A good story
I just talked to our social worker, Denise, because I needed some cheering up. Our good news is that we’re almost at the top of the list now. The couple ahead of us want what is essentially a closed adoption (will not share pictures of themselves or names or anything) so their wait is likely to be longer. The agency has placed four babies in the last week and another potential birthmom is in labor today. She wasn’t due ’til mid-January and no one had heard from her for awhile so her social worker figured that she decided to parent but V. (potential birthmom) said she’s taking the profiles with her to the hospital. The social workers really feel that she is going to end up parenting.
“But,” said Denise. “We’ve been surprised before.”
Which brings me to a story with a happy ending. The couple at the top of the list was matched with a potential birthmom who was due just before Christmas. The baby was born on the 21st and the birthmom said she was set on her adoption plan. Three days later on Christmas eve, an hour before the adoptive parents were set to go pick up the baby, she changed her mind and decided to parent. The waiting parents were crushed and spent a really unhappy Christmas. Well, this past Sunday a different birthmom who originally planned on parenting — and who gave birth Christmas day — changed her mind and decided to place after all. She asked the agency to place the baby with the couple who had been waiting the longest and so they did get a baby after all. Talk about a roller coaster, eh?
I am so looking forward to the day I log on here and you’re announcing your second child’s arrival. hang in there.
all these “on the verge of” and “pending” scenarios make my eyes cross with excitement.
your child is on the path to home. can you feel it?