Update time!

Hi Everyone,

I spoke with our case worker this morning and got a small update. Here's a review in case you haven't been kept up to speed.

Before this morning there were 4 birth moms (BM) that met OUR criteria. (Race of the baby is our only criteria, we've said Caucasian or bi-racial.) They are all due around the end of the summer.

This morning I was told that two of the BMs had a change of heart and have backed out. While this makes my heart sink, I couldn't help but think of their own hearts in making such a difficult decision. I'm going to pray that they made the right decision for their family and will love their little one the right way.

So now we have two BMs left that we qualify for. Our caseworker can't tell us very much but I do know that both BMs are due around the end of summer/beginning of fall. In both situations, BF (birth father) and families are supportive of the adoption.

With that small sad news, we found out both BMs have looked at our book already! PLEASE pray that their hearts would lead them to us. It is still too early to make a decision, they're receiving counseling to prepare them for that day. Maybe it's selfish of me, but even though there are families that have been waiting over two years, I want it to be our time! We started our process officially in December of 2010, so this December marks 2 years.

I think that the pending adoption has made me take a step back to look at our lives. I feel very blessed to have a husband that rocks, family that loves and supports us, and friends that I consider family. I know a lot of our lives will change when we do finally have our baby, but I'm excited for those changes :)

Thanks for reading and praying fervently!
T