we got the call today from my brother that he and his wife are on the way to the hospital to pick up their baby. they will have to be away from their home and dog for at least two weeks getting acquainted with the baby and acclimated to being parents. they have to stay in the state where the baby is being born for two weeks because of the laws of the state and rules of the adoption agency.
i think and hope that we get to see the baby soon, learn if they have a little boy or a little girl and of course learn the name of the baby. i can't blame them for not telling the name that they've chosen or the sex of the baby since the birth mother didn't find out. js and i found out the sex of pbs but didn't tell his name until he was born. we had a piece of paper with the alphabet printed on it and while my parents were in town (for two weeks before and two weeks after) we would cross off letters that we knew weren't going to be the first letter of the name. by the day of the delivery, we had three letters left and three names to decide from. we decided on the way to the hospital and came up with pbs' name.
i realize this had to be the longest wait of their life. it really seemed to move pretty quickly,to me, though because they only started the process in january. i don't know what i would be feeling if i were in their shoes. i do know how i felt when pregnant with pbs. i was anxious, nervous, a real mess because it was a pretty stressful, difficult pregnancy. i hope that the birth mother has had a more "normal" pregnancy than i had. i hope that she was able to enjoy the time she had with the baby, even while knowing she would be giving this child to someone else. i hope that my brother and sister-in-law are able to transition fairly easily from a family of two to a family of three.
we've been praying for all parties involved. and now we can almost be extremely excited because the baby is coming!
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