Monday, the kids and I headed to Wichita, so that Anne would be ready to start her testing the next day for school. While down there, we had hoped to arrange a time to meet with a prospective expectant mom. Monday ended up not working out as the mom's phone had been shut off and the social worker didn't have a way to contact her. Tuesday came and went and her phone was still shut off. Finally, yesterday, Wednesday, she had her phone back on. The social worker contacted me yesterday afternoon, to see if we could get together and meet the mother that evening, and set the time for 6:30 p.m. I contacted Skeeter at work, to find out if that would work for him, since he would need to travel to Wichita. He ended up leaving work early to get down to Wichita to join us for supper. I was finishing getting ready, which was close to 6:00 p.m., when the social worker called to see if we could instead meet at 8:30 p.m. (per the mother's request) and we said yes. She said that she would call us when she had picked up the mother. By 8:00 p.m., Skeeter and I kept finding ourselves looking at the clock - - the minutes tick by slowly when you keep looking at the clock! :) By 8:30 p.m., we still hadn't heard anything and Skeeter was wondering how long he should wait before heading back home so that he could avoid the storms as well as get to bed at a decent time for work today. Around 8:45 a.m., we texted the social worker to see if the meeting was still going to work out for that night. She said she was close to picking up the mother and that it should still work. At 9:00 a.m., the social worker called and said she couldn't find the mother and that she wasn't where she said she would be waiting to be picked up. By 9:30 p.m., we called the visit off, as the social worker was able to text the mother, who finally responded and said she wasn't coming. There were reasons such as she had to work, she was tired, she was sick....... Were they just excuses or legit?? Only Jesus knows! So, dear Skeeter headed back home around 10:00 p.m. I felt bad that he had to make a wasted trip to Wichita, but I guess adoption journeys come with a bunch of gambles, and this was one of them, which we lost. What does that mean as far as our status with this case goes? I have no idea! Will see what God does!
Update on Adia's birth mother's pregnancy - - Monday evening, before the kids and I left, the birth father called to say that the mother had been admitted to the hospital as they wanted to monitor her and give her steroid shots to help the baby develop more quickly. Last I had spoken with her, the baby was 1 lb and some ounces. Now, he is almost 4 lbs, so we are glad that he is growing. They called and left a message last night that they are now home, and she is still carrying the baby! We pray that the baby will continue to grow and develop the way he should and that the rest of her pregnancy will go without too much drama. Today, we celebrate Adia's 6th birthday!! What a whirlwind we experienced 6 years ago today, but what a blessing! After quite the emotional week, it will be nice to have a break and be able to celebrate our little girl!
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