August 8th

August 8th is the due date of the baby boy that the expectant mother (EM) we are matched with is carrying. It is also the day I started this blog with my first blog post. We had no idea when or how we would be matched, and how ironic that he is due on the same day I started a blog to share our adoption hopes, dreams, and journey!
I was at work when I got the call telling us about the EM we were eventually matched with. It was all I could do to calmly listen to everything our adoption facilitator had to say. Thankfully I was smart enough to take notes! That night an email was shared between our EM and myself, and we have been texting almost daily ever since. Getting to know each other and our hopes for the baby she is carrying. She is a very sweet and loving woman who cares for this baby a great deal. She chose adoption when she was only 8 weeks pregnant and could've gone another route. Her bravery is nothing short of heroic!
We thank God for her and pray that she has a smooth labor, delivery, and healing.
Thank you all for your caring and support!

We're matched!!! Baby boy due August 8th!

We got THE CALL an expectant mother chose us! Since then we've been setting up our legal team and other necessary logistics. We have our California facilitator, Texas agency, TX attorney, TX social worker, Rhode Island attorney and RI social worker! Our adoption will be semi-open and we have been getting to know this very nice, loving, and sweet expectant mother we are matched with. She lives in Rhode Island and that is where her baby boy will be born. I will be there with her during delivery and Adam and I will leave the hospital with him when he is discharged. She can't sign the paperwork releasing him to us until at least 48 hours after he is born. That is the plan, but you know how the best laid plans go... Anything can happen, but we have faith that things will work out for the best. After he is discharged from the hospital we will have to wait for RI and TX to clear us which is called ICPC (Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children) in the adoption world. This process can take up to 14 days after he is born then we can fly home! He'll be 10-14 days old when he has his first plane ride?!? We will definitely be booking a non-stop flight to get home as fast as possible!

Please pray for the expectant mother, the baby, and us as we navigate this delicate and miraculous situation. Thanks for all of your support!

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