Our birth-mom also invited us to the last Dr.'s appointment. She introduced us to the Dr. as the adoptive parents and asked the nurse to let us hear the heart beat a little bit longer than normal. It was AMAZING! I cried and Billy got nervous! That's a real little person in there! We were able to ask the Dr. questions and find out more information about the hospital where she is planning on giving birth. We were also invited to be at the hospital, as well as our families!
When we first began this journey, we selfishly prayed for a closed adoption. It's always amazing to me to see God's hands in our lives. If we had received what we had prayed for - we would have missed out on this beautiful journey of our baby's life and getting to know her birth-mom's story.
We continue to pray that if this is our baby, then God will lead us through this journey. We are overwhelmed by everyone's generosity and prayers! Thank you!
We have a semi-open adoption and it is a beautiful thing! It is just enough communication for her to feel comfortable and it was something that did not make us uncomfortable at the same time. I think it is overall something that will be better for her in life - especially because we are now a mixed race family. No matter how hard I try, I cannot be an African American woman for her so she should at least know what her birthmother looks like and what her siblings look like, too.
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