Annaliese Rose Coker was born on
February 18, 2008 at 9:21 pm!
March 23, 2008 8:30 am -
Life is going great in the Coker household!  We had a good Easter
yesterday.  The Easter bunny came to visit and snuck Arianna's
Easter eggs out of the house and hid them three times!  She kept
trying to catch the Easter bunny, but never was able to!

Anna's doing great!  She weighs more than 9 lbs. now and is about
22 inches long.  Lauren, Anna's birthmom, voluntarily relinquished
her rights on March 6th.  So, step 2 is complete!  Three more steps
to go: consent or termination of birthfather, consent of Native
American tribe, and finalization.  Almost halfway there!

March 16, 2008 8:45 pm -
We took Annaliese to church today for the first time.  Our minister
came to the house a few days ago and made a video of Ken, Ari,
Anna and I.  We talked about adoption and gave some of Anna's
story.  They showed the video at church today, prayed over our
family and then asked for donations to help us pay for the adoption
expenses that are starting to roll in.  We don't know how much was
raised through the church yet, but will update our chipin as soon as
we have it.  We want to say thank you to our family and friends for
all their love and support!

February 21, 2008 4:45 pm -
Sorry we were out of touch for 2 days - no internet at hospital! But
everything went great! We are home with Annaliese.  Arianna
thinks she is the most wonderful and beautiful baby in the world.  
Please check out our picture page!  We'll let you know of any
updates as the adoption progresses.  Thank you all for the prayers
and support.

February 18, 2008 11:57 pm -
Annaliese Rose was finally born at 9:21 pm.  She weighs 8 lb. 2 oz.
and she is 20 inches long!  Yeah!  Hopefully, we will be bringing her
home Tuesday!

February 18, 2008 11:30 am -
They began Lauren's induction this morning at about 8:15, but the
labor is going very slow.  The doctor doesn't think she will have
Annaliese until early evening!  We're being patient (yeah, right!)

February 17, 2008 -
Well, Ken and I are driving to Durant, OK  to be there for the birth of
Annaliese Rose Coker.  She is scheduled to be delivered
tomorrow - Monday, February 18!  Check back often to get updates
and see pictures!

Please continue to pray -
  •  for the health and well-being of the baby and the wonderful
    lady who is taking care of her and keeping her safe
  •  that all legal aspects of the adoption will go smoothly
  •  that the financial means necessary to complete the adoption
    will be provided
  •  for our family's health and well-being during this time

Please see our "For Sale" page for the adorable
"Adoption
Creates Forever Families Teddy Bear"
that Kelly designed to
help raise money for the adoption.  Come back and visit our
website often to see our "chipin" results!
Ken, Kelly, & Arianna Coker
PO Box 1093
Enid, OK  73702
1 (877) 7-ADOPT-1
1 (877) 723-6781
cokerfamily@sbcglobal.net
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