We are matched with a birth mother and couldn’t be more excited! We wanted to share this news a few weeks ago but decided to give it a little time to make sure things were going well. Rob and I went back and forth on trying to decide if we wanted to make an Adoption Facebook page. We just weren’t sure we were ready to invite the entire world into such a personal space. We had started the page so many times and then never actually “published” it. On the night of December 30th, we finally made the page live and in what seemed like minutes we had over 100 likes… It was really nice to see so many of our friends and family share the page and say such nice things about us. The next afternoon before heading out for New Years Eve, I checked the page and saw that I had a message from someone who left their phone number wanting to talk to us. Fast forward about two weeks later and we were matched with a birth mom! We met her and the birth father in our agency’s office about two weeks ago and things are going really well. They are from NC, so we are hopeful that we can be there for the birth or shortly after. In North Carolina the birth mother can change her mind up to 7 days after placement. So, we are cautiously optimistic. We debated sharing the news here since anything can go wrong but figured there is such a small group (mostly family and very close friends) of you that know about this blog and we need the prayers and positive thoughts!
It is a boy, and his estimated arrival date is March 23rd!!! Just about a month and a half away!! We have been painting and getting the nursery together. We ordered a car seat and a stroller and my best friend let us borrow her crib, changing table, and glider. So, we have the essentials, but have been busy getting things ready. As soon as we get the curtians up in the nursery, I will add a picture. Prepare to be impressed with Rob’s painting skills! 🙂
Please keep us as well as the birthparents and their families in your thoughts and prayers. As excited as we are about this, we know that this will be so hard for them.
Still cannot believe this is really happening….:)
Our Adoption Story 