It's been over a week since I last posted and it's been pretty crazy. We got the call Sunday night/Monday morning that our birth mother was in labor. She delivered a healthy baby boy at 4:45am on Monday. We packed up the cars and caravaned to Alexandria (an epic journey in itself).
On Tuesday morning, we went to the hospital to see the mother and meet the baby. When we got there, she told us that she had changed her mind and couldn't give us the baby. It seems that, after the baby was born, the birth father and the mother's family stepped up with promises of support. It was very disappointing. We knew it could happen, but thought things would go differently. Kristen was very upset by this, just another in a long chain of loss.
So, we came home to Arkport baby-less, wondering what to do next. We've gotten through the lion's share of the standard adoption paperwork, which means we won't have to do it again! That's a blessing. Still, we'd rather have the baby!
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