[MollyinSD]

Okay, well you all were so supportive when I wrote before about bringing a baby home on January 1st and then the ** changed her mind on the 5th. So now here is my situation as of 9:30 tonight...

Our facilitator called and told us we had been matched again. Baby is due Sunday. ** apparently wants no contact with us just wants us to go to the hospital to pick the baby up. She is older. Our last ** was 19 this one is 27 and already has a daughter.

We are thrilled but this time cautiously optimistic. Please keep us in your prayers as it seems our rollercoaster ride is not over yet. We have to wait for her phone call from the hospital to know for certain that this is happening.

How the heck do I explain this to my boss!!!(lol)
Molly

[MollyinSD]

for some reason it is putting stars where I had put intials for birth mom.

[bevy]

Congrats on your new match. When you say that you will be cautiously optimistic, that is the perfect way to put it. It is impossible not to be excited but at the same time, you are prepared (or at least plan to be) for if ** changes her mind. Good luck with this and if this is the child meant for you, he or she will be in your arms within the next couple of weeks. We will be thinking of you.

Keep us posted.

[Support2Adopt]

Fingers crossed for you, Molly! Please let us know what happens.
JJ

[LCSC]

Our birthmom was 21 and had previously given up 2 newborns to adoption. Although everything seemed "secure", there really is no such thing. YOU are doing the right thing by being cautiously optimistic. We didn't buy anything but a car seat and a bassinet in which I put both receipts on the fridge ready to be returned if need be.

When our infant came home with us 18 days ago, I had to race out and buy supplies...I didn't even have clothes for her...Guess I didn't want to jinx it ! LOL

When she came it was a huge suprise too since the bmom wasn't sure of her due date and when she asked for a ride to the hospital, I had no idea she would deliever in OUR CAR!

Before the birth, I was very cautious about telling anyone we were "expecting" except our parents and my boss.

So, the monday after she was born I showed up to work with her in a snugli (2 days old) and cleaned out my client list, reset my "out of office" notice and told my boss I needed that emergency leave activated immediately! My team members at work were floored and shocked and awed that here I was with a new baby!

A few days after we would get phone calls from distant friends and start talking about the baby when we realized that our friends had no idea what we were talking about...It was GREAT...

[TJny]

How incredibly exciting Molly! Thoughts and prayers coming your way!!

Please keep us posted,
TJ

[tobeafamily]

Congratulations and best of luck. The system automatically edits a two-letter abbreviation for birth mom because it's considered offensive by many in the adoption community (the same two letters also commonly are used to reference a bowel movement).

Hope that clears up the mystery.

Regina, AMom to Ryan Joshua Thomas

[cathy102]

Congrats Molly!!! Can't wait to hear the news about the baby..

Hugs,

Cathy

[jleasterday]

Molly,

Congratulations!! That is wonderful news!! I do not blame you for being catiously optimistic. I know it is hard not be a little excited.

Jennifer

[bumpkin]

happy days to you!!! You will be in our prayers tonight.

[melon161]

Molly Congrats! I hope everything turns out for you.

LCSC, I loved your story!

Stacy

[redhedded]

We had two failed placements prior to our daughter's arrival; like LCSC said, there is no certain thing. Nonetheless, I think all you can do is jump in with your heart open and be optimistic. When it is right, it will happen. We, luckily, had every item we could have needed. Good thing because we received the call about our daughter and were on a plane only hours later. I had to call my boss from the airport to inform him of my twelve week leave. Hang in there; I know the wait is hard.

[MollyinSD]

Well thank you all for your support. We know that she met with an adoption services person today and signed a paper that basically says she understands her rights. She signs it now and then signs it after 10 days have passed. After that our 30 days begin. Who knows...in the meantime we keep waiting and hoping. The services lady said she looked ready to have the baby at any moment...hence her due date being Sunday.

Thank you all for your support. I hope this happens but have also prepared myself for it not happening or something going wrong. We have also enlisted more help this time like my MIL coming so that I might not have to quit my job right away...I know I get the 12 weeks but my school district won't give me any paid leave except for 7 days. Since we just put out a ton of money at the beginning of the month for our failed adoption, we are a little short to start this all. Until January 1st I had no idea about some of the after costs. Our state recently doubled the cost of the home study from 1500 to 2950. That is my biggest concern. We knew about the attorney fees.

Well hubby and I are both sick with a cold...go figure..going to bed and trying to make it go away in case we have a little one coming here soon.

Have a great night.
Molly

[Shai's Mom]

My boss got one week's notice before I had to take maternity leave. He knew we were waiting for an adoption placement, but when it happened, it caught all of us off guard.

I had a 1 week pregnancy. One wednesday evening the social worker called and told us she had a baby for us and exactly one week later we took him home.

In Israel a woman is entitled by law to 3 months of maternity leave. That's also the case when it comes to adoption.

My boss handled it amazingly well and was very, very supportive.

[Brat]

Hi Molly!

It's Saturday!!! Just one more day!!! How's the cold?

Chicken soup and OJ works for me!