As many of you have already heard, we got the news we have been so anxiously awaiting for over a year now. We are matched with a birth mother!! We found out about three weeks ago that this mother had chosen us to be her baby's parents. We met with her on a Sunday afternoon and got to talk through our questions and concerns. This will be an open adoption, which means the birth mother will be a part of our lives as long as she chooses. I am excited and nervous about this at the same time. I like her, which is a good thing! She is basically going to be like extended family for us.
Our baby is due in mid-January. I went to the the dr with our birth mom (BM) on Monday and we found out we are being blessed with a little boy. Mark is beside himself excited. I am excited too, but for those of you who know me, raising a boy will be challenging! I am all sparkly shoes and hair bows, not mud and tractors. But it doesn't matter, all of this will be new to us, so we will learn it like we have done everything else, as a family.
For those not familiar with adoptions, I'll explain what happens next. We remain in contact with the BM until she gets ready to have the baby. There is nothing legal tying her to us, so she could still have a change of heart. That is in God's hands. If this is truly the baby God has chosen for us, then when the BM goes into labor, she'll call us. She has said she is okay with us being in the delivery room, which is so exciting. That means we'll get to hold our baby as soon as he is born. Then, according to SC law, the papers that will make him officially ours can be signed approximately 24 hours after the birth. Once the doctor has cleared the BM of all medication she can sign the papers.
We will still have to wait the 90 days before the court actually makes it permanent, but once we take him home, he will be ours.
So all that being said, we are excited, but cautious. We will continue to pray for our BM's health, our baby's health, and that whatever God has planned for us, we will be ready. We ask that you include all three of us in your prayers too. This is an amazing time of year and I will have a lot to keep me busy while I wait for James Court Mixon to be born. We'll be calling him Jax!
