[doinit4me]

Hi Ann.
Thanks! I like the name too! I think it's very appropriate considering the DH keeps asking me why I'm doing this! (He just wants to make sure I'm doing it for the right reasons...I keep thinking, what other reason would there be! LOL!)

Anyway, thank you very much for your heartfelt responses. It is great to get insight from a birth mother's point of view. I'm just trying to figure out if people went into this "expecting" one thing and how they felt if it did or didn't happen or if people went into this "hoping" for something and how they felt if it did or didn't come to pass.

It just seems that there is a difference and you can hear it in some of the posts. It sounds like if someone had hopes that didn't come to pass, they tend to sound more disappointed whereas if people actually had expectations, they sound more angry that things didn't work out the way they thought they would.

It's just my observations... I'm thrilled that your reunion is going so well! Sounds like you and your son are on the path of healing. Congrats to the both of you!

Lori