We went LIVE today! What an amazing, emotional, exciting day! Going “live” means we are now presenting to expectant mothers considering an adoption plan for their child. We are presented a case, we get to decide if we want to present to the mom, and then she’ll receive our profile book, among others, and have a chance to chose us as the forever home for her child. It’s so crazy to think we’re here, we’re looking at real situations with real people and real babies soon to be born needing a home. We’re so lucky that we get to be a part of this and have the opportunity to encourage an expectant mother in her journey. Even if she doesn’t chose us or even chose adoption at all and decides to parent instead, she has made the right decision for her and her child and that should be celebrated!
Shortly after we got our “you’re live!” email, we got to see our first case. This case was not based on the criteria we had outlined earlier as what we feel like we could handle or be comfortable with but was intended to be a chance to see what cases look like in email form and have a chance to start asking questions. I tell you what though, it’s so hard not to see that situation and immediately want to hug that mama and say, “I would love to have you and your children join our family!” I have a feeling I’ll want to say that a lot as these cases come through! It’s hard to separate emotions from logic and put our current situation into play with what that would look like for us long term. This may not make much sense to most but when you hear a family story of an expectant mother looking for a family for her baby or babies, it’s hard not to fall apart and want to do anything you can to help that mama out and bring that baby or babies home! This is not, of course, how this process works as there’s a long list of items that have to be checked off and a lot of other people’s emotions and logic that come into play to. Even though we may decide to present on a case, that doesn’t mean the mama will decide we’re the right ones for her child or children. Are you getting the picture of this emotional roller coaster we just hopped on? However, we’re so excited to see where this roller coaster ends up at and what those pictures look like during and after this crazy ride.