Well, it’s official. With the state that is. Copeland Beau Galvan is officially adopted into our family & that feels… well.. unreal. Last week I was a little MIA for a day & I said that something exciting was happening. Court was the thing that was happening. Court for us last week was quite exciting and quite unreal. Court isn’t always a great place to be, but this time it was one of the best moments of my life. Copeland Beau was born February 6th & though he was “ours” the state made it extra official last week at a court hearing that was about 20 minutes long in a court room that was packed with our friends and family on a blazing hot Tuesday afternoon. This whole adoption process was a little scary since it was our first time [I’m sure they are all scary even for seasoned people in the adoption process] but the court date was one that I was really nervous for because I had no idea what it would look like.
Well, it was a whole lot of tears, prayers, and official sounding terms that all just added up to us being parents of our favorite little man: Copeland Beau Galvan. I honestly don’t have many words to say other than I’m thankful & honored to have Cope as our son. I did write something to say in front of court & I wanted to share that here with you guys today. I cried the whole way through this so I’m not sure anyone even understood me, but this is what I wrote:
“Copeland Beau. Today the court says you are officially ours. But little does everyone know that you have always been ours. Every time I look at your face I see God’s plan & that was that you were ours. From the moment you came into the world & we locked eyes for the first time… you were ours. You came in so gentle & without a sound. You observed the room & the new world around you & never cried until your fourth day of life when we put you in the car seat. nothing has changed. You are the biggest bundle of joy & you literally make everyone smile, even complete strangers, as you light up that room with your toothless grin. They say no baby is perfect, but Cope you are perfectly ours. After waiting for years to grow our family & after losing so many of your brothers & sisters along the way… God knew that you were supposed to be perfectly ours & today the court acknowledges that as well. We love you Copeland beau Galvan & promise to raise you to the best of our ability, to know & to love God, & to be the best person you can be… we will encourage all of your dreams, support all of your talents, & most of all enjoy that beautiful smile of yours even as it gets more teeth… we love you Cope, love mom and dad.
I also want to take a second to acknowledge Cope’s birth mom today & thank her for choosing us to raise Copeland. She is an amazing woman who inspires me to be the best mom I can be. We are forever grateful for her decision & hope that everyone who learns our story, but most of all Cope, knows that he is so loved by her & by so many & that is why we are his parents. Cope you have a huge village surrounding you, loving you, and cheering you on for the rest of your life.. some of them are in this room today. I hope you always like hugs and kisses like you do now… because your life will be filled with them. Thank you to everyone who could make it today & for supporting us through our adoption.. we can’t say it enough… thank you and we love you. “
Thank you guys for being with us every step of our journey including our adoption journey.. it means the absolute world to us to have you here on every part of our journey from home decor to the farm to infertility to adoption… can’t thank you enough for the prayers and good vibes that got us to this day. Thank you! xx
My heart. You are blessings to each other and us all. Special prayer to his birth mother as well. Thank you for sharing your joy. ??
Tears. Of. Joy.
All the feels! ♥️ Congrats Galvan Family! You words remind me, and others, to trust in God’s plan! Thank you for that.
What an absolutely beautiful story! God bless your family ?
Congratulations to all of you! Would love to hear more of your journey sometime if you ever want to share with your IG family!
We’re from the Detroit area, have suffered 5 miscarriages, a failed IUI and 4 IVF cycles. Would love to know how your adoption journey developed. Was it through an agency or private? Overwhelmed by everything and don’t feel the Michigan adoption sites are that easy to navigate nor do they have a solid plan/process shown. Very happy for you and your story and looking for more wisdom! Congrats again and God bless your sweet family! XO
So happy for your family!! Savor every minute.. Many blessings to you all!
Congratulations is in order! So happy for you and your family of 3! Thank you for sharing your wonderful story ?
Baby Cope is so very special and he shares his special day, February 6th, with my husband and our daughter who was born on her daddy’s birthday!
Congratulations to all of you!!! What a wonderful family you are.. God is so good!!! Thankyou for sharing your life with all of us!!!!
How beautiful of a day for you!
I really have no words. Y’all deserve the best and it’s just so incredible that even though you had to carry through such hardships to grow your family, that this little boy came to you….He finally made it to YOU! So beautiful.
God bless his birth mother for loving him so much, for wanting the best for him and for you Liz & Jose who kept the faith that your little one would make it home to your loving arms someday.
I am a firm believer that our children are preordained to come to their chosen parents. Your little Copeland just took a different route?, and touched SO many more hearts along his journey.
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So happy for the three of you! Praising our God and rejoicing with you. It was a little over 9 months ago when sisters in Christ prayed over you. The Holy Spirit heard and answered. He is a good God… worthy of praise. I rejoice with your family!
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So so happy for you all! He seems to be the happiest baby and this monumental occasion definitely calls for celebration!
Oh my heart! Thank you ! I’m a birth mother and this just gave me so much ……to keep moving on! Sending you nothing but love and joy in all your days with your sweet baby! Your story is precious and thank you for sharing with all of us!
