At first sight

We met our potential baby last week. Oh my. There is so much to say. The flurry of emotions was overwhelming. Now, I'm not sharing everything here....yet. He's not "ours." And I want to respect his birth family. They love him a great deal and (like all adoptions) its a complicated situation. Now, having said all of that....It was wonderful to hold that floppy little angel in my arms! He's BIG. And strong. And BIG. And nearly 3 months old. I really just wanted to spend about 5 hours staring at him. Memorizing. But, that would have been rude. So I made polite conversation and cooed over him some more. Roger and I had to do our staring quickly :) Ruby and Jonas thought he was pretty special too. Here I am holding little man. ( I know you can't see him...sorry. Soon, we hope) I've been told I look like the cat that ate 2 canaries in this picture. I'm okay with that description. I was pretty excited!

The visit went really well. It was awkward at times. But that sort of summarizes this whole process. Awkward at times. His birth parents love him a great deal. They are trying to make the best choices for HIM. I'll never understand the position they are in. I'm even more grateful for the advancements in our society for the "differently-abled" like my Jonas and this sweet little mister. The visit was sweet. We talked about some hard things. Visitation, income, education, siblings...We covered a lot of ground in an hour and a half.

Then, Jonas walked in the door! Jonas had been at preschool and arrived home about an hour into our visit. The birth parents were anxious to meet him. They've never met a little guy with Down Syndrome before their own was born a few months ago. And let me tell you. In TRUE Jonas fashion, he stole the show. Completely and utterly. He had his trusty side-kick by his side (little miss Ruby) and she was doing her fair share of charming as well. I enjoyed seeing their reaction to Jonas and Ruby. I saw hope in their eyes. I don't know what preconceived notions about Down Syndrome kiddos they had in their heads. But Jonas made them smile. They were so excited to see him running around, jumping off the fireplace, bossing his sister around, loving on the baby, playing with toys and telling us about his day. It made my heart happy to see that look of hope in their eyes. Their son will be able to be a typical kid in SO SO many ways. Sadly, their life might lead them to places that don't welcome extra chromosomes. Places that only see difference. And that is what has led them to adoption.

Please keep praying. Pray for God's will to be done. Pray for peace for both families. Pray as we look into the legal process of making him ours.

I'll be posting another quilt fundraiser THIS WEEK! But, you don't have to wait! If you would like to give or get a quilt for Christmas, contact me soon! ALL the proceeds go to funding our adoption. We're hoping to start paying a lawyer SOON!