Day 300

So...I figured I would put you out of your misery (Jessica...I'm talking about you!) and tell you about our meeting with our birth parents on Monday night.

We met at Grand Traverse Pie Company and we went in a LOT less nervous than our last meeting....it really helped that there weren't two social workers staring at us. Everyone seemed more comfortable with each other, making it much easier to talk. Plus, we had delicious pie to eat so you can't go wrong there! We also were able to meet our birthmother's mom. She was very nice and asked us if we were getting nervous about having a baby. I haven't even thought about being nervous...I'm way too excited to be nervous right now! Wait until mid-March though....I'll be soliciting the nurses in our family for tons of baby information (prepare yourselves Melissa and Kristen!!!).

I am no longer afraid about open adoption. It really helps that we have the most awesome birthparents ever. They are both smart, cute, and "normal." We don't have to worry about weird situations or legal battles. Dan and I are completely comfortable with them. Looking back, I now know why we were "rejected" 8 times...because God had this couple and this baby waiting for us. Our birthfather actually said to us, "We feel like this baby was meant to be yours." Everything about this situation just feels right and our love and respect for our birthparents just keeps growing.

Our birthmother will be sending us the ultrasound pictures. I am so excited!!! She will also be trying to schedule another ultrasound so that we can all find out if we are having a boy or girl. I am really looking forward to buying the cutest baby clothes. It has been so hard trying to hold myself back (I haven't completely though. I did find the cutest "bring home baby" outfit...but that may change if we can find out what we are having).

I felt like I could have talked to them for so much longer, but we didn't want to keep them out too late. We will be meeting with them again on February 15. I feel so blessed by this couple, so blessed that this baby is going to have SOOOO many people who love him (or her).

Today we are snowed in because of the blizzard (Dan is going to attempt to run....literally...to Ace Hardware to get some stuff to work on the house...because he is crazy). He did try to bribe me with pancakes this morning....which didn't matter, he still is crazy to go out in this.

Please keep praying for our birth parents. They are amazing and are giving us the best gift ever...but that doesn't mean that it will be easy for them.