Our baby boy was born tonight. Because of the circumstances, we don't know much...just that it's a boy and the birth mom is not having any doubts about the adoption plan. The case worker is going to the hospital tomorrow morning around 9:00 a.m. and then we should be able to go up to the hospital after that. Once she signs the paperwork, we will be able to stay there, in a room, if one is available. And we will be able to stay there until he comes home with us on Thursday.
We are ecstatic!!!!!!!!!!!! We will probably be ready for visitors on Friday, but we will definitely post pics as soon as we can!
Please continue to remember the birth mother. She's had a hard day, and continuously keeps our feelings in mind; always considering what we would want. We are convinced she is an amazing woman!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Waiting...
The birth mother went to the hospital this morning at 3:00 a.m. Our case worker called me at 8:30 and told me this. It's now 8:17 p.m. and we've received no update. As you can guess, the waiting is awful!
We will certainly post something as soon as we can after he is born, and if you're immediate family, we will call you -- so, no need to worry! A lot of people have asked us when we will be able to see him, how soon we will get to go the hospital, when he's coming home, etc. We do not know any of this. Much of this is contingent upon the birth mother's decisions. So, we wait.
We are trying to keep busy with work and stuff around the house, but this evening, it's been difficult to keep our minds off of the situation at hand. We are praying that the birth mother is doing well and not having too hard of a time.
We appreciate everyone giving us our space during the adjustment period, as the transition into parenthood is going to be quite an experience! We will let everyone know when we are ready for visitors after he is home, and of course, a call is always appreciated before stopping by!
We do know that the birth mother cannot sign the papers (even if she wanted to) until the baby is 24 hours old. So, once we get the call, we have 24 more hours to wait for that. Nothing is legal yet, so until those papers are signed, we cannot breathe a sigh of relief. We are confident that God has brought us to this place, and we are praising Him right now that we are not anymore crazy than we are already feeling!!
Keep praying, and look for an update soon!!
We will certainly post something as soon as we can after he is born, and if you're immediate family, we will call you -- so, no need to worry! A lot of people have asked us when we will be able to see him, how soon we will get to go the hospital, when he's coming home, etc. We do not know any of this. Much of this is contingent upon the birth mother's decisions. So, we wait.
We are trying to keep busy with work and stuff around the house, but this evening, it's been difficult to keep our minds off of the situation at hand. We are praying that the birth mother is doing well and not having too hard of a time.
We appreciate everyone giving us our space during the adjustment period, as the transition into parenthood is going to be quite an experience! We will let everyone know when we are ready for visitors after he is home, and of course, a call is always appreciated before stopping by!
We do know that the birth mother cannot sign the papers (even if she wanted to) until the baby is 24 hours old. So, once we get the call, we have 24 more hours to wait for that. Nothing is legal yet, so until those papers are signed, we cannot breathe a sigh of relief. We are confident that God has brought us to this place, and we are praising Him right now that we are not anymore crazy than we are already feeling!!
Keep praying, and look for an update soon!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Adoption 101 -- part 2
It is important to us that family and friends realize that adoption is not a "second best" option for us. It is the plan that God has had for us all along, and we are thrilled! We know that people don't intentionally make comments that are negative about adoption and honestly, I've used a lot of negative language myself. I've done some research on the subject and found the following list on several sites, so I hope I'm not breaking any copyright laws by posting this:
Positive Language -- Negative Language
Adoption triad -- Adoption triangle
Biological parent -- Natural / real parent
Birth father / mother -- Real / Natural father / mother
Birth parent -- Real parent
Make an adoption plan -- Give up
Interracial -- Mixed race
My child -- Adopted child
Parent -- Adoptive parent
Search -- Track down parents
To parent -- To keep
It is important to us that our child knows that he was not "given up," but an adoption plan was made for him. In any case, it is a brave decision for a birth mother to choose adoption over the many other options. We will always love and be grateful to the woman who is carrying our child right now and praise God that she chose to make an adoption plan for her baby. We pray for her daily and probably will for the rest of our lives.
Logan will be our REAL son. We will have a child of our OWN. He will be our own and we can't wait to tell him how much we love him and how long we've been waiting for him. For most people in our lives, this is their first (as well as our first) experience with adoption. I would not have known any of the information that I am learning if I wasn't going through it, so I happily pass along what I am learning. I hope it helps!
Positive Language -- Negative Language
Adoption triad -- Adoption triangle
Biological parent -- Natural / real parent
Birth father / mother -- Real / Natural father / mother
Birth parent -- Real parent
Make an adoption plan -- Give up
Interracial -- Mixed race
My child -- Adopted child
Parent -- Adoptive parent
Search -- Track down parents
To parent -- To keep
It is important to us that our child knows that he was not "given up," but an adoption plan was made for him. In any case, it is a brave decision for a birth mother to choose adoption over the many other options. We will always love and be grateful to the woman who is carrying our child right now and praise God that she chose to make an adoption plan for her baby. We pray for her daily and probably will for the rest of our lives.
Logan will be our REAL son. We will have a child of our OWN. He will be our own and we can't wait to tell him how much we love him and how long we've been waiting for him. For most people in our lives, this is their first (as well as our first) experience with adoption. I would not have known any of the information that I am learning if I wasn't going through it, so I happily pass along what I am learning. I hope it helps!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Okay, we're READY
We are ready. Will someone tell our son that we are ready to bring him home?!
Here's his little crib, all ready for him. We are counting down the days until his due date...praying he arrives early!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Charlie
This spoiled pooch has no idea how drastically his life is going to change within the next few weeks.
Too cute!
Don't you just love baby stuff?
Here's a picture of Logan's bassinet. It's just a little over 2 weeks until his due date. Our social worker told us everything is fine with the birthmother. She is experiencing some signs of labor, but I've heard people say they had those same signs a couple weeks leading up to their delivery. Either way, it won't be long now!
We enjoyed sleeping in until 7:15 this morning. We know those days are numbered.
Friday, September 19, 2008
This weekend
This weekend, we are going to look for cribs and we are going to REGISTER! I have no idea about all these things that babies need, so this should be interesting. I know the basics -- diapers, bottles, etc....but beyond that....clueless!
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