Introducing the newest Olson!

Graham Greer Olson
Born January 22, 2007

After a rough week that started with having to turn down yet another referral, we were looking forward to a relaxing week up at the lake. Friday morning, June 29, we were getting ready to leave and the phone rang. It was THE CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The call we had spent the past 7 months and 23 days waiting eagerly for......the call that let us know that we were parents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had our social worker on speaker phone as she relayed all the details she had. As we stood in the kitchen listening to her describe our very healthy son, we were both overcome with emotion, were completely choked up, and unable to speak. Even though the official paperwork said that he was healthy, we still had to have the international doctor at the University review the medical files. So, we sent them off not expecting to hear from him for a day or so. Ten minutes later the phone rang again. It was the doctor who said he wanted to congratulate us for "hitting the jackpot" with a very healthy, baby boy! We really do feel like we've hit the jackpot. We feel like the luckiest parents ever right now. Just seeing those adorable cheeks erased the emotional anguish we've been dealing with over the past year. We feel rejuvenated, are excited to shop for baby things (now that we know who we're shopping for) and best of all, to open up the nursery and get it ready for Graham!!!