Adoption update

Many of you have been asking about an adoption update and I'm sorry I didn't talk about it on Monday. Monday was the paternity hearing and the birth father's rights were terminated! WOO HOO!!!
I'm copying Molly's explanation of what's next as she's been thru this 3 times now. She is a pro at this and is so good at explaining it all!!

"Many of you don't know how this works...here's a quick rundown of domestic adoption.
Parental rights for both birth mom and birth father have to be either terminated or relinquished.
Once this happens, our agency then monitors us for 6 months until it is determined that the child is in a safe environment and doing well. So really, right now we are kind of like foster parents in that we don't have full custody of him, the agency does. At this point the birth parents cannot "change their mind". I can't tell you how many people worry about this for us. As long as we don't flunk this next 6 months, Turner will officially become a Satterfield sometime early next year!!!

God is Good...

Turner and his killer smile! He's really cooing now and I'm falling in love with him all over again
Last night John got home from his 1st out of town trip since Turner was born. Boy did we miss him! He was so cute and called about 10 times a day to check in on us. He swears Turner has changed in 3 days :)

Turner's new outfit from Aunt CC. Is he the best dressed baby in Norman or what?

Tummy Time with his giraffe!

This afternoon we had lunch with my sweet Daniela and her mom Blanca who is visiting from Mexico. We has such a nice visit and they got Turner 2 Spanish cds...one for the morning and one for bedtime!

Wild hair!!!

Turner's sweet sisters, Mercy & Lexus.

Turner has some seriously wild hair!!! I try combing it after baths in the morning and it lays down straight for all of about 5 minutes and then the next thing I know, his curls win....But I LOVE it!! People still stop us when we're out and go on and on about how beautiful his hair is. He still hasn't lost a strand! As a matter of fact, I think it's actually getting thicker!

I think that's Turner's "I'm sick of mommy taking so many pictures" face

Turner loves his paci!

Yesterday we meet the sweet little college girl that is going to keep Turner on Tuesdays & Thursdays when I go back to work. She is an ABSOLUTE doll and I have no doubt Turner is going to love Kayley. She is an answer to prayers!

Turner's 1st road trip to Perryton

We made our first "official road trip" to Perryton this weekend. My dear home town friends had a shower for us on Saturday at the First Christian Church. Turner, once again, got some of the neatest gifts. It was so nice to see our family & friends! Here are some pictures from the weekend. Enjoy!!

Turner and his cousin Brittyn
Turner is really starting to smile a lot...he has the most gorgeous smile! He loves to flirt with his mommy!

Turner and his cousin Breckyn

Turner and his cousin Adlee.

Do you think Turner has enough cousins? This is my sweet Aunt Lora's son, Lynn and Turner

Another precious smile for mommy!

Perryton Hostesses

This week, Turner has really started liking his play toys on his car seat! He loves when they make noises! It certainly made the 4 hour car ride pleasant!

Turner hanging out in his comfy outfit before his first car ride to Perryton!

Showered with Gifts!

My sweet friends hosted a "Sip and See" this weekend for all our friends to finally meet our sweet little Turner. It was wonderful and to say the least, they out-did themselves!! I am so blessed to have such special friends who have been right beside us through this entire journey praying for God's will. I LOVE YOU ALL!

Top: Ashley, Kelley S

Bottom: Kelley W, Chass & Turner, Katie, Candy, & Courtney
Turner's shower cake! Grandma Rose got sick and wasn't able to come and bring her famous Grandma Rose cake! Thanks Katie for getting us a yummy cake last minute!
Turner MISSED YOU Grandma Rose! Can't wait to see you this weekend

Last night we met some of John's old high school buddies at Toby Keith's. It was a little chilly so Turner sported his "star" hat. Too cute!

On Sunday, Turner was dedicated at Church. This is his precious Sunday outfit!

My dear friend Courtney came in all the way from Charleston, SC to spend the weekend with us and meet Turner. Courtney, you'll never know how much you mean to me and we loved having "Courtney time" over the weekend!

One month old!!!

Today Turner is 1 month old. Boy how time flies. Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Turner over the past month. It's amazing to see how he's already changing. ENJOY!

Sleeping through his 1st OSU football game

Turner loves playing with his hands!

Fall Hayride

Turner and his stuffed animal

Smiling cause the Cowboys won!!

Papa's little pumpkin

Is he going to break hearts or what???

Those sweet brown eyes melt his mommy's heart

Mommy's little angel

2 day home

First night home from the hospital

I can't believe a month ago today we laid eyes on the most precious gift from God, Turner Cantrell. To say we are blessed is putting it lightly. This past month has been the most unbelievable time of our lives. We are madly in love with our little guy. Here's a few updates on how he is doing. He is sleeping 41/2-5 hours now between feedings, only waking up once a night, is smiling, and loves his mommy and papa to kiss him. He weighs 8lbs 4 oz and loves to have his back scratched, hair played with, and hands kissed. He's not a big fan of diaper changes or getting a bath. He loves his 2 sissy's Mercy & Lexus. They give him good morning kisses first thing when he wakes up.

GOD IS GOOD! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Jesus for chosing us to be Turner's mommy and papa!

Go VOTE!!!

Turner & I ventured out this morning to vote....I bundled Turner up so there was no chance he'd get cold. We were ready to wait in line because John waited nearly 2 hours this morning AND THEN FOUND OUT HE WAS AT THE WRONG LOCATION!! Much to our surprise we waited in line for less than 30 minutes and were inside the entire time! No getting cold for us....

But it is very exciting to me that so many people are voting this year! Regardless of who wins, we need to honor our leaders just as the Bible instructs us. Now, I know we won't agree with them on all things, but we must honor them and even more importantly, PRAY for them. Pastor Clark said this 4 years ago and for some reason it has stuck with me....be sure you are praying for our leaders more than you are complaining about them....now isn't that a great idea!

Turner all bundled up in his doggy cap

Yesterday, Turner got to meet his Great Aunt Georgia & Great Uncle Charles...and I'm embarrassed that I didn't get a single picture!


Turner and his new puppy, my sweet co-worker and one of my dearest friends, Maureen sent him all the way from California.

Another peaceful weekend!

We had another low key weekend. The main accomplishment was that John helped me finish the nursery! It's so peaceful in there! We got our new glider/rocker/recliner which we have really enjoyed. And Turner likes it too!!

Crystal's boyfriend, Eric, also went to OSU and bought this adorable OSU shirt for Turner. He wore it to church on Sunday and living in Norman you can imagine the grief we got for it! But at least we're winning now!

I absolutely love his bedding. Special thanks to my wonderful mother in law for making it. It's perfect!!

Giving mommy a silly grin...

Go COWBOYS!!