But seriously folks...Just because we have a new baby in the house doesn't mean our adoption journey is over. Far from it in fact. Even though Gus is in our care, his birth parents haven't yet signed the relinquishment papers. It is Adoption Connection's policy to let them be of sound mind to sign off. That means they have to be out of the hospital for a couple days first. They will then meet with a counselor to see if their choice is in fact one they definitely want to make. It's a little bit nerve-wracking for us since they could change their minds but they have assured us this is the road they want to take.
We have been using this time to get to know them a little bit. We've seen them twice since taking Gus home and they seem to really mostly be concerned for Gus' well being. I'm always nervous before we see them because I fear they will think we're doing a bad job but the truth is, I think they have an equal amount of fear. Maybe it's because they think we might change OUR minds, or that we might judge them for deciding on an adoption plan.
So here we have this perfect little baby who will have no shortage of love from us and even though his birth parents decided on adoption, it was because they also loved him too much to be raised in their situation. Whatever I used to think about adoption, I now know that it is a profound event surrounded by love.
3 comments:
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW he's so cute! seems like so long ago that Oliver was that small even though it's only been 6 months. you guys are going to be GREAT parents! i don't know the birth parents and their situation but i imagine they're feeling the tough times like many, many people in the world today, and they should be so proud of making a decision that puts their child into a GREAT home. we just had a kid but it took us a LONG time (12 years?) to get to the point where we felt we were able to take on the HUGE responsibility of raising a child. i'm so glad the parents went through the pregnancy because he looks like a wonderful addition to the world. so, is he going to get on the credits of any upcoming pixar movies as a production baby(seems like ive seen that on some of their movies)?? that would be so cool!
the 3rd pic from the top is classic :D
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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