Its been a whirlwind of a day but here is our story in a nutshell...
We were officially approved to be waiting last wednesday. Within a few minutes we were called by our agency asking if we wanted to be presented for a situation. They mailed our profile (and others) to the birth mom who recieved them on Friday. The agency called us today to tell us that she picked us to parent her child! AND...
She is being induced on THURSDAY!!! Holy cow! So we started our planning, drive or fly etc...
So the plan is that we will do a conference call with the birthmom tomorrow late afternoon and then we will leave by car to Missouri where we will stay at a friends house for the night. Then onto the second leg of the trip which will take us to Alabama! We are taking Miss Addy with us so that will add another dimension to the trip (along with numerous elmo videos, good thing we got that minivan with a DVD player!).
Once the baby is born, the birthmom will sign about 2 days later at which point we will take custody. We will remain in AL for 1-2 weeks while our paper work clears that will let us bring him home.
There is always a chance that the birthmom would decide not to do an adoption plan and choose to parent and although this would be very hard on us, we want her to do what is best for her and her child. This is an extremely emotional time for everyone involved and we completely respect her decisions.
So hopefully everything goes smoothly! Jared's dad will be flying down on Thursday for 2-3 days until the baby is out of the hospital. That way we wont have to worry about keeping miss AJ entertained and out of trouble while the baby is in the hospital but will still be able to be with her.
Thank you to all of you who helped me get things in order today and to those of you helping while we are gone.
We plan on posting updates while we are gone and will post pictures after the birth mom signs her papers.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! We are excited and nervous at the same time!
8 comments:
Now that's a fun update (that sounds awfully familiar)! So exciting and overwhelming and fun. I might be laughing a little bit about the timing but hopefully I'm laughing with you, right? I'll be watching for updates and thinking good thoughts for everybody as you get through each step. It's crazy to get ready so fast, but trust me, it can be done. Good luck and congratulations!
Thoughts and prayers from Roscoe,IL.
WOW! how exciting! Congratulations and good luck in this nerve wracking week ahead. I pray that all goes smoothly for you and the birthmom.
Hooray! Aaron and I are so excited for you! We will be praying for your whole family this week! Safe travels and enjoy every minute!
We are so excited for you guys. We hope all goes well. It brings back the memories of just 4-months ago for us. Can't wait to meet the new little one to add to our pictures! Best wishes...glad you don't have to fly Jen!! :) Sherry, Yo, & girls
Again, WOW! You and Jared seem to be setting records! I hope that everything goes smoothly for you two, Addy, the baby boy, and the birthfamily. We'll be thinking about you!!!
Congratulations!....certainly brings me back. Thoughts and prayers are with all of you and will be watching for updates
Jenn and Jared,
I just read the updates. Congratulations!!! What exciting news. My thoughts and prayers will be with all of you over the next several days. Love, Merilee
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