CHECKS IN THE MAIL

It's taken a while. A long long while.  I was one of those people who said "6 months.....that's ridiculous just to get all that paperwork together and get a signed document".  For sure, I was going to do this in 3 months or less.

I am hereby officially WRONG.  I know....it doesn't happen often (ahem) but it takes THAT long.  I keep trying to remember it's a path well established by people long before we came around. I will give into that for now.

We are OFFICIALLY WAITING!!  Seems so strange to hear that.   We have applied to the agency and sent in our first check.  The real waiting starts now. The light at the end of the tunnel seems so far away but it's out there. I know it is.

I have an incredible story to share.

I befriended a lovely woman and family on an infertility site.  She was 1 step ahead of us in the adoption process.  She also has a biological child and they were adopting their next.  Hadn't heard from her in a few weeks so I checked in.  Here's the short version:  Her sister in law had a baby. Her and her family went to the hospital to visit.  Later that night her in laws were in town so her hubby went back to the hospital to see them.   The sister in laws OBGYN was a family friend and just happen to be on call that night.  The OB pulled her husband aside and asked if they were still going through the adoption process. He said yes.  She then told him about a mother 2 doors down from his sister that gave birth on the same day that doesn't want the child.  Were they interested? 
He went home told his wife and frantically called around to find an adoption lawyer during the wee hours of the morning.  They were able to see the baby the next day, hold him and name him.  They took the baby home and had a frantic high risk 10 day wait for a court date to make everything official.  Some stumbles with the birth father but in the end came home so very unexpectently with a beautiful healthy boy who happens to have a cousin now born on the very same day! 

Perhaps divine intervention? Perhaps luck? So many things had to happen in order for that to occur that I believe that child was meant for them and no one else.  It makes me consider hanging out at the maternity ward waiting room.  Well, maybe not.

NEXT UP: (will let you know)