WE HAVE BEEN MATCHED!!!!!

      At about 8:25am on Wednesday, June 22 we received a call from A is 4 Adoption telling us that we were having a baby. We had been matched! I was so excited and called Matt right away. While he was at work I had to get all of the information about the birth parents together so that Matt and I could review it before making our commitment. My mom and sisters were in Mexico visiting my grandparents so I connected with my dad and we called her to get her feedback on the situation. Being the cautious mom that she is she told me "You better run this by Darlene before you make your decision." You see Darlene is our adoption lawyer and my parents neighbor/friend. I was hesitant to call Darlene because I din't want her to tell us that it wasn't a good match. But I knew that if we were going to do things we needed to do them right. So I called Darlene and she said that she would call Lori at A is 4 Adoption to get all of the details and then she would call us back. After a day of waiting (which felt like forever), Darlene was finally able to get a hold of Lori and called us telling us that it was a great match. What a relief both Matt and I felt. I think after I got off the phone I did a little happy dance because I couldn't contain all the excitement.
   The next couple of days we filled out paperwork and anxiously waited for the night of our meeting. We decided to make it on my birthday because Matt already had taken the day off and what better birthday present than meeting your future baby' s parents! On June 30th at 5pm we met the birth parents, their 1 1/2 year old son and the birth father's mom. It was such a surreal moment. Both birthparents were so sweet and their son was adorable. We were all kind of nervous but after awhile we all opened up a little more. We exchanged phone numbers to make sure that we keep in contact before the baby is born. Before we parted our separate ways the birth father said that he was so happy that he picked us and knows he made the right choice. The whole experience was very emotional as Matt and I definitely feel as though God has called us to this family. We have always believed that God has already chosen our baby!
   After that night we made sure to go to the bank and figure out a way to get the $8,000 we needed for the birth mother expenses. We were fortunately able to also refinance Matt's car even though we have just paid it off. We told each other that if we cannot find the means then it is God's way of telling us that this is not meant to be. But God has been opening so many door for us to be able to adopt. We now have a total of $26,000 in loans for this adoption but we know God will provide. We have been very blessed to receive monetary donations by family and friends as well as donations for our garage sales. And we are continuing to raise money through donations, car washes, garage sales, etc.

We ask that you continue to pray for us through this amazing journey.

Our baby boy is due Oct 7th!!!!