We're Expecting!

 A little girl, due in January!

The Sunday after Thanksgiving we met with an expectant mother and her family!  For privacy purposes we're going to call her AG which stands for Amazing Girl - she really is absolutely amazing and we love her so much! 

On October 19 our caseworker called and told us that she was considering us and we were on a soft hold (that means that our profile was not posted online for a week so that no one could choose us while she was trying to decide).  We were very excited but from past experiences we knew that it could end there so we were trying not to get our hopes up.  After a few emails back and forth she told us that she had chosen us to be the lucky parents of this sweet little girl!  We were absolutely thrilled (and still are)!

We only told our families at first and everyone was very excited.  We decided to wait to tell anyone else until after we met AG though.  We wanted to make sure she still liked us after she met us.

We had some really good conversations over the phone and some more emails through out November.  We have a lot in common through dance and just being the girly girls we are, lol.  She and her family also love playing games together which is something Allan and I love to do as well.  It's been a lot of fun getting to know her and her family.

We finally got to meet her the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  We met at the LDSFS offices first with her caseworker.  Her parents and sister were there as well.  When we walked into the room I was so excited I just wanted to run to her and give her a big hug! I didn't run though because I didn't want to trip and plow her over or something, but I did give her a big hug.  She is such a beautiful girl!  We gave hugs all around and then sat and talked for a while.  I was really glad that everyone that came was there.  They all played such an integral part in making everything comfortable.  The caseworker asked some great questions, AG's beautiful sister is hilarious and really broke the ice for everyone, her parents are so sweet and kind and we could see the love they have for AG, they also brought that feeling of home that good mom's and dad's always carry around with them.  AG was so calm and seemed so confident, she made us feel comfortable right away, like we were seeing a good friend.  She is a very strong girl and I am so grateful for her and the sacrifice she is willing to make for her child.

After the meeting at LDSFS we went to their home for dinner.  It was such a fun evening.  It felt like we were visiting family that we hadn't seen in a while and were just catching up.  We looked at ultrasounds, AG's baby pictures and other family pictures, AG's dance pictures, shared stories, laughed a lot, and didn't want to leave.

We wanted to end this post by expressing our feelings about AG, it's been hard to find the right words.  We love her so much.  We are so impressed at the strong and confidant woman she is.  Our hearts are filled with gratitude toward her.  We know that she is doing this for the baby, what a courageous and loving decision!  This is probably the hardest thing she has ever been through and she has shown so much grace, love, and courage through it all.  We are so grateful that she trusts us with this precious little girl.  So grateful to have the opportunity to be parents.  It's so hard sometimes to think that someone has to go through so much grief and pain for us to become parents.  Then to meet the person who is willing to do that!  It's such an amazing and surreal experience.  We are so grateful that she has such a loving and supportive family surrounding her.  She is such a blessing to us!  We hope that we can be everything she needs and that we can be the parents she hoped her little girl would have.  We already love this sweet baby girl and cherish the thought of meeting her soon.