The Third Alexander

Well, today I thought I'd share a little bit about the third Alexander....TJ. After a few years of infertility stuff and one failed adoption, we got a call about a soon-t0-be-born baby in Owensboro, Kentucky. We were asked to meet with a beautiful young woman about the possibility of adopting her baby. We met at the Executive Inn in Owensboro. It was the birthmother, her sister and her pastors wife. It was a wonderful visit and I have such great memories of a woman that loved her child so much that first, she chose life and second, she chose us to be his mother. TJ was born on March 2, 1991 weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces. From day one he was a spirited guy! We lived in Louisville, Kentucky at the time. I worked at the University of Louisville while Tom served at a church in Clarksville, Indiana. His full name is Thomas James Alexander.....he prefers "TJ" over the official name. We wanted to have the same name as his father...thus the Thomas.

Here we are now looking the third Alexander who stands over six feet tall! He's handsome, too! TJ is still quite spirited! He loves life! He loves sports. He loves his sisters. He tolerates school! He plays the drums in a band. He melts my heart one moment and I want to smack him upside the head the next!

His favorite sport is football although he does play basketball and run track. His favorite food is anything with a touch of hot sauce. He loves going to the farm where Tom grew up. I wish everyone could see how TJ is with his little sisters. He adores them both. I must say that he is a wonderful big brother. It was in Gods plan for TJ to be the oldest of our five children. He's a great kid and has filled his spot as the third Alexander quite well.

I love the boy!

The first photo is of TJ with Lily at King's Island this past summer. The second is from his first date (sort of) this past year at the Honors Dance at his school.