If nothing else through this process, I've learned that everything can change very quickly and you can never know enough! This weekend was wonderfully full of information, relaxation, and decisions! Both incredibly exciting and settling and totally nerve-wracking at the same time. So amazing how one decision can carry so many conflicting emotions!
We went to an orientation on Saturday and I can't tell you how relieving it was. So often in life people tell you when the right thing comes along you'll just know. And this situation felt so much of that, it was incredible. I'm not sure I made it clear how uneasy Tom was of the private setting because of the incredible cost. Well, we sat through the session and asked our questions and we both walked away knowing that was the right method for us. What a relief!
Now, of course we have a whole new set of worries and to dos. But at least that is crossed off our list! I think we are still going to allow the foster care/adoption process continue, just so we have that there for the future. However, knowing where our baby will be coming from and having us both on the same page, is such a relief.
We also talked about names and think we have some good ones. :) It really is the little things! Lots of prayer toward having a birth mother choose us quickly and that it would be the right fit. For those of you out there, if you could lift us up and help with prayer for the right mother to select us and hopefully before years have passed, we would greatly appreciate it.
Tom also starts EMT school tomorrow. It should be interesting trying to coordinate the work on the house and the home study and his courseload at the same time. But I'm confident we can make it happen and that it will all work out for the best.
So one huge step forward. Tomorrow hopefully we'll hear what we actually need to do to get this whole process started!
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