Thanks and a name

Thank you everyone for all of the prayers.  It quite literally is what is getting us through this rough time in our adoption journey.  I cannot believe the mass amounts of people that have prayed for us and continue to do so, it means so much to us.  At one point, we said that we wish that the birth mom could see just how much support we have in our lives, just to get a glimpse of the life her child could have had... Maybe that's just being selfish of me...

Anyway, people ask us how we're doing, and in answer to that, we're doing okay.  There are certainly rough moments, but overall, we've accepted that our time will come and now it is our duty to pray for this child each and every day of our lives.  He is our "spiritual child" from here on out and we would appreciate prayers for him and his family.  I still break down quite a bit throughout the day, certain times are harder than others.  At this point, we have put our profile back into circulation and are hoping for a short wait again this time...  The wait is the hardest part of this whole thing, knowing it will start all over again and we have no idea or control over how long it is...

On another note, the name.  The birth mom never actually named him while we were at the hospital.  I think it had become a source of stress for her and she simply avoided it all.  We have been calling him by the name we picked out for the last few weeks, but honestly, I couldn't bring myself to call him that after he was born.  I sensed the hesitation on her part and knew things were not going to work out so smoothly.

The name that we have chosen for our first son is Anthony.  While this baby would have been Anthony, it is still a name that we means a great deal to us, so it is a name we will use in the future.  However, I'm simply tired of keeping it a secret, and my hubby agreed.  So there you have it, curious minds can be put to rest :-).  And just in case anyone is wondering, our favorite girl name is Abigail Clare. 

Sorry for the randomness, that's simply how my mind is functioning right now.  And again, thanks for all of the prayers and support.  We feel truly blessed by all of the people in our lives and we know that our future children are going to feel the same.

Baby Boy is here!

Our baby boy was born this morning at 8:36am.  He weighs 6 lbs, 4 oz and is 19.5 inches long (long and skinny!).  I got to hold him briefly after he was born and he is absolutely wonderful and absolutely adorable.  As of right now, we have a name picked out but haven't yet heard what the birth mom named him at birth (although we think it was the name we picked...)  So until that's official, we'll keep it a secret.  However, if everything goes as planned and he comes home with us on Thursday, the name we chose will be his name.  Confusing?  I hope not...

We are extremely happy and I can't stay away from the nursery for more than like 10 minutes (it's about time for my shift again :-)  We're looking forward to speaking with the birth mom and getting to hold him hopefully later today but until then we're hanging out at the hospital and trying very hard to keep our eyes open as we didn't really sleep last night!!

Please keep us all in your prayers, as until she signs her surrenders on Thursday, she is his parent and we are simply "visitors".  So please pray for a smooth week here at the hospital and that the adoption goes smoothly and without drama, and that we get to bring home our son on Thursday!