Yesterday while I was at the gym, working it out - I got a text from a friend whom I met at an adoption class. She was inviting me to a lunch scheduled for today with a couple ladies that have already adopted. I quickly replied yes and cancelled my previous engagement (body pump - who really wants to do that anyway) - and was very much looking forward to meeting them. As well as looking forward to hearing some great stories, chatting about adoption and so forth. During my workout yesterday - I thought for a bit - wow, how neat would it be to get the call while I am at lunch surrounded by women who have been where I am right now. More than for a moment, I seriously thought and wondered about that. I pictured how neat that experience would be. I even thought about it again this morning for a moment too. We all met today at this really cute restaurant named Goodness Gracious - If you haven't been I really recommend going - I had some kind of salad with sugared pecans, grilled chicken, craisins, other stuff, blue cheese and some wonderful maple vinaigrette! So we all sat down and began talking for like maybe 30 seconds. I hear my phone loudly singing my ring tone "I didn't mean to cut you off..."- and I apologized because I had forgotten to lower the volume. I looked at the number and it said - TAMPA, FL! I answered thinking this could not be the agency in Florida we are signed up with - but - it WAS! Her name too is Jessica, she was like - Hi Kim do you have a minute? - I looked around at all 3 women and they could tell right away what kind of phone call this was. It was insane! I started quivering because just yesterday I pictured this whole entire scenario unfolding. I listened to Jessica explain to me that we have been selected by a birth mom! All the while tears are building in my eyes, I'm shaking and sweating...I know my face was getting red. Jessica was asking me things and I was speechless - I didn't know how to explain to her and the ladies that just yesterday I imagined and prayed about how neat this would be. All the women were getting teary eyed as well as they were happy for me and some of them were remembering their call. It was so special. It was no coincidence at all!!
So here we are..."back in the saddle again..."!! Believe it or not I'm still sitting here thinking how amazing God is to have placed that scenario that I thought out right in my lap! It's beautiful, so beautiful... So here's the deal... Birth mom picked us, she's 40yrs. old, she wanted a family with kids (LOLA), she wanted a bi-racial or Caucasian family,her due date is DECEMBER 20th! She is interested in pictures and emails, she is interested in either meeting us or having a conference call - I'm better in person - so I'm going to want to meet her and hopefully we can plan that around an ultrasound maybe... Lola is tickled! Joe and I were able to meet up late this afternoon, take her for ice-cream and tell her the news. SHE WAS EXCITED! So we told Lola that she is going to be a big sister to a little GIRL!!!!
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