We are hoping to adopt!!
Okay, when I say it that way, it doesn't sound all that earth shattering. But here's a little of the back story. Back in early February, I received a phone call from someone I hadn't spoken with in quite a while. This person had been part of our life along with the rest of their family, but we hadn't spoken since November-ish. So while we were hoping to keep in better contact, things got busy preparing for the holidays, then we didn't want to bug them during the holidays, then it had been so long since we'd talked that I was afraid it would be awkward, and just sort of figured we had ended up going our own separate ways... sadly. Well, once again, back to the phone call. She called us, out of the blue and we talked for nearly an hour. Catching up on what was new in our life, talking about what had happened in their life, then she dropped the bomb... They were pregnant again, unexpectedly. Unable to afford another one, she asked if we would consider adopting this one. She wasn't wanting to ask over the phone, but couldn't keep it in any longer. My hubby wasn't even around at the time... but I said yes, without a doubt, absolutely, knew my hubby would say the same. See, this wasn't just any old friend, but the mother of X and C, our first little ones in our home. I remember looking up at the family picture we have on our wall with X and C in it and thinking that maybe sometime soon, we would have a little X and C in our home! Oh my!
Well, she had no idea how far along she was, but was guessing 3-4 months, so we didn't want to share without knowing when baby was due. We also wanted to be sure of their level of commitment before spreading the news far and wide. So the plan was to wait until after she had a doctor appointment and a more firm date. After a few months of trying to remind her to make an appointment without pressuring or nagging, she finally scheduled one.. mid April. However, at the beginning of April, things sort of blew up in our face with our placement at the time, things which we were hoping would be resolved soon. So then the plan was to wait until that was resolved before sharing the news. Then things went worse there, S and B moved out and all of a sudden the adoption was in jeopardy. Not because she is backing out, but because of what went worse here. So we didn't share then. Well, now she is about to give birth, due date of yesterday. And while things still aren't settled yet with the other case, we are still hoping and praying this will work itself out and that we will be able to bring baby home. That's the plan as of now.
So that's the long story to "hoping" to adopt. We're excited, nervous, anxious to meet this little one, and looking forward to being a permanent part of X and C's life, of the whole family's life for many years to come :)
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