[desilu1991]

I really appreciate all your very helpful information and your kind and encouraging words. I do feel like God has placed this baby in our path for a reason and I am really feeling strongly that this baby was meant for us. I had no idea how well those implants work or that children could actually lead a semi if not almost completely normal life with the help of hearing aids and other hearing devices. I have had absolutely no experience with hearing impaired people or people with children with hearing impairments, and hearing about all of your friends and family and how they've dealt with this disability was very encouraging to me and my husband.

At this point, I don't think it's a question of whether or not we plan to accept this baby. It's pretty much trying to get as much information as we possibly can about his condition and finding the right doctors that can do the most for him when we get him home.

He seems very healthy other than his hearing loss. At one month and 6 days, he already weighed 10 lbs. He's just a little angel and he's smiling in his pictures and that is a good sign to me. I just hope we can move some paperwork here very fast to get this whole case moving. Our attorney is supposed to be very highly recommended and he is known for getting his cases through in record time, so hopefully that will be be the case with this little guy.

Right now the attorney is trying to get more details about the baby's condition, so I'm waiting to hear back from him as we speak. I know that if this is the baby God intended for us, then everything is going to come together the way it should and one day this baby will be a permanent part of our family. Please keep us in your prayers as we take this giant step on faith.

Thanks to all of you for responding and encouraging me. I really appreciate everyone who takes time to share on this forum. You will never know how much help you've been.

Desilu...