Adoption Thread

[tammy77]

IG,

I know I've never posted on this thread (at least not that I can remember), but I wanted to send you an extra hug and let you know that you have more people praying and sending positive thoughts your way. I check this thread at least once a day to see if D has gone into labor and can't wait for you to have your little girl!

Merry Christmas!

 

[ImperfectGirl]

Quick drive by - No dilation or effacement at today's appt but Dr. said she will induce on Jan. 11 if she doesn't go into labor before then. It's so nice to have an end date and Jan. 11 sounds like an awesome birthday!

Happy Holidays to you all!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

Ooohhhh!!!! so glad for the update IG and hope that this sweet baby girl makes her appearance before Jan 11 (I think Dec. 25th sounds like a great birthday )

 

[lliang_chi]

IG, fantastic news!!!! Jan 11th is so close!

 

[AGBF]

IG,

I know I've never posted on this thread (at least not that I can remember), but I wanted to send you an extra hug and let you know that you have more people praying and sending positive thoughts your way. I check this thread at least once a day to see if D has gone into labor and can't wait for you to have your little girl!

Merry Christmas!

Hi, tammy! Hope you and the kids (and Maggie) all have a Merry Christmas, too! It's nice to know you're here with us!

Hugs,
Deb

 

[AGBF]

Quick drive by - No dilation or effacement at today's appt but Dr. said she will induce on Jan. 11 if she doesn't go into labor before then. It's so nice to have an end date and Jan. 11 sounds like an awesome birthday!

Happy Holidays to you all!

January 11 sounds great. On the other hand, there are other great days coming up between now (December 23) and then besides December 25. I like December 24 since it is Christmas Eve. Then there is December 31, the last day of the year. And January 1, the first day of the year. And January 6, Three Kings Day. And January 7, which is Orthodox Christmas (and was my late mother's birthday). And I bet if the baby was born on December 27 or January 8 or something, that day would come to seem kind of special, too!!!

Deb

 

[Puppmom]

OH.MY.GOODNESS! Your baby girl's birthday is around the corner!!!

 

[SomethingSinful]

Quick drive by - No dilation or effacement at today's appt but Dr. said she will induce on Jan. 11 if she doesn't go into labor before then. It's so nice to have an end date and Jan. 11 sounds like an awesome birthday!

Happy Holidays to you all!

January 11 sounds great. On the other hand, there are other great days coming up between now (December 23) and then besides December 25. I like December 24 since it is Christmas Eve. Then there is December 31, the last day of the year. And January 1, the first day of the year. And January 6, Three Kings Day. And January 7, which is Orthodox Christmas (and was my late mother's birthday). And I bet if the baby was born on December 27 or January 8 or something, that day would come to seem kind of special, too!!!

Deb

I concur

 

[dcgator]

IG - I am so very excited for you. Please let us know if anything happens in the next few days. My thoughts are with you and the birthmother for a safe and uneventful delivery. Merry Christmas my dear!

 

[ImperfectGirl]

Hi everyone! I'm still here!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a nice Christmas and talked alot about what it would be like next year with a little one.

I will absolutely post once we get the call that D is in labor...we'll have a 4 hour drive ahead of us so I'll be sure and keep you all updated. We're on pins and needles over here! 38w2d and counting.

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

Hi everyone! I'm still here!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a nice Christmas and talked alot about what it would be like next year with a little one.

I will absolutely post once we get the call that D is in labor...we'll have a 4 hour drive ahead of us so I'll be sure and keep you all updated. We're on pins and needles over here! 38w2d and counting.

 

[AGBF]

Hi everyone! I'm still here!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a nice Christmas and talked alot about what it would be like next year with a little one.

I will absolutely post once we get the call that D is in labor...we'll have a 4 hour drive ahead of us so I'll be sure and keep you all updated. We're on pins and needles over here! 38w2d and counting.

Well, you have certainly been on my mind, proof positive that one doesn't leave Internet friends at the computer, whether or not one has met them in the flesh! I keep thinking about you and your situation all the time. Today when I talked on the phone with a very old friend (dating back to our college days) who lives in California, you were on my mind.

We were actually talking about our surviving, elderly parents: she has a 92 year old mother and I have a 91 year old father. She was telling me that one of the people who had supported her mother greatly, her niece (and thus her mother's grandaughter), was not going to be able to visit her as much because she had just adopted a baby.

