We are so happy to announce the newest addition to the Gilliam family! Zaiden Terrell was born on May 26, 2015 weighing 6# 13 oz on the south side of Chicago and he joined our family on July 7, 2015. We (including Zander) are thrilled to welcome this guy into our family. He is a bundle of energy and strength; he is strong willed already! He is also very sweet and loves to show off his smile with his adorable dimples.
From the beginning of our adoption journey, we knew we wanted multiple children. Zeb and I both enjoyed having siblings growing up and are both pretty close in age to our siblings and we wanted this for our children too. We returned to the Cradle in January 2015 and after a long process (paperwork issues!) through DCFS and the Cradle we were finally approved in June. Only 3 days after our approval we were contacted about Zaiden and within a few weeks were able to bring him home. We also have an open adoption with Zaiden and are so pleased to have been able to spend some time with his birth mom and hope this will continue throughout our future.
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| Bringing him home from the Cradle |
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| Zander was so excited to give Zaiden his welcome home gift |
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