So it's been a week that the expectant mom has had all of the profiles, and being the impatient girl that I am, I called our counselor this morning to see if there was any update. She said that she hadn't heard anything, but that she would stick her feelers out and let me know if she heard anything. So I went to Rolling Meadows and had a lunch and shopping date with my mother in law, and on my way home, I got a phone call.

E told me that as far as she knew, the expectant mom was still expectant, and that she was due any day now...they still didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl. Then she told me that the e-mom had narrowed her choices down to three couples, and we were one of the three! ACK! One of the three is an interracial or black couple though, and that is her preference, so we are still keeping our feet firmly planted on the ground.

Then I got home and putzed around for a while, did some things on the computer and let the dog out. I noticed the answering machine blinking, but figured it was crap since I had heard from the person I most wanted to talk to already. Eventually, I checked it, only to find another message from E - an update to her update! Apparently, the baby was born at 2:30 this morning...and it's a BOY! He was 5 pounds and 19 inches long, and she is having a hard time thinking about adoption plans now since she has the reality of him in front of her, so she is taking her time...he should be in the nursery at the Cradle in the next couple of days while she decides whether to parent or not. I hope she is finding some peace in this decision making process, I can't imagine how she must be feeling right now.

Also, just for fun...this is Jeremy, Lucy and I as elves!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1157171578