She's has Gabe's picture hanging up in front of her cube! He is so adorable! I bet you can't wait to kiss those puggy cheeks!

Deborah Greene

Greg & Jan said...

HOORAY!!! And CONGRATS to all 3 of you. Joanna...he has hair just like Michelle had...and he is soooooo beautiful. Greg and I are so happy for you and hope time just speeds along til you can get to Korea to bring him home...we can't wait to meet young Gabe. Love, Greg and Jan Blum

Jennifer said...

HOw adorable! Hope the wait to travel is shorter than you expect. He sure is a cutie
JEN from Lifelink (China)

Leigh and Anthony said...

That might be the best referral picture ever. Congratulations

Marianne said...

He is so precious!! I love that Elvis looking hair!! Our little China boy was practically bald cuz they kept his head shaved. Congratulations!!

Anonymous said...

YIPPPEEEEEEE!!! WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!! Came over via Rach's blog. Your son is precious! What a handsome, healthy looking little man. Enjoy!

Retro Girl said...

He is SO Cute!!!! Looks like a little rockstar!!

We are so happy for you guys!!!! Congrats!! This is the best news I've heard all week!!! Woohoo!!!
:-)

Angela F.

Dachshund Spa said...

I am so insanely excited for the two of you. AND sooooo jealous! He is PERFECT!

I can't smiling, and I'm sure you can't, too.

Congrats! He's going to be the cutest kid on the block!

Unknown said...

Congratulations you two!

Anonymous said...

HOW WONDERFUL!!! We are so excited for you and the fam!!! Congratulations mama, dada, and Gabe!
nancy, eric, and nolan

Tracy said...

WAHOOOOO... he is so stinkin' cute. Congratulations on a beautiful baby boy. I hope your paper work sails through.

Tracy

Celeste and Tom said...

He is very handsome! You are one step closer to being a family! Celeste

Janet said...

I just found your blog through another blog. What a GREAT time to find it. Referral time! Congratulations. Gabe is so incredibly cute. You must be head over heels.

We're also adopting from S. Korea. Waiting for a referral. Hopefully getting close.

Amy said...

He is beautiful! And, I love the little throne they have him on.

Anonymous said...

Dave and Joanna,
Congrats! He is way too cute! We are so excited for you,and can't wait to meet the new addition to our family!

Allison and Tammy

Anonymous said...

Dave and Joanna,
Congrats! He is way too cute! We are so excited for you two, and can't wait to meet the new addition to our family!

Allison and Tammy