Update on the Update

So, things are looking promising!

On Sunday we met the birthmom and her family. I can tell you that they are wonderful people who truly love this baby so much. Their hearts are broken to place her in adoption but they know that this is the best decision for both birthmom and baby. There were many many many tears and it was very emotional. But it was so wonderful to meet them and they were thankful to meet us and it helped cement their decision. It was wonderful to have the birthmom's grandmother hug me and cry and tell me that she knew that I was suppose to be this baby's mom.
(sigh of relief and smile)

Today we signed paperwork to send to GA and AL for baby to cross state lines. Yippie! This could take a 2-3 weeks. Once that happens we will have to evaluate how much of a risk the paternity situation is and decide whether or not to take placement(custody) of the baby, leave her where she is at, or place her in interum care in AL. Very tough decision. But honestly, we do not currently feel like the birth father poses a huge threat. We will talk to our lawyers this week to help us evaluate the risk and where we are at. :-)

I do not think it has hit us yet. We prayed for so much protection of our hearts that we may have to begin to pray to bring em down!

So.......we are beginning to prepare our house for baby Wagar to arrive! We are rearranging rooms/offices, thinking of how to decorate, taking inventory of what little baby stuff we have and what we need to buy. We are trying to remember what sleep deprivation feels like to prepare. We are trying to remember how to swaddle, diaper, soothe, feed, burp, and take care of something that can't talk. Basically, we feel like we are new parents starting ALL OVER again. When we had Ava we were used to staying up til 11pm and hanging out with friends. Now, 11pm sounds like torture. We go to bed between 8:45-9:30pm. Adjustments a'comin! But we're so excited!

We may just have her in our house in a few weeks. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!