We have been waiting since Thursday to have a conference call with the birthmom, Alicia. We heard from her case worker this morning- that our conference call would be today at 2:30pm. How perfect . . . naptime! We have really been able to see God's hand in this.
The case worker called at 2:30pm as planned and we had a brief "get to know you" phone conversation with Alicia. She was very quiet and didn't have much to say. We briefly told her about us and our family and asked her a few short questions about her pregnancy, the decision she made to adopt and we also asked about having an open adoption.
After getting off the phone, her case worker talked to her about how she felt about us and then called us and asked us the same.
Both sides were good, so we are moving forward with the process.
God is so good!
Please continue to pray that the rest of the process goes smoothly.

So today while the two little ones were napping, I had a talk with Carlee about the adoption. We have been explaining things to her about the process and it is really neat to see how positive and excited she is about the adoption.
Today I was re-explaining why sometimes people have babies and can't keep them. I went on to explain that the baby of course wouldn't look just like us, but could possibly even be a different skin color than our family. I then asked her what she thought about that and her response was, "That's ok because God made the baby however he was made." In other words, God made the baby to love just like He loves us- no different.
It is truly amazing to see her grow in her understanding of Jesus, and also neat to see her be so receptive and open during this whole process.

It has been a few weeks since I have posted any updates. There really hasn't been much to update on though.
I have been in prayer . . . prayer for the process as a whole - that God will work it all out in His perfect timing and give us clarity when we receive a call. I have also been praying for the biological mom of the baby- that somehow we can be a witness to her. Then of course for the baby- that the birth go well and the baby be healthy.

A few answers to prayer from the beginning of the process are that God has given me a renewed excitement for having a newborn. We were convicted to adopt, but my desire to have a baby again needed to be renewed.
Also, as many of you know, my 3 pregnancies weren't easy (for those of you who don't know I had Hyperemesis Gravidarium- a nausea/vomitting pregnancy disease). This whole process would probably not be near as easy if I had easy pregnancies and could have more of my own. So, as hard as it was, I am thankful!

We received a call Tuesday evening from Marian, our legal assistant. A 22 year old mom due August 8th. She will be having a boy (which is what we have requested) and is willing to have somewhat of an open adoption. Right now we are working on all the details and have to get confirmation from her that she accepts us. At this point we are praying that if this is the one for our family, that God work out all the details and just really be in the middle of it all.

I am thankful for friends and family that are so supportive and there for us in prayer!