4-5 weeks out

Hey Everyone! Here's a quick update for you all. So our birthmom is due 35 days from today (according to her dates due date) or 31 days from now according to the ultrasound, which is what I am choosing to follow. We received word that our mom has been admitted into the hospital with some sort of pain - not related to the baby - but she is getting the care she needs there. So we've been praying that she will heal quickly of whatever it is that is ailing her! Otherwise, we hope to meet this little guy in the next 2-4 weeks!

We spoke with our birthmom's caseworker on Monday. The call went great. Our caseworker is fabulous! She is a much better communicator than the one we had with our previous match which is such a great change! She says that she is expecting our mom to go into to labour sooner rather than later, just because she has been carrying quite low the last little bit. That baby needs to stay in for two more weeks! Then after that he can come whenever!

In the meantime, I have been working like crazy this past month, but am finally getting a week off after these last two shifts tonight and tomorrow night. I hope to get our house completely cleaned up and organized and ready for the baby in that time. Justin will be out of town next week, I hope to accomplish a lot while he is away!

Things to pray for: As always pray for our birthmom. Pray for her to experience peace in her decision and pray that she will follow through with the adoption plan. Pray for the baby, that he would be born full term and would be healthy! Pray for the exchange rate! As we quickly approach our due date, I'm experiencing a bit of anxiety with the financials, trusting God to care for us, but nervous of how much into the red we will be going. If the canadian dollar would miraculously jump, I don't know, like 20 cents, that would ease our financial burden significantly. Pray for us as we wait. Pray that time would pass quickly, as we anticipate bringing home our son. Pray that we would be ready to become parents as much as we can be! Pray that this one is for keeps! We are excited, with a bit of nervousness mixed in, for good reason.

We thank you all for the amazing support that you have been throughout this journey. We can't wait to get our little boy home and share him with all of you!