Sorry it has been awhile since we have updated the pictures. I am going to try to get better about this:) Anyways Kade is growing like crazy as you can prolly tell by the pictures he is now 4 months which is so hard for us to believe. He is always jabbering he has big stories for such a little guy. He has also started giggling which is so fun to hear! Kade also loves to watch Maggie (our dog) everytime she comes in the room he just starts smiling and gets so excited. That is all the updates on Kade for now hope you all enjoy the pictures.

Kade has been doing very well. Today we had his 2 month old checkup and 3 shots. Founds out shots are his new least favorite thing. He was 10 pounds and 21 inches long. He has been sleeping good between feedings but still eats every 3 hours. Aug. 31 Kade was baptized at Carmel church. He is a very happy baby for the most part. Every now and then he has his crabby times but don't we all? We thank God every day for such a perfect little boy.

Great to be Home!

Our trip home went very well Kade traveled great! He was alittle fussy when we went through the mountains but other then that he slept most of the time! We were so thankful that he traveled well b/c we were very concerned about how he would do. It is a very long trip for such a little guy:) We got home on Sunday night at about 8:00.
Well we would like to thank all of you again for all the prayers and support during this process.
Kade is very anxious to meet everyone!
God has truly blessed us!
Dustin, Ashley and Kade

Traveling home

We got the ok from the state of Iowa to come home with Kade. We plan on leaving today (Fri. July 25) after his doctor apt. at 1:30. We plan on driving during the day and finding a hotel for the nights. Hope to be home by Sun Evening. So please pray for us on our journey.

Today was our 3rd day as a family. Everything is going great. Kade is a really good baby and loves to be held and wrapped up in blankets. He does not like diaper changes at all. We took a little drive today to the Babies R' Us store and decided that's kind of a dangerous store. We could spend a lot of $ there in a very short time:) We have mostly just been hanging out in our hotel room getting to know one another. Hear are a few pictures of Kade.

Please keep in your prayers Kade's birth mother because she is in a time of grieving. This little boy brings us such great joy and we feel very blessed! At the same time it is hard to know that someone else has to hurt.

Our papers are in Iowa so know we are just waiting for someone from the adoption agency to call us and let us know we can go home. We are very excited for all of you to meet Kade.

Thanks for all your prayers, Dustin, Ashley, and Kade

Kade Malachi De Jong

We would like to introduce the newest member of our family Kade Malachi De Jong! We were able to pick him up at 2:00 today! So far he seems to be a very good baby.
We can't wait for all of you to meet him.
God is amazing and he has blessed us so much!
We will keep you all updated with pictures while we are down here in North Carolina.
Thanks so much for all the prayers!
Dustin, Ashley and Kade

Exciting News

We are very excited to say that we have a baby boy in North Carolina. He was born on July 14th and weighed 6 pounds 13 oz and was 18 in long. We are able to pick him up Mon. July 21 right away in the morning. We will be posting pics and let you know what his name is when we get there and get a chance to update. Please pray for safe travel and for our son. Please also pray for his birthparents.
Thank you very much for the prayers and support through our adoption process.
Dustin and Ashley