Today we met with the birthmother who chose our profile. It went very well--she is a sweet, sweet girl who has had a difficult time of it and wants what's best for her baby. We talked about everything from our favorite ice cream flavors to baby names we like.
As I think I mentioned before, she is due November 2. From visiting with her, it seems that she wants to go through with adoption. However, we know that often in these situations once the baby is born the mom then decides to parent. We were able to communicate to her our respect for her and her decision--whatever it finally is. And we were also so impressed with the mature way she is handling this decision. If she does decide to parent, she will do a wonderful job.
So we are trying to prepare for the possibility of having a new baby in our home in a month's time or maybe less, while at the same time guarding ourselves from becoming too attached to this little one. By God's grace, this has not been much of a difficulty so far. However, as the time nears and we make the necessary preparations for the baby, it will probably become a bit more challenging. Please pray for us, that we would continue to please the Lord and trust Him in all things. Please also pray for the birthmother, that she would experience peace and come to trust the Lord if she doesn't already.
Some of you are probably wondering if this is a girl or boy. And the answer is.....
we don't know yet :) She was not able to have the sonogram last week but has another one scheduled for Monday. We will update when we have more news.
Thanks for your prayers.
Love,
Stephen and Jill
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