I had not seen my friend's niece since she, herself, was an infant over 30 years ago! My friend said that she was a big girl, 5'8" or 5'9" and about 300 lbs and that her husband was even bigger, about 400 lbs. She had had fertility problems and been injecting herself up with hormones that made her crazy. Apparently she went on television and said she wanted a baby and that race did not matter, and two weeks later was offered a newborn baby boy-African -American-in Florida whom she and her husband adopted. I thought of IG and and all her struggles and I thought that life just isn't fair. Not that this woman isn't lovely. My friend has made her seem to be an angel who has visited her grandmother for years. And she endured years of infertility...and apparently went on television, too. So maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. But my friend made it seem as if all she had to was to ask for a baby and she got she got one!

As I write, I realize that my friend's perspective is probably very off! She probably has no idea whatsoever what her niece has gone through. It probably just looked easy to her! But that is neither here nor there. My point was that hearing about another adoption made me think of IG.

I carry you with me, IG. Now the big question is whether the baby will be born in 2011 or 2012?

Hugs,
Deb

PS-Are you staying in touch with D? She must be very uncomfortable now, having trouble breathing and so forth. Can you send her any little gifts? Just things to give her some comfort like a Victoria's secret spray one day and a small box of chocolates (if she doesn't have gestational diabetes) another.

 

[JGator]

IG, sending my best wishes to you at this exciting and scary time. I hope and pray that all goes well with the delivery and that this time you get your precious, forever baby.

 

[ImperfectGirl]

Hi everyone! I'm still here!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a nice Christmas and talked alot about what it would be like next year with a little one.

I will absolutely post once we get the call that D is in labor...we'll have a 4 hour drive ahead of us so I'll be sure and keep you all updated. We're on pins and needles over here! 38w2d and counting.

Well, you have certainly been on my mind, proof positive that one doesn't leave Internet friends at the computer, whether or not one has met them in the flesh! I keep thinking about you and your situation all the time. Today when I talked on the phone with a very old friend (dating back to our college days) who lives in California, you were on my mind.

We were actually talking about our surviving, elderly parents: she has a 92 year old mother and I have a 91 year old father. She was telling me that one of the people who had supported her mother greatly, her niece (and thus her mother's grandaughter), was not going to be able to visit her as much because she had just adopted a baby.

I had not seen my friend's niece since she, herself, was an infant over 30 years ago! My friend said that she was a big girl, 5'8" or 5'9" and about 300 lbs and that her husband was even bigger, about 400 lbs. She had had fertility problems and been injecting herself up with hormones that made her crazy. Apparently she went on television and said she wanted a baby and that race did not matter, and two weeks later was offered a newborn baby boy-African -American-in Florida whom she and her husband adopted. I thought of IG and and all her struggles and I thought that life just isn't fair. Not that this woman isn't lovely. My friend has made her seem to be an angel who has visited her grandmother for years. And she endured years of infertility...and apparently went on television, too. So maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. But my friend made it seem as if all she had to was to ask for a baby and she got she got one!

As I write, I realize that my friend's perspective is probably very off! She probably has no idea whatsoever what her niece has gone through. It probably just looked easy to her! But that is neither here nor there. My point was that hearing about another adoption made me think of IG.

I carry you with me, IG. Now the big question is whether the baby will be born in 2011 or 2012?

Hugs,
Deb

PS-Are you staying in touch with D? She must be very uncomfortable now, having trouble breathing and so forth. Can you send her any little gifts? Just things to give her some comfort like a Victoria's secret spray one day and a small box of chocolates (if she doesn't have gestational diabetes) another.

I'm guessing your friend's perspective may have been off. I have run into some who have never been through this journey that think it's easy or that it's not a big deal if the adoption fails since in some cases the adoptive couple may have never laid eyes on the baby. Those things just aren't true.

I'm thinking she will arrive in 2012 and DH thinks 2011 (tomorrow to be exact).

Our attorney prefers we stay under a certain dollar amount in gifts to D or her family. Between her birthday gift earlier this month and a family Christmas gift we are at that limit. Our mutual caseworker has sent her a goody bag as they do for all their birthmothers for Christmas and a 'labor bag' filled with things she might need in the hospital. S says that D is starting to get uncomfortable. Dr. appt is tomorrow...hoping for some progress.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

How exciting IG! If D has the baby tomorrow, she will share a special day with my daughter, whose adoption was finalized on Dec. 29. It's a good day!

Keep us posted!

