Abundant Blessings in 2012

The year 2011 has been filled with many life changing events for my family. Some have been joyful and others have been filled with sorrow. As 2011 was coming to an end, we were blessed to receive some great news. We have been matched with a birthmother! We were told this news on December 19th and we were filled with emotions that are hard to describe. Then on December 23rd we came to a bump in the road. We were told that there was a chance that the birthmother might want to reconsider another family she was initially interested in. This is something that normally would not happen in adoption procedures but there were extenuating circumstances surrounding the decision to allow for the reconsideration. Needless to say we were completely heartbroken! The most difficult part was that there was nothing we could do for the next four days. The only thing we could do was to pray. Our prayers and the prayers of those close to us must have been heard, because on December 27th we got word that the birthmother was adamant on her decision to chose us.
Giovanni and I have been frantically trying to get everything into place. The baby is due February 2nd! You would think that after all these years of waiting we would be ready. Tomorrow we meet with our social worker and then Thursday we meet with the birthmother. We are excited but nervous to meet with her. It is so surreal for all this to be finally happening. We so thankful for all the positive thoughts, prayers, and support throughout our journey. We know that 2012 will have abundant blessings for our family. One of those being the birth of our baby girl!