Huge Blessing

Well, it's 3:50 a.m. and it's impossible for me to sleep right now.  Sarah called us from the adoption center yesterday afternoon and told us that a birthmom has chosen us!!  At one point she put me on hold and I was dancing around the kitchen like a crazy person.  It was all I had to contain myself when she came back on the phone.  I was consumed by happiness that I began crying in bed at about 3:45 this morning and had to get out of bed.

Here is some information we can share:

• She is due with a boy on 1/11/11 and will be having a c-section.
• The birthmom is 27 yrs old.
• She is married to the birthfather, but they're in the process of a divorce.
• The birthmother is caucasion and birthfather is Hispanic.
• She is set on adoption for her baby.
• The birthfather was difficult to track down, but Sarah spoke with him and he is not committing one way or another about agreeing to the adoption.
• To us, this means that we will go forward with the adoption and pray that the birthfather will either sign the adoption papers after the baby is born or sign off his parental rights. 
• If he signs the adoption papers then he'll have 30 days, like the birthmother, to change his mind after we bring the baby home from the hospital.
• If he doesn't sign any papers and doesn't ask for the baby, then we take the baby home and the birthfather has 6 months to change his mind and ask for the baby.  If he doesn't take action within the 6 months, then it's considered abandonment and the baby boy will be ours forever.

This is a big risk for Mike and I, but we know it's in God's hands.  I have decided to look forward and allow myself all the excitement that I want and give God all my thanks and praise.  But know that God may allow this birthfather or birthmother their baby back (within the window above).  So, if all that time lapses without either of them requesting the baby back, then we'll have to throw a big celebration!! 

We are meeting the birthmother today at 1:30.  I'm so excited to meet her and learn more about her, her family and the birthfather. 

I also want to mention that we will be learning A LOT of information about the birthfamilies, but most of the information is for us to know, but not for us to share.  So, please excuse me if we don't divulge very much information about the birthfamilies 

Okay, I might as well get some work done.  Thank you for allowing me to share this information with you.

Big hug and lots of love,
Brenda