Our profile is just waiting on a few pictures that we will take during the Thanksgiving holiday. The writing part is finished. So it's a surprise when we receive our first birth mother intake the day before Thanksgiving since we haven't even submitted our profile. We read over our first intake and automatically respond with interest. Our profile was completed on Saturday evening and submitted. We were going to be shown on Tuesday. We never heard anything back. I wasn't sure how the time line worked. The following Thursday we receive intake number 2. Again, we're interested! We would be shown to her on Monday. That Monday (12/6) we get a call from Dana (the lovely lady from Sacred Selections) that the birth mother is asking questions about us. We took that as a good sign. So I wait to hear back. Nothing. Tuesday morning I get sent intake number three. I can't wait to get home and read it, so I ignore everyone at lunch to read this 26 page document. I have questions, so I text Dana and ask if I can call her after work. I call her and ask my questions. She is wondering if this is the first or second intake she sent me that day. I respond that I only received one for a baby due in June. She said she had another one she meant to send me for a baby due in January. I get that later that evening. Again, we respond with interest. We would be shown to both mothers on Thursday.
I'm sitting with Mr. B that night after reading the intake saying, "I feel this is our baby. I don't know why, but this is the one who will choose us." He asks why I think that. I explain simply because it's very soon and we aren't expecting something so soon. That, and I noticed the birth parents and I have similar interests. So we wait. I knew that I'd be glued to my phone on Thursday waiting to hear something. So imagine my surprise when I get a call Wednesday afternoon as I come in from lunch. Dana's name comes up on my phone. It can only be good news at this point! I immediately take the call outside since there's zero reception in my school! She answers with a "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" and let's us know that we've been chosen. That intake from Tuesday night, the one I had a feeling about, chose us! I could hardly believe it!!! Not only did they choose us, but they were excited about us. That made my heart so happy. Someone was excited about us and chose us to raise their child! What an honor!!!
Things just took off from there! I get in touch with the agency and find out our next steps. I receive an email with more paperwork. We set up a call for Thursday evening to talk with the birth mother. I'm waiting on Thursday for the call and it never comes. A mild panic may have set in. Then I get a call from Dana informing me of why the call didn't take place. Easing my sneaking paranoia. The call is scheduled again for Friday evening. Again I wait for a call that never comes. This time the birth mom was working late. So we reschedule for Saturday afternoon. Again, nothing. I get a text later that evening explaining the another emergency came up. She assures me everything is fine. She said we would try again tomorrow (which is today, Sunday). I still haven't heard anything at the time of writing this; however, I'm not concerned. I get concerned when I have a definite time and date that I'm expecting something and it doesn't happen. If it's more open-ended, I'm fine. I'm thankful this is happening so soon. I don't know how I would've done if I had 3 or 4 months to wait. I can only imagine.
So now we are in full on prep mode. My friend Kelli instantly started talking about shower plans. We are also thinking of ideas to help raise money for some of the adoption costs. I'm sure when the word gets out on my social media page, friends and family will want to support us in our journey. We have our accommodations planned out, our flights taken care of, and a plan for a shower. Kelli and I are going out after church next Sunday to register for my shower. I can't believe I'm about to register for a baby! I never thought I'd get to do this. I'm ready to dive into all things baby! That nursery will get done!!!
I've got plans for a tribal theme with feathers and bows and arrows! Oh and all the woodland creatures! We've been thinking up names for a sweet little guy, too. The time will fly, especially since I'm about to be off for 2 weeks for the holiday break. Once I come back to work, I'll be waiting on that call to jump on a plane and head to Arizona to meet our little man!
Here's the poem I wrote to announce to people at church about our good news. We had this stuck in our gift for the gift exchange at our annual holiday party. The person that chose this gift had to read out news to everyone. It was so fun. So much fun that I'm having my principal read it aloud this Thursday at our faculty meeting. It'll be more fun since not too many people at work know the news.
Here are the flowers Mr. B and his parents brought me Wednesday afternoon. They were so excited about the news that they couldn't even wait until I got home from work to share the joy. They drove the 20 miles to my school to surprise me!
Our prayer now is for the birth parents to stay strong and remain firm in their decision. We pray for a safe and healthy delivery for mom and baby. We pray the process continues to go smoothly and all things work out. We can't wait to be home and raise our blessing.
"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us..." Ephesians 3:20
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