Today during lunch, my DH called. He was all freaked out bc the sw called him about a possible case. He wanted to know why I didn't tell him. He gets freaked out too easily and since she was not due until April I figured there was no reason to tell him until I had more information.
Well it turns out that there was another case that I did not know about. The other SW emailed me and I never got it. She showed our profile anyway. The BM liked our profile and we are one of two couples picked. =)
OMG................... so I had no idea that my profile was shown and now we are in the top two....... She is due Dec 30th. But she is starting to have pains and since this is her 5th pregnancy we are thinking she might go early..
We have to meet with her on Dec 17. She wants to meet her top two couples to make her decision. This is crazy. She is about 3 hours away, so it is manageable but not local. Due to her close due date this meeting could get rescheduled, so we have to try our best to remain flexible.
DH was totally freaking out. I told him that we need to say yes and just wing it. Then he started to freak out about the fact that we have no idea how to take care of a baby and that we only have about 2 weeks to prepare. I reminded him that we have been waiting 8 years, so I'm tired of waiting. I told him that we need to take one step at a time. This is our first BM interview so we may not even get picked.
He told his coworkers and they said they would throw him a shower.... it made him feel better. I am glad that he told them, bc I think it is good for him to talk about it. He never spoke about IF to anyone bc he was too embarrassed. Now he has been using the word adoption more often. When we go out and people ask us if we have kids, he tells them that we are waiting to adopt.
I was so excited today that I could not contain myself. I want to celebrate making it to a top two even if I don't get picked. I told a few close friends and some family.
This is exciting news! This is the first time I've commented on your blog, but I've been reading it for a little bit. My kids are grown now, 29/25, but we adopted them years ago. We had a few hours notice on both of them and we did just fine. With the first, we didn't have anything, no crib, car seat, etc. Its amazing what you can get together really quickly when an exciting time like this. Every new parent worries that they won't be able to take care of the baby/child, but there are plenty of resources out there to help, doctors, nurses, friends, family, etc. Looking forward to seeing how it all works out!
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Eeeeeeee!!!! How exciting!! God's will be done! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness......what an amazing surprise. Praying you through this week! Can't wait to hear how it goes. Regardless of the outcome, what a beautiful experience for you guys!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! That is great......so excited for you both!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting!! Any news yet? I am sure you are just as excitied as all of us in the blog world to know. :) I keep hoping for a Christmas blessing!
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