3 words, 3 simple words that changed our lives for both good and bad, but 3 words none the less.
January 23rd 2013 seemed like any other day, we got up, we went to work and we did what we would normally do on a Wednesday. Everything seemed normal. We had just checked in with the adoption agency and found out that we were number 34 on the wait list and that our profile was out with a 2 birth moms, but the thought never crossed our minds that, at 34 on the list, we would be picked.
Let me quick give you a little background on the adoption process. When we first started and even before we were placed on the wait list we had to do a home study with a social worker from the agency. We knew that the home study had to be "updated" every year that we were on the list. We also knew that we would be having to do the "update" at anytime as it was coming up on a year.
So when I missed a call from an agency social worker, I didn't really think anything of it. I thought, "oh it's about time so they are probably calling to set something up for the update". Now when she also tried calling me on my work phone and left a message saying they would also be trying Crystal at work, then I started to panic a little bit. So I try calling her back and I get no answer, and its about to go to her voice mail when I get an email from Crystal: "Stop calling her, I am talking to her." My first thought was, well that was rude and my second thought was, who are you talking to? And how do you know I am calling someone?. So about 10 minutes later I get a phone call from Crystal asking if I was ok to talk right now, being the end of the day there wasn't a lot of people in the business centre so of course I could talk. Then Crystal said 3 words that almost made my heart stop...
"We've been matched."
I say's pardon? Crystal says that a birth mom has picked us and would like to meet us... I couldn't believe it, it was as if someone had punch me and taken all the wind out of my lungs. After all this planning and waiting and wondering if we would be ever be matched, here is the women I love telling me that a birth mom has chosen to meet us. I was beside myself, my face I am sure went flush, I started shaking, I was excited and nervous and scared all at once... But then Crystal tells me that she has chosen 2 couples ('BAM' knock out punch) but she would like to meet us first (he's up and ref doesn't make the 10 count). But before we meet her, we need to meet with the social worker to find out about the birth mom and make sure we feel she will be a good fit. Meeting set to meet social worker for January 24th at 9:30am. Holy crap how am I going to sleep now???
Little sleep was had, but that post may have to wait...
Until Next Time!!!
