The post we have all been waiting for!

This is the post that I have been wanting to write since I started this blog. We have been picked by a birth mother and she will be having our son on or around July 3, 2011. We got a call earlier this week that we had been selected, we met with our social worker and reviewed all of the information, she said that it couldn't be a more perfect situation. I completely agree, Cathy (our birth mother) is a strong and healthy 25 year old woman confident with her decision to place this child for adoption. Cathy and the baby are both healthy and the pregnancy is going smooth and has been uneventful. She lives about 2.5 hours from us which is great so we will not run into her around town, the birth father is also on board with adoption which is amazing that we don't have to try to find a father and have him sign paperwork. Cathy also only wants pictures and letters at certain times but no yearly visits which is what we have hoped for all along.



Feelings......Jeremy and I are completely overwhelmed with joy and excitement the last few days have been amazing. I knew that we would be excited when this happened but I never knew how truly happy I would be. I thought I should be reserved and cautious just in case something happens. Hell with that, we are embracing this and our child 110%. Jeremy couldn't be happier that it is a boy and that we have finally been selected. We have 3.5 months to prepare to be parents, we are trying to think of all the questions we have for Cathy and our social worker and all of the things we need to get so we are a little more ready to bring a baby home.



The next steps......next Friday, March 18th we will be going to meet Cathy. I can't wait to meet her, we will also get ultrasounds pictures! I cannot wait to see him. We will discuss the birth plan and just get to know each other a little bit over lunch. We are a little nervous about this but really can't wait to meet her. After that I don't really know, I guess we wait and prepare and make sure we are ready.



Thank you everyone for all of your support during this journey, please continue to send your positive energy and thoughts for a healthy baby boy.