Chosen!!

We have officially been chosen by a WONDERFUL birth mother!!  We got a call a little over a week ago from our agent telling us that there was a birth mother that is due June 22nd and that was looking to place her baby and she wanted to meet us.  We set up the meeting for 1pm on Thursday March 29th.    When we met there was an instant connection.  She had fallen in love with us from our profile book and had already made up her mind that we were the going to be the parents to her child.  So basically the meeting was less like an interview and more of a "what happens next" meeting.  She invited us to her next ultrasound and let us know her birth plan and plan for after the birth.  The plan being that we will know when she goes into labor, we will be at the hospital but not in the room (we will have our own room), after the baby is born we will immediately be the caretakers and in the future she doesn't want a completely closed or completely open adoption but she would like to get pictures and letters.  Everything sounded good to us as well and we knew instantly that we had our perfect match!

After the meeting I started to think about everything.  After being through all that we have been through it still didn't feel right to be overly hopeful that all of this is actually going to happen for us even though everything felt so right (and Steve and I are true believers on going with gut feelings).  I was searching for some sign that this was truly meant to be.  Then it came to me.  I realized that we had had our meeting in which she chose us to be the parents on Holy Thursday.  Holy Thursday is the day that Jesus and His disciples shared the Last Supper.  At the meal Jesus broke the bread saying "This is my body, my flesh, which is given for you" and then he took the cup and said, "This is my blood which is given for you".  I realized that this is exactly what this woman was doing for us.  She was giving us her flesh and blood.  This realization solidified for me the reality of this actually happening for us. 

Even though we knew we were placed with this birth mother we did not want to tell anyone it was official.  We wanted to tell our families in person and Easter was right around the corner and so that gave us the perfect opportunity.  So of course our mothers called and friends and family asked how the meeting went and we said that it went well and gave them a few highlights and told them that we were hopeful and that we would find out after a few days.  What we kept from them was obviously, that we were chosen, and also that we were invited to the ultrasound and we also did not reveal the sex of the baby (which is really had to do when you know)!  We wanted to tell them and reveal the sex in person.  We had to do three Easter's in one day but we did it!  So...

 

 

baby Baker is....

 

 

This one is going to have Steve wrapped around her little finger!  ;) 

We want to thank everyone for all of the kind words, hope, prayers and love we have received so far throughout this process.  Please continue to pray for our birth mother and baby.  Pray for a healthy pregnancy, delivery and baby and that the adoption goes smoothly.  And pray for her mentality and emotions that come along with the decision to place.  We are ever so grateful for this strong woman!

-Bri and Steve