We've just gotten home from a 10 day trip to Kevin's family's cabin. Someone please remind me 10 days in too long to spend in our camper the next time we plan a trip like that. I apparently had temporary amnesia, we did this 2 summers ago, but not last year, so I guess I forgot! We did have fun spending time with our family in Akeley...Eli loves his cousins!!! We were at the campground in town for a couple days, which was great, but all in all, a lot of work and not much rest. I did get a couple of skates in, and a couple of walks, but this darn weather makes it hard to exercise outside!!! Kevin was able to do lots of riding on his new ATV, which he loves, so that was good for him.
We had been waiting to hear news about a possible baby for the last couple weeks. A young woman, who was due at the end of August was looking at profiles. She was only a "5" on a scale of 1-10 (1 being least certain, 10 being completely decided) about if she wanted to place the baby for adoption or parent. She took profiles home about 2 weeks ago, and wanted to hang onto them and keep looking at them. She also wanted to talk with a mother who had placed her baby for adoption and an adoptive family to help her make her decision. We got an email from our social worker yesterday that she has decided to parent. It is a disappointing email to get, but at the same time, I am in no way angry or upset with the birth mom. How could I be mad that someone has decided they will be able to parent their own, sweet, precious baby. I will be praying that this woman has the support & resources that she needs to care for her baby.
So, we're back to waiting. It has been almost a year since we applied to our agency, and only 7 months since our home study has been finished. The "average" wait at our agency is about 18 months, so we're doing ok. We haven't had an update this month on how many birth mom's are in counseling at the agency, but will probably hear about that next week. From last month's report, there are several more possibilities in the next few months. Keep praying for us and the birth parents!!
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