We've Been Matched!!!!! :)

At 3:22 p.m., we got a call from Angel Adoption, saying that we had been chosen by an 18 year old birth mother in Georgia (location is close to Atlanta).  She has good support from her family in regards to the adoption plan so that is encouraging.  She is due January 20, and does not yet know the gender of the baby.  She may or may not find out.  Sue, with Angel Adoption, after sharing what information she could, said that we would need to get back with her either tonight or tomorrow morning so that she could let the birth mother know.  After talking with Skeeter, we decided to say YES!! :)

I then returned the call to Angel Adoption and she will be contacting the attorney in Georgia that we will be working with tomorrow and will then call us tomorrow and let us know what the next steps will be.

According to Georgia law, even though the birth mother signs over her rights in the hospital, she still has 10 days afterwards to change her mind - -so that will be a HUGE prayer request.  We would, however, be able to take the baby from the hospital. We won't be able to leave Georgia, for a good 7-10 business days afterwards.  As far as the birth father, it sounds like they will start working on the birth father's rights, right away and if they "summons" him and he doesn't respond, his rights are automatically terminated after 30 days.

I hope to learn the birth mother's name so to at least give you an initial so that you can be praying for her.  The social worker said that she is a sweet person, who was very specific as to who and what she was looking for.  If you're familiar with adoption, you know that nothing is a done deal, until its finalized but at least now we have some specific prayer requests for you to be keeping in mind.  I will post more when I know more. Thanks for praying for and with us!  Its so nice to finally be "expecting" and have a DUE DATE in mind. :)