 

[Puppmom]

IG, I'm sending lots of positive vibes your way. I would imagine most people can't really understand the adoption journey. I'm sure for you and DH the disappointment has felt too huge to bear at times. I know it'll all be worth it and SOON!

PS - Loghan, I hope your kids are feeling better!

 

[lliang_chi]

IG, I agree with Deb, I have definitely been thinking about you and your DH during these past few weeks. Many prayers that all goes well for you, what an exciting and scary time. Just know you have a lot of friends (real and virtual) that are thinking for you in these few weeks. Hopefully that thought will help you through all the pins and needles. My prayers that this is the end of your long journey and the beginning of the best part of your life.

~LC

 

[monkeyprincess]

IG, just another well-wisher sending you lots of thoughts and prayers for a successful adoption this time and a smooth delivery and healthy baby!

 

[tammy77]

Add me to the pile of well wishers too! I'm stalking the thread with everyone else, just waiting for updates from you! I hope your DH is right, what a way to ring in the new year!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

IG...I have been checking this thread often...hoping and praying for some very good news really soon!

 

[AGBF]

I'm thinking she will arrive in 2012 and DH thinks 2011 (tomorrow to be exact).

Unless you have been keeping some news from us, IG, I doubt that your husband had the right day. I would think that D would show some signs of dilating before she was ready to give birth, and that is not even accounting for any time spent in labor. I hope she doesn't have to wait too much longer, but first babies are notoriously late. (I was a first baby and arrived a month early, of course, but there is always an exception to prove to prove the rule!)

Good luck to all!

Hugs,
Deb (on December 29th)

 

[Skippy123]

IG, eeeeeeeee, I am so excited for you! Hugs!!!

 

[Logan Sapphire]

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my daughter's adoption finalization, 8 months after we brought her home. Her finalization made us a forever family and made her a US citizen. We were hoping for finalization in 2009 for the tax credit (!) and sure enough, she snuck in there.

My cutie pie has come a long way in 2 years, from when she immediately hated us upon meeting us!

 

[canuk-gal]

IG...I have been checking this thread often...hoping and praying for some very good news really soon!

HI:

YUP!

cheers--Sharon

 

[canuk-gal]

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my daughter's adoption finalization, 8 months after we brought her home. Her finalization made us a forever family and made her a US citizen. We were hoping for finalization in 2009 for the tax credit (!) and sure enough, she snuck in there.

My cutie pie has come a long way in 2 years, from when she immediately hated us upon meeting us!

HI:

What an angel! Thanks for sharing with us!

cheers--Sharon

 

[ImperfectGirl]

Happy Finalization to LS and your family!!!! What an awesome event to celebrate!

Well DH was obviously wrong, no baby today. BUT, at today's Dr. appt, we found out that D is 1 cm dilated and her induction date was moved up to Jan. 6!!!!! 1 week to go!!!!! Our plan is to travel to their city on the evening of the 5th. Ahhhhh, I can hardly contain my excitement!

I'm feeling the love from you all, thank you for the well wishes and support!!!

 

[AGBF]

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my daughter's adoption finalization, 8 months after we brought her home. Her finalization made us a forever family and made her a US citizen. We were hoping for finalization in 2009 for the tax credit (!) and sure enough, she snuck in there.

My cutie pie has come a long way in 2 years, from when she immediately hated us upon meeting us!

I just realized that I was sitting here alone in the dark, smiling. I can't stop. (Not that I want to; smiling feels good!) She is wonderful.

Hugs,
Deb

 

[Bella_mezzo]

IG Sending lots of good labor wishes for D (and emotional/spiritual/huge hugs kind of wishes for you and DH and D and her mom!!!!) 1 weeek!!!!!!!!

Logan-Oh, she is such a cutie, like crazy cute I love her adorable baby chub

 

[lliang_chi]

LS, happy finalization anniversary! What a happy occasion to share with us! And what a beautiful daughter you have!!! From you posts, it's obvious how much joy she brings to you. Thank you for sharing!

IG, I can hardly contain my excitement for you!!! Sending you all the prayers and PS dust! You must be on pins and needles, and swinging between sprinting around the house, and trying to sit and stay calm. I can't imagine all the emotions you're going through. Sending all sorts of dust, prayers and well wishes to you and your DH! Good luck to D and S and staying hopeful for the HAPPIEST new year for you!

~LC

 

[Puppmom]

Loghan, your DD is a doll! I love that first meeting pic especially.

IG, you must be ready to explode with anticipation!