A Bicycle Built for Three

Tomorrow will mark exactly two weeks since that unexpected phone call.  It's been a whirlwind for sure.  After a flurry of paperwork and emails, things have been relatively quiet.  We've sent an email to the expectant mother that hasn't been returned, although we understand that.  We also know she had a doctor's appointment earlier this week, but we've not yet received any information about how it went.  Although we've done a few odds and ends -- purchased a bassinet, visited a pediatrician, contacted a pet sitter -- we're otherwise in a bit of a lull until we know more. Now that the initial excitement as worn off, a steady sense of anxiety has set in.  Each day that passes without any new information is worrisome, and my mind immediately goes to the worst possible scenario.  What if the agency has lost contact with the expectant mother? What if she didn't make it to her doctor's appointment?  What if she's already changed her mind?  I realiz...

Husband has been away on military orders, so I've been getting back in the groove of handling things at home.  I was on my way to grocery pick-up three days ago when the phone rang.  It was an out of state number, and for some reason I felt compelled to answer...and I'm grateful I did. Earlier in the week we decided to submit our profile to an out of state situation.  We didn't feel too much anxiety about it, since we went in figuring our chances were slim.  So imagine our shock when I answered that phone call and learned that we were the expectant mother's first choice!  I was in complete disbelief, but I was assured that this was real and it wasn't an illusion.  I managed to call Husband (despite him being in a field in the rain shooting big guns), and we cried on the phone together. We knew this was just a first step, though.  We received a questionnaire to complete for the expectant mother so she could get to know us better.  I did most of it ...

On St. Patrick's Day we were invited to share why we feel lucky on this adoption journey.  We were glad to write out own little thank you note to our amazing support system: https://www.americaadopts.com/whats-the-luckiest-thing-that-happened-to-you-during-your-adoption-journey/

Yesterday I saw we received a card in the mail from our first agency.  I was surprised to see it, and although I knew it wasn't an official update about anything it still came out of the blue.  It turned out to be a lovely card from a line specific to adoption.  In this case, the card featured a clock and said,  "The heart knows no time, but this is taking a long time."  Inside was a short personal note acknowledging the difficulty of the wait, but that they were there for us for whatever we need. It was such a sweet gesture.   Indeed, the waiting has been quite hard and we know it's not anyone's fault and no one can be doing anything about it; it's just the reality of the thing.  It was really appreciated to know that someone sees us and is thinking of us.  Truly, the outpouring of support has been so kind.  We look forward to being able to celebrate with all.