from an unspeakable tragedy, a new beginning has come for rachel and heidi mcfarland the iowa couple lost their adopted son gabriel last year in a horrific turn of events, just weeks after his birth mother decided she wanted him back but this week, as gabriel's father, drew weehler smith, 18, received a 50 year prison sentence for murdering the little boy, the pair have revealed they are the proud parents to a baby daughter   and are expecting a second child any day now new beginnings: rachel (left) and heidi (right) mcfarland lost their adopted son last year, after the boy was killed by his biological father they have now adopted a little girl, london (pictured) and are expecting another daughter  new mom: heidi mcfarland is seen here with her daughter london the iowa woman is also eights months pregnant with another little girl  precious: the women were contacted by a mom to be who had heard their story and was looking for adoptive parents to take custody of her newborn daughter  new home: little london appears pretty with her parents, rachel and heidi mcfarland  the women were able to adopt their baby, london, after being contacted by a mom to be who was touched by their story and had been searching for adoptive parents before the adoption process started however, the two decided to try and have a baby on their own heidi mcfarland is now eight months pregnant the two are expecting another little girl, who they intend to call vienna, the des moines register reported the news follows an emotional week for the two, following the sentencing of drew weehler smith four month old gabriel king mcfarland was found unresponsive on april 22, 2014, by his mother after she left the baby in the care of his father at their des moines home the boy later passed away, with an autopsy showing gabriel of an abusive head trauma, which authorities say he suffered at the hands of his dad, who was 17 at the time they believe weehler smith shook the boy the  tragedy came just a month after the teen mother, markeya atkins, changed  her mind about giving him up for adoption and took him back from the  women who had brought him up as their own loss: four month old gabriel mcfarland died on  april 22 last year after he suffered an abusive head trauma while in the care of  his teenage father gabriel's mother had just taken him back from  adoption  sentenced: on wednesday drew weehler smith, 18, received a 50 year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty in january to second degree murder in the death of his son, gabriel, last year  prison: weehler smith's adoptive parents believe his inexperience with children contributed to the death of his son he has also struggled with addiction  grief: heidi and rachel mcfarland in court in des moines this week for the sentencing of drew weehler smith  gabriel's mother, markeya atkins,  had left him in the care of his father so she could run errands around 725pm on april 22, police said about 25  minutes later, a friend dropped into the apartment to collect a phone  charger and saw the father holding the child she left and called the  mother asking whether she trusted weehler smith atkins asked her friend to return to the  apartment but when she did, she saw the father driving away without  the baby she  notified the mother, who rushed home and found gabriel limp and not  breathing in a glider chair 'someone left my  friend's baby that they were baby sitting by themselves, and the baby's  blue,' the friend can be heard saying on the 911 calls, with atkins crying in the background: 'he just left him here' atkins' friend performed cpr before emergency medical personel took over but the boy was pronounced dead at hospital weehler smith, a junior at des moines roosevelt high  school, was initially charged with neglect of a dependent person but the charge was upgraded to murder he was tried as a adult, and plead guilty to second degree murder on wednesday morning, he was sentenced to 50 years prison, the maximum sentence rachel mcfarland told the des moines register after the sentencing that she will probably never be able to forgive weehler smith, but she believes his adoptive parents, who are also lesbians, have not been given enough credit for being amazing people 'they are really wonderful women,' rachel said 'they've lost their son; they've lost their grandson our families have been through hell' tragic: rachel and heidi mcfarland, pictured, cared for gabriel from birth until one month before his death  loving moms: the mcfarlands said they only heard about gabriel's death on the news  rachel and heidi mcfarland adopted the boy and cared for him from birth until he was a few months old   when atkins changed her mind, as is allowed under iowa law, according to whotv the  couple said they were devastated when they learned that the infant they  had considered their own had died   while watching the news 'it's like he's been taken away from you again,' rachel mcfarland told the des moines register  'we brought him home from the hospital i cut his umbilical cord' adorable: police charged drew james weehler smith of des moines with the death of gabriel  scene: according to police, the young mom left the baby with weehler smith in an apartment, pictured, in the 6500 block of chaffee road in des moines while she went to the library and to run errands  in iowa, the birth mother has three months and then one additional  31 day probationary period to change her mind about giving up her baby while devastated, the mcfarlands are determined not to let the failed adoption and gabriel's death ruin their lives 'we're just left to put the pieces back together,' rachel said
four month old 50 years gabriel mcfarland drew weehler smith rachel 18 heidi eight months london gabriel heidi mcfarland one month vienna april 2014
four month old gabriel mcfarland was killed by his father in april 2014  the death occurred one month after the baby was taken away from adoptive parents, rachel and heidi mcfarland, by gabriel's mother  the father, drew weehler smith, 18, was sentenced to 50 years prison  an autopsy showed he shook gabriel to death  rachel and heidi have now adopted a daughter, london  heidi is eight months pregnant with another girl, who they will call vienna 