Monday Update: Lots of Info

I'm sorry if you've been holding your breath waiting for me to update.  Dave got home on Friday and wasn't feeling well.  We left early Saturday for a winter retreat with our teens and didn't get home until Sunday night.  Needless to say, we're both pretty exhausted and right now, I feel like the laundry will never end.  :(

We still haven't heard anything from the agency or attorney.  No calls or emails.  If I get a chance, I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get an update.

Here's just a few reminders/info about the above situations:

Agency-Last we heard, our profile was being looked at by a mother living in a maternity home.  The original news was that it could possibly be a baby and an older toddler sibling, but they were unsure if both would be place, or even placed together.  No idea on due date or gender.  

Attorney-I met with an attorney last Monday about a possible baby.  This baby is due March 23rd and is a boy.  We do know, however, that this baby may have issues due to the mother being on drugs (Doctor given).  When I left the attorney's office, I was told that our profile as well as another couple's profile were going to be looked at and the attorney would let me know the outcome.  We have done some research of the drug side effects and it appears that while the baby may go through some withdrawal issues at birth, that there are no long term effects.  We'll have to make a decision if we are chosen.

Dave and I have also started to consider international adoption.  When we first started this journey, as some of you know (and if you read the beginning of the blog, you'll see it) that we were going to adopt a baby this past October domestically (in the US) and it fell through about a month before the baby arrived.  That started our journey looking for opportunities in America.  I've made a call to an agency that deals with domestic and international adoptions to get info.  We're not ready to make any decisions about that quite yet, but it's very interesting and definitely an option.

I did get a call this morning from the contact that we have through the local hospital.  A baby was born over the weekend.  According to what we know, a mother walked into the ER, had the baby, was discharged, and left.  The baby will be put up for adoption.  We do know that the baby is perfectly healthy, but we do not know any specifics (gender, size, etc).  I called the social worker to get info, but was unable to get in contact with her, possibly due to it being a holiday.  Hopefully, I'll get in touch with her tomorrow to learn if this baby is still available and get more info.

Thanks for all of your prayers and words of encouragement.  Hopefully, I'll find out something tomorrow, even if these situations are a no.  It's hard to wait and be patient.