As I sit here this early morning drinking my coffee I am crying as I read your words. Such happy tears for you and your precious family. What a precious gift the birth mother gave you all. I have followed you for some time and look forward to following Copes beautiful new life. Congrats and GOD BLESS!! ??
Liz and Jose I have followed you for years now and I have to say this year has been the best! I am so happy for your whole family because little Cope looks so happy all the time. Sending you much love and also to my mate Cope who shares my birthday!
God ALWAYS knew! Blessings, sweet family!!
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful moment with us! Your family continues to bless All of us!
Your post brought back so many memories for me. I experienced that wonderful court day twice for our son and then 3 years later for our daughter. They are now 29 and 26. Adoption is such a wonderful joy and I wish you all the happiness!
Oh my gosh congratulations! That is amazing! That entire day and feeling is so indescribable and unreal, one I know you will never forget too! Such a blessing!
Oh thank you so much friend! We love sharing our little family journey over here!!!
Amen! Little Cope was always in our plan — he is such a perfect little man for our life!
Oh thank you so much Mary! That means the world to us. We are having so much fun over here he has add so much to our life in a short 6 months.
Oh my gosh thank you so much Deloris. HE is truly good and Cope is such a blessing to us. We are so happy to navigate this life with Birth Mom in Cope’s life it will truly be magical as we all grow!
Oh my gosh our heart for birth mom’s! We are so happy to be blessed with Cope and his wonderful birth mom! When we all approached this we didn’t know how things were going to unfold during the journey, and we are so happy that God has moved all our heart ver close together to an open adoption!
Oh Thank you so much Cat! We will are still at awe with the blessings HE has provided. Thank you so much and we now know that Cope was always in our plan we just had to wait for him a little bit -haha! Thank you again!
Oh WOW! That is one big day! Funny story, one of Jose’s best friends from High School, had his Son a floor below us! Jose (and his friend) would walk the hospital, go down to the food court area, over a few days and NEVER ran into each other. We found out about it all a few days later when his friend announced!
Same! haha!
Congratulations to you guys!!! Cope is one lucky guy to have you & Jose to love him and raise him to be a Godly child. I have never seen a child as happy as he is…..so adorable. He is just the cutest. Much love to you from Nashville.
A picture of one beautiful happy family. God bless you with many wonderful and happy years to come! Get ready for a lot of good memories!
Praising God for little Cope!! We are blessed to have him in our family! Love to all of you..It will be such a joy to see him grow up!!
You are truly blessed. He is THE MOST adorable and happy baby! That smile! I have so enjoyed your story and will continue to follow his happy path.
This is so moving and beautiful! God’s perfect plan! So happy for your family
From one adoptive mother to another…Congratulations! I have five beautiful children. They all came to be mine through adoption. They are my greatest joy! Love to you and your sweet family!
when I see your beautiful boy and you and Jose so filled with joy, it literally makes my heart happy. I know how you two have struggled to have a family and God could not have chosen more perfect parents for Cope than you two. God Bless
That is wonderful. What a special moment. Congratulations and I wish your family love always.
Beautiful Liz with her beautiful family. Such lovely pictures capturing your joy. ♥ May you and your family receive many blessings and joys.
Congratulations to all three of you. What a wonderful family God has created. If you need a babysitter this weekend I am all yours! See you soon.
Liz Marie~
How exciting!!! God has showed His favor upon you, your husband and your sweet little one. The sweetest part of this entire story is that this little one has been yours all along. God handpicked you guys to be his parents. What an incredible journey it has been for you all, but I am sure at the end of the day when you are cradling this sleepy one, you feel an overwhelming amount of joy.
Enjoy every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. Every week. Every month. Every. Single. One.
((Hugs))~ Deb 🙂 🙂 🙂
I feel so blessed to witness this journey of love. Thank you so for sharing!
May you always be as happy as you are in these pictures. And as a mom of 5, nothing gets me me than a toothless grin and cubby little cheeks and thighs! Blessing to you all
I have followed you for awhile and feel like we are “real friends.” I am beyond thrilled for your family. Your hubby’’s smile is priceless in the photos. That is one lucky, soon to be spoiled little baby!!, i could not be happier for anyone else in the whole wide world to have a baby, more tha you. Have read your struggles…….God has smiled on all of you! Hugs…..and squeezes to that sweet boy!
We adopted a February baby, too! She was 3 weeks old when we brought her home. She is now 10 and I’ve got no idea how it goes so fast.You won’t believe it. Congratulations!
When I saw the picture above with the adopted flag, it threw me for a minute, in my head I was thinking “wait adopted???” Even though I’ve followed you for years daily on insta, and I know he’s adopted. He’s just so yours, I forgot for a monument how he became yours. Does that make sense? I hope it’s not insulting I actually feel it’s amazing and such a compliment to you, hopefully you find it to be as well. 🙂
Huge congrats and so happy for you and your family. I have followed off and on for years. We had years of infertility, miscarriage and more. My miracle babies are off to college now. The pain of those years has faded, but I know that ache and void. So happy you followed your path and God placed this sweet baby with you and your husband. Many wonderful miracles and love in the years to come. ❤️