Baby D, Update

Thought I would post about what we have found out the last few days. We hadn't heard from the family all weekend and we were beginning to get a little worried. However, Allen talked to the BM's mom yesterday and got a few things figured out. They said they would get in touch with our lawyer and hire their own. We are in charge of paying for her lawyer. She knows she has a lot of paperwork to fill out and she is fine with that. She is very sure of her decision. She cannot sign anything until four days after the baby is born and then there is the 10 day period where she can change her mind. We are still unsure if we will take her home the day after she is born or wait until the 4 days is up. I'll be honest; it will be very hard knowing our possible daughter is in a hospital close by and we won't have her at home :( But we will see what we decide to do. She scheduled her Dr. appt for next Monday at 2:15. She still wants us to come. Hopefully she won't deliver before then so that we can at least meet her, and talk to the doctor about any complications etc...

Today she was pursuing the possible fathers. I know it sounds like a soap opera but she has to figure all of this out. I wish it was just some cut and dry perfect situation, but it's not. Obviously our ideal situation would be to get pregnant and have a child of our own :( For whatever reason God is not answering that prayer right now so adoption is the path we have chosen. We know there are risks when adopting and we are just trusting God that He will take care of everything. One guy acts interested in keeping the baby, however according to her, he has been living off of her for a year and a half. He doesn't sound very capable of caring for a baby, but if he is the biological father there is nothing we can do. We still will pursue the adoption though because she doesn't want him to have anything to do with her. He may change his mind too. Also there is another possible father and he is very supportive of the adoption. So we are hoping he ends up being the father. There would be less complications where all of that is concerned.

We are hoping to hear back from our lawyer this week after the BM has contacted her. Please pray for the health of the baby. She needs to stay in the womb a while longer for many reasons. Please pray that the entire situation go smoothly and that we will be blessed with a child through this whole ordeal. I want to be so hopeful yet I allow doubt and fear to creep in sometimes. Everyone at school is so encouraging. We know we have alot of people praying for us and will continue to support us in the whole process. Jessica Conatser is letting us borrow a cradle and a bouncy seat. I brought those home today. Our pack n play came yesterday and the stroller came today.

My sweet friend Lauren from church brought over an adorable outfit Sunday night! Her and her husband have been trying almost a year to get pregnant. I am hoping and praying they will be blessed very soon!

Hopefully I will be posting in the next week or so with really good news. We know we have a long road ahead. It could be 6 months to a year before the adoption is final, but we are prepared to do that if this little girl is supposed to be ours!!