11 months

Today marks our 11th month of "officially waiting." I never would have thought we would be waiting on a little miracle to be born right now :) We always thought we'd be closer to the 2 year mark. But here we sit today, anxiously awaiting the birth of this precious little boy.

First, we want to give all glory to God for our friends in FL, who are now "officially" (and legally) parents to 2 sweet little babies! It's amazing what God has done in that situation.

Now, for our news!!! We have a DATE! The birthmother will be induced on Wednesday, the 19th. We were thrilled to find out an actual date! We won't be allowed to go into the hospital (the birthing unit) until he's born. She's scheduled for early morning. Our plan is to go a good part of the way tomorrow after work and stay with friends. Then we'll get up on Wednesday and drive the rest of the way. She wants us there ASAP because she doesn't want to bond with the baby. That makes me sad but she's been through this before and knows how to best grieve. She said she feels very confident in her decision and my social worker told me this afternoon that they all will be shocked if this doesn't go through. So that's hopeful news for us. If she doesn't have to have pain medication, she'll be able to sign the initial paperwork on Wednesday and then we'll have to wait until the next Wednesday for the final termination.

We are truly humbled at all God has done for us and we give Him all the praise. He pulls us through even when we have doubts. This was on my devotional calendar this morning: "When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself."

Please continue to pray for the birthmom, for the baby, and for us. We want nothing more but to glorify God in all things!