OH BABY!!

Well, yesterday was the day of days! JF was coming home finally and I could not wait. When I woke up, I popped out of bed because my man was coming home.

Around 2pm, I got a phone call from Radu. He asked if I was in front of the computer, there was a question with one of our forms. My heart sank. I KNEW there was going to be something that I messed up b/c we switched agencies. So I open the file that he has sent me, only there is no form. There is a picture of OUR SON. WE HAVE A TWO MONTH OLD SON!!! And let me tell you folks, you WISH you could see him because my little man is the cutest bean to ever have sprouted!!! JF was, of course, in the air already, so there was an excruciating amount of time before I could talk to him and tell him we were parents. But we are as of yesterday!

Sadly, our referral came after the courts have closed for the year. They will not re-open until Oct 1st, so we will not even have a court date assigned until they do. This means we have two months to get our acts in gear! We (yay! JF is HOME) are setting up the nursery next week. And so, we passed a major milestone yesterday. There is more joy in our hearts than we can begin to express. Little Jacob, we love you forever already!

I need to give a special shout out to Vicky, Vanessa, and Tara. They helped me figure out how email and the phone worked after I opened the referral and was promptly rendered incapable of thought and action. They helped me dial the phone, helped me email my doctor, help me stand, and helped me celebrate!

For those of you who are not familiar with the process, JF and I are not allowed to post any pictures of our little Jacob until we have the court date. So right now, we are in a holding pattern until the courts open up. (But rest assured, he is handsome, plump, and a genius. According to the paperwork, he already says, "eh eh". JF insist that means he is a Canadian at heart.) Once we get a court date and get through court, he legally becomes our baby. We will get a travel date shortly after and be traveling to Ethiopia to get him.

As I have already said, we are SO grateful and overjoyed and awestruck by our new little blessing.