Sunday, November 7, 2010

Boy or Girl?

As I mentioned in my last post, we were hoping to find out the gender of the baby over the past few weeks. Well, we are still waiting to get the news! The birthmother went in for her ultrasound and the baby wouldn't cooperate for them to see if it is a boy or a girl. So, as we seem to be so good at waiting, we will wait some more!

We spoke with the attorney in Florida this past week. Everything is going smooth with the birthmother as planned. When she went in for her last check-up she was measuring 3 1/2 weeks bigger than the week she was in. Sounds to me like either a big baby or the baby might come sooner than planned. After discussing things with the attorney, Glen and I have decided we will meet the birthmother sometime in early January. We have been looking into flights to the Orlando area as the birthmother lives outside of Orlando. This meeting will take place with a representative from the attorney's office. Any time we meet with the BM or send her cards, etc. it will be mediated by an individual from the law office. This ensures everyone that everything is done legally. We are learning alot about laws these days!

Glen and I also spoke with a BM from our adoption agency this week. It is a service that our agency provides to prepare us for when we meet our BM. The BM we spoke with works for our agency and placed her child for adoption 19 years ago. She gave us great insight on what type of questions the BM might ask us and what questions are acceptable to ask her. She was very great to work with and told us to remember that this is just as emotional for us as it is for the BM.

I can't believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Glen & I are preparing to host it at our house again this year. This is Glen's favorite holiday and he can't wait for the day to be here. We plan to have about 20 family members over to share in this wonderful holiday. Glen's family will stay with us for a few days while they are in town and my sister and niece's will be staying with my mom. We are super excited to spend this time with our family.

6 comments:

  1. New follower here :) So glad that things are going smoothly for you guys and can't wait to hear what the baby's gender is!

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  2. OH my so fun!!! Let us know if we can come up to see you in Orlando, not sure how much free time you'll have but we'd come for sure.

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  3. We are so excited for you guys that things are going so well! We pray that everything continues to go well and your meeting with the birthmother goes well in January. It sounds like you might be bringing home baby a little earlier than originally expected too! :)

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  4. Meagan, knowing the gender of the baby is going to make this much more real to me, as I'm sure it will for you and Glen, as well. I have never wanted 4 months to go by as fast as I am wanting them to go by now.

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  5. There is almost nothing as exciting as waiting to hear what the sex of your baby is! I can't wait for you to find out! Lots of prayers and love your way!

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  6. Meagan & Glen,
    Am so excited for both of you. I love your blog, and I check it often for updates. Can't wait to
    celebrate Christmas with you. With the holidays, etc., maybe time will fly until Jan. and your trip to Orlando????????? I love adding Baby Stach to my prayers for healthy babies!

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