Someone has chosen us! YEA!!!
I know, I know. Why the silence??? I swear I felt like I was cheating on y'all by the silence!! Here's why:
- I wanted to protect my heart- been burned before.
- We felt torn as to whether to agree to the match and needed silence to discern. If I went public it would be too much pressure!
- She's 36 weeks along- due August 12!!!
- IT'S A BOY!
- They're local.
- They want an open adoption- complete with visits.
- They've named him, and are asking that he keep the name.
We met with her this week and, wow. She is amazing. She is an incredible girl. She knows what she's doing and has thought this through. She has the support of her family, her boyfriend, his family, and most friends. And to her friends who say, "I could never do that..." she replies, "You never know what you'll do until your in that situation." WOW. What a grace-filled answer! She kept telling us, "I just know you're the perfect family for this baby." She said she felt drawn to us as she looked through our profile because we struck her as "them" (Birth mom and dad) in ten years! I love that she so identified with us! We are now an official match, and I can't tell you how GOOD I feel about it. I really see this working out for us! (Just look at the label of this post for proof of how good I feel!)
So...it begins! We are so excited and hoping we need to prepare for a little one coming NEXT MONTH!!!!
WHOOP!!!!!
P.S. This is EXTRA amazing because it's the newest agency- who isn't even finished with our paperwork yet!!! WOW!
P.P.S. THANK YOU, PRAYER BUDDY!!!!! Keep it up!!!! :) (I'm pretty sure I have the best prayer buddy, EVER!!!)
38 comments:
:) !!!! (that translates to "huge grin") I've been clicking your blog every 5 minutes to see when you were going to share your news. (you had perfectly good reasons to wait a bit, of course). And notice, it's 5 am on Saturday , mountain time, and I get to start my weekend with your wonderful post! :)
talk soon,
A
I get to start my weekend with your awesome post too! YAY!!! So excited for you guys! This sounds like a really strong birthmother and she is due SOON- WOW!!!! YAY! I'll be praying that everything continues to smoothly sail along~ and I can't wait to read your open adoption posts to hear what you think about it all! Blessings!!!!
That's incredible news!
How exciting! What a wonderful way to wake up this Saturday morning :) - Rest assured you have my prayers!!
Yay!!! What great news!!!!!!
Congrats!!! I am so excited for you!! :)
AAHH! I'm so excited for you! My heart jumped into my throat when I read this post. You guys are in my prayers and this precious little boy and his birth mother are too!
Do you like the name that she chose? Also, I have a friend who is a marriage and family therapist, and she says that open adoptions are so good for the children, if there is the opportunity for them. She says it helps with their identity as they grow up. Anyway, praying for you!
Praise be to God! I've never even met you and I just love you! I'm so excited!
Yay! Yay! YAYY!!! We'll be praying!!! Congratulations! The week of August 12 is the Marian feast week. It starts off with the feast of St. Dominic on Aug. 8 (the one responsible for preaching the devotion of the Rosary) and ends with the Assumption of Mary Aug. 15 (not to mention, St. Maximilian Kolbe on the 14th who dedicated himself to Mary). It looks like Our Lady is really interceding for you. :)
Oh L that is wonderful a little boy get your running shoes out!!!!! Can you see my smile all the way from here!!! God is good!
So, so exciting!!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is wonderful news!!! Oh my gosh L I am so excited for y'all!! Will keep praying and can't wait to see how everything unfolds. What a lucky little man to end up with you and J!
My you ladies get up early on a Saturday!!!
THANK YOU thank you thank you!!!! Your excitement gets me even MORE excited!! Thank you for sharing in our happiness!
Adrienne- WOW WOW WOW! THANKS for sharing that!! I knew August 15 but had never thought about August 8! We will keep praying our Rosaries!! Thanks SO much for pointing that out!
Wow, that so awesome! I'm so excited for you! The birthmother sounds like a wonderful person. I hope and pray that everything continues to go smoothly.
Amazing! Can't wait to hear more! We're pursuing open adoption and are very excited about it. Can't wait to read that post!
This is WONDERFUL!!!! What a great birthmom. Praying it contines to go smoothly!
Congratulations!!! I know it's not official yet, but the potential to expand your family is there, and THAT ALONE is an amazing, blessed gift!!
Prayer Buddies always seem to yield these awesome miracles- I am not surprised in the least :)
OH MY GOSH!!!!! I am over the moon for you! I will pray it all goes smoothly from here!
Great news!!! Praise be to God. He is Good!!!!!
Wowzie! How wonderful. I love the birth Mom's insights, too. You can BET that we will all be praying for you! 36 weeks, too! Double wowzie! Prayers, prayers, prayers, going up.
Great news Lauren! I second one of the other commenters - August is an great month for Marian feast days and other Saints connected with Mary. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
God is so good!
Oh Lauren! I am so happy for you! What a beautiful gift! God most definitely answers prayers! I was thinking of you the other day...I am ready "Shepherding a Child's Heart"...a book you recommended to me when we first met! I will be praying for you all!
I would not be okay with #4, but if you are, fantastic.
Also, re: #5 - I am in a completely open adoption and would love to discuss it with you!
It IS a wonderful thing for us.
And, duh, the main reason for my comment: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I decided to check blogs looking for good news. Wow!!! How wonderful! Next month - oh my goodness!
Praying for everything to proceed smoothly.
That is just awesome! I'll be praying that everything goes smoothly and for a healthy delivery of your baby! I am so happy for you:)
Oh Lauren, I'm so thrilled for you. Exponential prayers your way!
This is amazing! Praying for you!
Congrats, that is WONDERFUL news!!!!!
Still can't stop smiling...and planning!!! :):):):):) Praying, praying!!!
Thank you, Jesus!! Congratulations! You two will be the greatest parents ever!! We love you!!
The Loepp Family
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I'm just now reading this and my heart is racing with joy for you and your husband!!! You, him, the birth mom and this beautiful baby boy are in my prayers!!!!!
As you know I have tears for joy for you! I know I can't be as anxiously awaiting as you, but I am anxiously awaiting! I have let the girls know that God may be sending you a baby very soon!
Awesome, awesome, awesome. How did I miss this!!!!
Do you know the name?
So happy for you. We are planning a trip to Destin next spring break, can't wait to meet him.
I can't wait to come meet him!! I already love him so much!! This is all just so amazing!! Love you!
I am just so thrilled for you. I have more to say, but honestly, our children (no matter how we come by them) are just on lease to us from God anyway. So many of us *think* we give our children their name, their good looks, their quirks. These all are gifts from God no matter what. So while this mother does want to keep involvement in some way, truly it is just God's involvement followed through her.
Many blessings to you! I can't believe how excited I am for you! I have that same crib, by the way. I want to just cry for you and I don't even really *know* you! ((HUGS))
Late to the party, but I'm sending a million prayers in your direction! I love that the Lord is giving you a peace about this inherently difficult and (as you pointed out) painful situation. I'm full of hope for you guys! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Post a Comment