In January Joe and I started researching our adoption options and have since started the process. We very much want to grow our family and are super excited to be able to journey through the experience of adopting. We decided to journal the experience and want to share it with everyone.
Friday, July 20, 2012
What happened to the day?
All I remember is getting the phone call around 9ish and the next thing you know it's 4:30pm! I did some pacing and talking today! I might be hoarse tomorrow! Thank goodness the girls across the street came over to play so Lola was busy because I certainly was not entertaining her today. I found out so much about birth mom and I'm excited to say that I'm going to try to fly out to Utah next week to meet her. Without devulging too much personal information on her, I will share with you that she is 26, she has firmly chose us to adopt her child. She is scheduled to be induced on 9/12 but her social worker believes that she might have an earlier delivery near the end of August or hopefully 9/5. Mom has high blood pressure and has had 2 previous births and they were early. The birth mom lives at the Adoption housing and has had prenatal care and continues to. Mom and baby are very healthy:) She would be "over the moon" if she could meet with me first but understands it's costly. I was so happy to hear that. I want to meet her, I want to hug her, bring her our plant and get to know as much as she is willing to share with me so that I will have that information. While I was talking with her social worker I was taking notes and thinking to myself how these are the notes that my son is going to be reading as he learns about his birth mom. This is so special, neat and simply an amazing blessing. Also, she would be interested in me being a part of her delivery and all I can say is WOW! I think after we get to meet, talk, get to know each other a little the more special it will be. I feel truly blessed. Joe is right there with me along with Lola and this is such a special time in our lives. I have a lot to do. Right now I need to figure out how to get to Utah and when.
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I am so ecstatic for you all. So happy and thankful. Excited.
ReplyDeleteI check your blog every nite before I head to sleep and I am going to sleep with a big smile on my face today.
Can't wait to read further updates and good luck on the Utah trip.
Love to Lola and you ........I just can't imagine the excitement and good chaos happening in your household. So happyyyy
Ohh Ruhee thank you so much! I went to sleep last night with a huge smile on my face too, thanks for all the love!
ReplyDeleteKim I have tears right now as I read this.....what an amazing family you have and what a lucky child this.will be;)
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