A Pittsburgh couple who adopted a son with a chronic medical condition wants to adopt another one. They believe that they have the skill to care for children with special needs.
Michaela Robbins told PEOPLE that she and her husband wake up every day and could not believe that they got so lucky for having adopted their son. She explained that Noah had improved their lives in every way.
Plans to adopt another kid
After their adoption for Noah got finalized, the couple is now planning on finding their five-year-old son a sibling. They are open to another medically fragile child after feeling rewarded for having Noah join their family.
On Friday, Robbins and her husband, Dave, had a Zoom adoption where they invited friends and family to attend. After spending 1,275 days in foster care, Noah finally found his forever home with the Robbins.
Fate brought them together
The couple believes that it was fate that brought them together. After looking through three different agencies and low points, they finally found Noah when they look to The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center. Apart from having a daycare and hospital for medically fragile children, it also has an adoption program.
In the summer of 2019, one Friday night, the Robbins started volunteer work to rock babies in the organization. It was when they found the then four-year-old Noah with arthrogryposis. He had a condition that caused him to have permanently bent limbs.
This is our beautiful grandson Noah!! Our son David Robbins and daughter-in-law Michaela Robbins!! We are truly blessed! God is good! ️️️ Posted by Sue Boyer Robbins on Saturday, December 12, 2020
Took special training to care for son
The couple learned that Noah was looking for parents after they bonded with him. Robbins and Dave took special training so they could properly care for Noah's ventilator, gastronomy tube, and trach. By December, they were able to bring the child home with them.
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The Robbins believe that they were meant to have Noah because the communities helped support their son throughout his nine major surgeries. St. Paul's Methodist church in Pittsburgh also helped the family build a ramp at home so Noah could get in and out while riding his wheelchair easily.
Now, the family has started a GoFundMe page to help raise money so they could buy a van that is wheelchair accessible, as they could not load the over 150-lb pediatric wheelchair into their Honda.
The 33-year-old mom said that they want to give Noah greater independence so he could do what he wants to do. She explained that they currently have to move their son in a stroller when they bring him out.
The Children's Home director of adoptions and permanency services, Erika Schmitt, shared the "really special" adoption story of Noah. She noted that since he came there when he was a baby, many staffers have known him.
Schmitt also said that the Robbins fell more in love with Noah every day after learning that he needed a home. She shared that the couple did their best to study how to care for him and researched his needs. She noted that the couple gave him the love, support, and stability Noah needed to bring him home someday.
