We’ve been
writing this blog, first weekly and now monthly, for over a year and, with a
few minor exceptions, it’s been on time. You could plan on it, every Monday
(now the first Monday of the month), you could count on the fact that we’d be
posting a blog. If you’re not someone that we get to talk to a lot, you’re
probably wondering what happened. I mean, why is it December 17 and we’re just
getting around to posting something? Are we not adopting anymore? Did we get
moved into the witness protection program? What is going on here?!?!
Some major things
have been happening since our last update. First of all, we found a birth mom!
We were fortunate enough to make a connection with a wonderful young woman in
Illinois who decided that she wanted to place her child with us. We’ve stayed
in close contact via email for several weeks, but we were able to finally meet
her face to face last weekend. As awkward as a dinner with someone you’ve never
met can be, our meeting was fantastic. We’ve been really blessed to get to go
through this process with such a great person.
The other major thing
that’s going on (although it’s a part of the same thing, I suppose) is that she’s
due pretty soon. Really, really soon. Like “5 weeks from now” soon. So sometime
in mid to late January, we’ll be welcoming a wonderful baby boy into our home.
The fact that this is all happening so suddenly is another reason we’ve put off
the blog a little bit. There have been several nights when we’ve had to contact
lawyers and adoption agencies, not to mention our birth mom, and also make sure
we have plans in place for when it’s time to go meet our child. There’s a lot
to do and a short time in which to do it, but with a lot of help, prayer, and
hard work, we’re getting there.
So, if any of you
were wondering, that’s why there’s been no blog. We’ve been busy, but we also
wanted to wait until after we met our birth mom. As stressful as things have
been at times, we’ve really been blessed that God has put us in this situation.
We’ll keep
updating the blog over the next few months to let everyone know how things are
going. We also still have a fundraiser planned for April 12 that we’ll keep you
updated on. When we picked the date for the fundraiser, we never imagined that
we’d even be matched with a birth mom by then, let alone have a child. I guess
God had some different things in mind. Regardless, we’re going to go ahead with
the fundraiser which will hopefully cover most of the remaining adoption costs.
So go ahead and mark your calendar.
Finally, we can’t
say enough how much we appreciate all of the support and prayers you’ve given to
us throughout this process. The feedback you’ve given us, both through the blog
and in person, has been tremendous and has kept us going. We look forward to
keeping you updated as we finally meet our child, and seeing many of you on
April 12 so we can introduce you to the newest addition to our family.
From us (all 3 of us) to you, we hope you have a wonderful
Christmas and an amazing New Year.
