September 21, 2010

I am SO excited to meet you!  I have a friend who is pregnant right now and we have both wanted to start our families for so long now.  She is due a couple of months before we are expecting you but her little guy will be a good friend of yours!  We are going to do so many “mommy” things together!  I can’t tell you how many people are so excited to meet you!  You are going to be SO loved by so many!  People have been praying for your arrival for many years!  I am sure you will live up to all their expectations, and then some! 

September 18, 2010

We are ready to paint your bedroom already!  We picked out the color and your dad taped everything last night (Sept. 17, 2010).  We hope you like your room.  Your birth parents mentioned that they loved the bedding when they saw our profile book and we want to get everything ready for you.  You’ll come to find out that your mom really likes to have time to prepare things and your dad has the patience to let me do this.  I keep thinking that it will be perfect if you are a little boy and still neutral enough if you are a girl…But either way, when you are ready to move into your bed, we will make it "all boy" or "all girl"! 

We told your birth mom that we want to find out your sex.  Your dad and I are going to speak with your birth parents today.  We are truly blessed to be so included in the pregnancy!  Your birth mom sent us a video of your heart beat on September 16, 2010.  You were 15 weeks that day!  Your heart rate was 154 beats per minute, which is really great! 

We just spoke to your birth parents.  I can tell that they love you very much and want what’s best for you.  Your birth mom also mentioned her upcoming appointments; Oct. 4^th cervical cerclage pre-op; procedure on Oct. 6^th and then a follow up on Oct. 14^th.  I think we will be able to find out if you are a boy or a girl around Nov. 12^th.  Your birth mom feels like you are a boy…she also said your birth father was able to feel you move for the first time. 

You are getting bigger – about the size of an apple is what I read today.  I will hear from your birth mom again around Oct. 4^th to let me know what to expect from the procedure.  I will pray for you all until I know everything is OK!  I think you will be a little early…just a feeling.  I am thinking around mid-February.  We can’t wait!

September 9, 2010

Today is your Aunt Cindy's birthday. 

We spoke to our agency and they told us your birth parents really connected with us and we said we felt the same way.  By September 10, 2010, the match was confirmed.  Now we are just anxiously waiting to meet you!  We hope your birth parents keep us posted on you as you grow over the next 6 months!  We have already seen two sonograms and with think you are beautiful!

September 8, 2010

We received another call from Adoption STAR.  I knew the instant that I saw the number that your birth parents had liked our profile book.  Sure enough, we were told that they really liked us and wanted to speak to us.  We arranged to talk to your birth parents that night!  We were very nervous because we wanted you to be part of our lives.  I told your dad that he was going to have to do most of the talking because I was so nervous!

We spoke to your birth parents and by the end of the call, I think we all realized that you were going to become our little baby!  We talked about your birth parents decision and how they love you so much that they wanted you to have the chance to have a better life.  They also said that they felt that they wanted to provide a couple like us the opportunity to become a family.  This is one of the most gracious and unselfish decisions a person can make.

Your birth mom wanted to include us in the pregnancy, wondering if we wanted to find out if you were a boy or a girl.  They both wanted to be sure we were there on your birthday too.  They are wonderful and thoughtful people.  We truly felt blessed this night.  This is when we knew our dreams of you would come true!

We found out when you are expected to be born, which at the moment is March 10, 2011.  We hung up the phone and everything felt surreal!  We already love you and can’t wait to meet you!

September 1, 2010

We received a call from Adoption STAR that there was a couple in Indiana who were looking to place their baby for adoption.  We were selected as one couple for them to consider as potential parents.  We said we were interested in being considered. 

Immediately thoughts of becoming a family filled my heart and I felt at peace with everything.  So we waited to hear from the agency to see what, if anything would come of this call…